Jose Mourinho: Special Leadership: Creating and Managing Successful Teams Pdf

FREE JOSE MOURINHO: SPECIAL LEADERSHIP: CREATING AND MANAGING SUCCESSFUL TEAMS PDF LuГs LourenГ§o | 164 pages | 18 Apr 2014 | Prime Books | 9789896551971 | English| Carcavelos, Portugal José Mourinho - One of the Greatest Coaches in Soccer History - BUSINESS & LEADERSHIP RealMadrid have oftentried to hire Mr Pochettino. Tottenhamendured a poor start to the season, tumblingto 14thplace, but most supporters expected himto turnthings around. Nor has his reputationfor arrogance, hostility—he once gouged anopposingmanager inthe eye—and spectacular downfalls. Thoughmost ofhis tenures have started withgreat success, includingleague titles infour different countries and two Champions League trophies, theyhave usuallyended acrimoniously. Most Manchester United fans were relieved whenthe club sacked him11 months ago. Spurs fans last saw their club lift a trophyinPerhaps this regular thoughungracious winner might bringthemgloryonce again? Mr Mourinho certainlybelieves he will. But he remains as self-confident as ever. The problemis younever understood that. But willthe Humble One actuallyprod Tottenhamto perform at a higher levelthantheir talented players ought to reach? And those who have overachieved at their last club have about the same chance as a coinflip ofdoingso intheir next job. The hand ofPochThat assertionseems like heresyto most footballfans, who balk at the idea ofinexplicable, randompatterns. Whentheir teamgoes onanunforeseenrunofwins or losses, theylook for a simple cause. Generally, theyturnto the personwho decides the tactics and selectionofplayers. Now that Jose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams are seventhinthe table, most are callingfor his dismissal. Sucharguments ofteninclude the claimthat the manager has lost the backingofhis squad. One group ofDutchacademics found that clubs whichendure suchroughpatches tend to come throughthem, regardless ofwhether theychange their coach. Mr Mourinho mayreceive plentyofcredit just for gettingSpurs to returnto their usuallydominant selves, whenMr Pochettino might also have overseensucha turnaround. Because footballteams so Jose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams go throughups and downs—and chairmenfire their coaches withsuchregularity—measuringlong-termmanagerialperformance is tricky. Ofthe managers to have appeared inthat time, Mr Szymanskireckoned onlyhad consistentlyachieved better results thanexpected, giventheir financialresources. Footballanalysts have onlyrecentlydeveloped statistics that cando this for allpositions, and suchdata exists for just the last few seasons. Instead, we turned to anunconventionalsource:video games. Mr Mourinho would scoffat beingevaluated via PlayStation. We fed theminto a statisticalmodel, whichassigned weights for eachposition, and created a hypotheticalstarting11 plus a couple ofsubstitutes for eachclub. We thenplugged these line-ups into the 38 games a year that clubs playintheir domestic leagues. We could not find a readilyavailable database of Champions League matches goingback 15 years, but willtryto build one inthe future. Whenwe simulated entire seasons, we found that our predictions were Jose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessful Teams as good as those made bybettingmarkets. The wisdomofthe gamblingcrowds is the gold standard offorecastinginsports, since punters canprice infactors that statisticians overlook. Gamblers onSportingIndex, a website that offers wagers onthe finalnumber ofpoints eachteam willachieve, have had anaverage error of7. Our dinkymodelscored Jose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams. The data are soberingfor believers in managerialomnipotence. This suggests that footballmanagers who are excellingat their clubs cannot controlmost ofthe determinants oftheir success, or replicate themelsewhere. The players clearlymake most ofthe difference. Not quite. We did find a link betweenoverperformance in the past and the future, but it was veryweak. Our best guess ofhis future contributionis therefore roughly1. For Mr Pochettino, his 2. That is dwarfed bythe nine points that LionelMessi contributes, relative to anaverage striker. Those fans who stillworship Mr Mourinho willfind it hard to believe that sucha reliable championadds barelya point per year, and a fifthas much as his new skipper. Perhaps Mr Mourinho willfinallydeliver the trophies that Spurs fans so desperatelywant. He has never finished a job without winningat least two ofthem. Sports Game theory. Reuse this content The Trust Project. Canit keep it up? The best ofour journalism, hand-picked eachdaySignup to our free dailynewsletter, The Economist todaySignup now. Jose mourinho complexity thinking and team building He is widelyconsidered to be one ofthe greatest managers ofalltime, [2] Jose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessful Teams and is one ofthe most decorated managers ever. After anuneventfulcareer as a midfielder across Portugal's footballpyramidMourinho first entered the sphere ofmanagement as aninterpreter for Sir BobbyRobsonat SportingCP and Portobefore gainingsuccess as anassistant Jose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams Barcelona under bothRobsonand his successor, Louis vanGaal. That success earned hima move to England withChelsea inwhere he wontwo Premier League titles, a FA Cupand two League Cups inhis three seasons at the club, before he departed inamid reports ofdisagreements withclub owner RomanAbramovich. Mourinho left RealMadrid into rejoinChelsea, where he wonanother league title and League Cupbut was dismissed inafter a poor runofresults. Mourinho wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and joined the Belenenses youthteam. Graduatingto the senior level, he played at Rio Ave where his father was coachBelenenses, and Sesimbra. He lacked the requisite pace and power to become a professionaland chose to focus onJose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams a football coachinstead. Later he accepted the positionofassistant manager at Estrela da Amadora[22] thenwas a scout at Ovarense. Then, inanopportunityarose to work as a translator for a top foreigncoach:BobbyRobsonhad beenappointed as the new manager ofLisbonclub SportingCP and needed an English-speakinglocalcoachto work as his interpreter. Mourinho begandiscussingtactics and coachingwithRobsoninhis interpretingrole. WhenPorto appointed himas their head coach, Mourinho moved withhim, continuingto coachand interpret for players at the new club. After two years at Porto, the duo moved again, joiningBarcelona inRobsonand Mourinho's styles complemented eachother:the Englishman favoured anattackingstyle, while Mourinho covered defensive options, and the Portuguese's love ofplanningand trainingcombined Jose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams Robson's direct man-management. The Barcelona attack was led bya prime Ronaldo — whomMourinho regards as the best player post-Diego Maradona. One ofthe most important things I learnt fromBobbyRobsonis that whenyouwin, youshouldn't assume youare the team, and whenyoulose, youshouldn't think youare rubbish. He beganworkingwithRobson's successor, Louis vanGaaland he learned muchfromthe Dutchman's conscientious style. Both assistant and head coachcombined their studious approachto the game and Barcelona wonLa Liga twice inVanGaal's first two years as coach. He let Mourinho develop his ownindependent coachingstyle and entrusted himwiththe coachingduties ofBarcelona B. The chance to become a top-tier manager arrived inSeptember whenMourinho moved up fromhis role as assistant manager at Benfica to replace manager Jupp Heynckes after the fourthweek ofthe Primeira Liga. TellBenfica iftheywant a first-teamcoachyouwillgo; iftheywant anassistant youwillstay. Mourinho was highlycriticalofFerreira, whomhe had first encountered as his teacher at ISEF and later lambasted the veterancoachbystating, "This could be the storyofa donkeywho worked for 30 years but never became a horse. Suchwas Robson's desperationfor Mourinho to joinhimhe offered to step downafter two years Jose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creating and ManagingSuccessfulTeams charge and hand over the reins to Mourinho. Mourinho turned the offer downand said he knew Robsonwould never step downat the club he loved. Mourinho and Mozer proved a popular combination, enjoyinga 3—0 winagainst rivals SportingCP in December. He left the club on5 December [35] after just nine league games incharge. Uponlater reflection, Vilarinho rued his poor judgement and expressed his frustrationat losingMourinho:. Onlylater I realised that one's personalityand pride cannot be put before the interest ofthe institutionwe serve. After a 1—1 draw against Santa Clara on20 JanuaryMourinho recorded eight matches unbeateninthe league sixwins, two draws since 25 November Mourinho guided the teamto third place that year after a stronggame runincluding11 wins and gave the Jose Mourinho:Special Leadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams of"makingPorto champions next year". He recalled captainJorge Costa after a six-monthloanto CharltonAthletic. Duringthe pre-season, Mourinho put detailed reports ofthe team trainingonthe club website. The physicaland combative abilities ofthe teams' defenders and midfielders allowed Porto to applypressure fromthe offensive lines and forced opponents either to concede the ballor trylonger, uncertainpasses. InMourinho wonhis first Primeira Liga witha 27—5—2 record, 11 points clear ofBenfica, the teamhe quit two years earlier. The totalof86 points out ofthe possible maximumofwas a Portuguese record, untilthe —16 seasonwonbyBenfica 88 pointssince the rule ofthree points per winwas introduced. The followingJose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams witnessed further successes:he led Porto to victoryin the one-matchPortuguese Super CupbeatingLeiria 1—0. The teamwas dominant inthe Primeira Liga and finished the seasonwitha perfect home record, aneight-point advantage, and anunbeatenrunthat onlyended against GilVicente ; theysecured the title five weeks before the end ofthe season. Mourinho flamboyantlycelebrated the goalbyleavinghis dugout, fists punchingthe air as he sprinted downthe sideline near to his celebratingplayers — this dramatic celebrationis regarded as the moment whenMourinho announced himselfto the game. Inafter Chelsea clinched the Premier League title, Fergusonhad his players forma guard ofhonour at Chelsea's next game at Old Trafford, Jose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams a favour that Mourinho returned inat Stamford Bridge after Ferguson's squad were confirmed league champions. Liverpoolare a teamthat interests everyone and Chelsea does not interest me so muchbecause it is a new project withlots ofmoneyinvested init. I think it is a project which, ifthe club failto wineverything, then[Roman] Abramovichcould retire and take the moneyout ofthe club. It's an uncertainproject. It is interestingfor a coachto have the moneyto hire qualityplayers but younever know ifa project like this willbringsuccess. Please don't callme arrogant, but I'mEuropeanchampionand I think I'ma specialone. This comment resulted inthe media dubbinghim"The SpecialOne". He retained Steve Clarkea long-servingformer player at Chelsea, who had also performed anassistant managerial-type role under previous managers at the club. Under Mourinho, Chelsea built onthe potentialdeveloped inthe previous season. ByearlyDecember, theywere at the top ofthe Premier League table and had reached the knock-out stages ofthe Champions League. Towards the end ofthe match, Mourinho was escorted fromthe touchline after puttinghis finger to his mouthinthe directionofLiverpoolfans, as a response to taunts directed towards himwhilst Liverpoolwere leading, before the equalisinggoal. Chelsea met Barcelona inthe Champions League round of16, a highlycontested matchwhere the Blues lost awayinthe first leg2—1 but advanced onaggregate, winningat home 4—2. Mourinho missed the chance ofback-to-back Champions League successes whenChelsea were knocked out ofthe competitionbyJose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams controversialgoalinthe semi-finals byeventualwinners Liverpool. Under Mourinho, Chelsea secured their first top-flight domestic Jose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams in 50 years, settinga stringofEnglishfootballrecords inthe process, includingthe most points ever achieved inthe Premier League 95 and the fewest goals conceded Chelsea started the next seasonwell:theydefeated ArsenalJose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand Managing SuccessfulTeams to winthe FA CommunityShieldand topped the Premier League fromthe first weekend ofthe —06 season. Chelsea beat rivals Manchester United 3—0 to wintheir second consecutive Premier League title and Mourinho's fourthdomestic title ina row. After the presentationofhis championship medal, Mourinho threw his medaland blazer into the crowd. He was awarded a Jose Mourinho: SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams medalwithinminutes, whichhe also threw into the crowd. The —07 seasonsaw growingmedia speculationthat Mourinho would leave the club at the season's conclusion, due to alleged poor relations withowner Roman Abramovichand a power struggle withsportingdirector Frank Arnesenand Abramovichadvisor Piet de Visser. Mourinho later cleared doubts regardinghis future at Stamford Bridge, statingthat there would onlybe two ways Jose Mourinho:Special Leadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams himto leave Chelsea:ifChelsea were not to offer hima new contract inJuneand ifChelsea were to sack him. The signingofUkrainianstriker AndriyShevchenko inthe summer offor a club record fee would Jose Mourinho:Special Leadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams prove to be a point ofcontentionbetweenMourinho and Abramovich. Chelsea had attempted to signShevchenko inthe precedingtwo years but Milanrebuffed Abramovich's interest inhim. Shevchenko's first season at Chelsea was viewed as a major disappointment bythe Chelsea fans, as he onlyscored four league goals and 14 inallcompetitions. Shevchenko's strike partner, Didier Drogba, had the highest scoringseasonofhis career that year and this led Shevchenko to be dropped fromthe startingline-up towards the end ofthe seasonbyMourinho. Notably, inthe Champions League semi-finalmatchagainst Liverpoolat AnfieldShevchenko was not evenincluded onthe bench. Abramovich's insistence onMourinho playingthe Ukrainianwas widelyviewed as a further source offrictionbetweenthe two men. The possibility, however, ofthe quadruple was brought to anend on1 MaywhenLiverpooleliminated Chelsea fromthe Champions League on penalties at Anfield, followinga 1—1 aggregate draw. This was Mourinho's first seasonwithout a league title wininfive years. This was his first FA Cup winwhichmeant that he had wonevery domestic trophyavailable to a Premier League manager. There was, however, to be further frictionbetweenMourinho and Abramovichwhen AvramGrant was appointed as director offootball, despite objections fromMourinho. Grant's positionwas further enhanced bybeinggivena seat onthe board. InJose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand Managing SuccessfulTeams ofthese tensions, the —08 transfer seasonwould see the departure ofDutchwinger ArjenRobbento RealMadrid and the arrivalofFrenchmidfielder Florent Malouda fromLyon. Inthe first matchofthe —08 seasonChelsea beat BirminghamCity3—2 to set a new record of64 consecutive home league matches without defeat. Despite surpassingthe record set byLiverpoolbetweenand[53] the start to the —08 Chelsea seasonwas less successfulthanprevious starts. The teamlost at AstonVilla and followed this witha goalless draw at home to BlackburnRovers. Their openinggame inthe UEFA Champions League saw themonlymanage a 1—1 home draw against the NorwegianteamRosenborgBK infront ofonly24, analmost half-emptystadiumwhich included anunimpressed owner RomanAbramovich. Mourinho unexpectedlyleft Chelsea on20 September "bymutualconsent", althoughthere had beena series ofdisagreements withowner Abramovich. Mourinho left as the most successfulmanager inChelsea's history, havingwonsixtrophies for the club inthree years. He was also undefeated inall home league games. AvramGrant succeeded Mourinho as Chelsea manager but failed to winanytrophies inhis year incharge and would be sacked at the end ofthe —08 season. Grant's squad managed to reachthe finalofthe Champions League somethingMourinho failed to achieve in his three years at Chelseareachthe finalofthe League Cup and maintained the unbeatenhome streak at Stamford Bridge. Grant's Chelsea also finished second inthe Premier League. On2 JuneMourinho was appointed the successor ofRoberto Manciniat Inter Milan ona three-year contract, and brought alongwithhimmuchofhis backroomstaffwho had served himat bothChelsea and Porto. Inhis first seasonas Inter head coach, Mourinho wonthe Supercoppa ItalianabeatingRoma onpenalties, Jose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership: Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams and finished top ofSerie A. Inter, however, were eliminated 2—0 onaggregate byManchester United inthe first knock-out round ofthe Champions Leagueand he also failed to winthe Coppa Italiabeingdefeated 3—1 onaggregate bySampdoria in the semi-finals. Bothteenagers played a part inthe Scudetto -winningseasonand played enoughgames to earntheir first senior trophy. Despite his domestic successes inwinningthe Scudetto bya point margin, Mourinho's first seasoninItalywas viewed as disappointingbysome Inter fans, as the club failed to improve onthe performances ofhis predecessor Roberto Manciniinthe Champions League. Inter put ina series oflacklustre group stage performances that included a shock 1—0 home loss to Panathinaikos and anawaydraw withCypriot minnows Anorthosis Famagusta. Inter qualified, however, for the knockout stages ofthe Champions League but failed to make it to the quarter-finals after beingdefeated by Manchester United. Mourinho also caused immediate ripples inItalianfootballthroughhis controversialrelationships withthe Italianpress and media, as wellas his feuds withmajor Serie A coaches, includingCarlo AncelottithenofMilan, Luciano SpallettiJose Mourinho:Special Leadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams Roma and Claudio RanieriofJuventus. At a press conference inMarchhe insulted the first two rivals byclaimingtheywould end the seasonwithno honours, and accused the Italiansport journalists of"intellectualprostitution"ontheir behalf. It also became the title's catchphrase used byfans to celebrate Inter's 17thScudetto later that season. This loss left the Nerazzurrisevenpoints above their crosstownrivals withonlytwo games remaining. Theywould eventuallyfinish10 points clear ofMilan. On28 JulyMourinho was reported to have showninterest intakingover at Manchester United whenAlexFergusonretired. He was quoted as saying, "I would consider goingto Manchester United but United have to consider iftheywant me to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson. Iftheydo, thenofcourse. Figo was onthe verge ofleavingInter under Mancinidue to a lack ofplayingtime, but inhis finalseason Mourinho used himfrequently. Mourinho signed Argentine striker Diego Militowho felljust one goalshort ofwinningthe top scorer award withGenoaas wellas Thiago Motta and WesleySneijderto bolster the midfield. This transfer was the second most expensive inthe historyofthe transfer market, after Cristiano Ronaldo moved fromManchester United to RealMadrid earlier inthe summer. Eto'o got offto a promisingstart withInter byscoringtwo goals inthe first two matches ofthe season. Ricardo Quaresma's signingfrom Mourinho's old club Porto was viewed as a missinglink inthe Inter squad, but his playdisappointed the club and led himto be loaned offto Chelsea midwaythroughthe season, ironicallyMourinho's other former club. 10 ways to lead your team like Jose Mourinho leads Chelsea | Creative Boom The Britishfootballmedia oftencast continentaloppositionas either dangerous bruisers or walkover JohnnyForeigners — but there was somethinga bit different at playhere. Bythe end ofthat game, Englishfootballhad beenrocked. The image ofJose peltingit up the Old Trafford touchline, fists inthe air, Prada coat flappinginthe wind, was instantlytransmitted around the world. His Porto teamcontinued their formallthe wayto the podium, dispatchingan equallyfancied Monaco teamwithease inthe final. Mourinho had reached the pinnacle ofEuropeanfootballwitha teamthat appeared to be inthe right place at the right time — a perfectly-balanced combinationofunknownquantities, future superstars and last-chance saloonpatrons that have beenhallmarks ofeverysurprise package fromLeicester to Ajaxand beyond. That summer, 15 years ago, was one that would shape myfootballinglife to come — for better or for worse. SeeingMourinho for the first time, charmingthe cameras withhis grandiose statements and coquettishmisinformation, was a feelingI canonlylikento seeingyour next nightmare ex across a crowded room. Ofcourse, he was always offto Chelsea — the appointment was a perfect synergybetweenclub and manager, money and ambition, manand moment. The name, the locale, and the recently-acquired big-stage clout allsuited this former PE teacher fromSetubalto a tee. Froma caravanpark in Brittany, I remember keepingabreast ofthe latest stories as theyappeared onFrance 24 and inday-old Englishnewspapers. Theyenjoyed the naturalBrianCloughcomparisons, and the endorsement fromthe manhimself. Evenmore excitinglyfor me, he was signingsome ofhis successfulPorto players, includingindomitable centraldefender Ricardo Carvalho. He also acquired Didier Drogba, the butcher of Marseille, and a youngDutchmancalled ArjenRobbenwho was supposed to be quite good. Mourinho soonset about Englishfootballlike the Red ArmymarchingthroughSmolensk. Manchester United, alreadyrattled byhiminthe Champions League, were unable to cope withanother viable Jose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams contender. Theylost their openinggame ofthe seasonto anEidur Gudjohnsengoalat Stamford Bridge and finished 3rd, 18 points behind the Blues. Drogba failed to convince inhis debut season, Mateja Kezmanwas useless and the footballwas about as liquid as a Calippo at the bottomofa Londis fridge. However, the tenacityand physicalityofthat teamwas near-impossible to best. CaptainJohnTerrylater shed some light onthe methods their incredible matchfitness Jose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams built on. Ifthere was a bad pass or Jose Mourinho:SpecialLeadership:Creatingand ManagingSuccessfulTeams bad rollfromone ofhis staff, he would stop the sessionand go berserk. It might have beenfootball, but it was played withsuchfeeling, suchintensity, that the tackles felt like goals anyway. He smashes the whole place up and thenwe go back out and get the win. He was, quite simply, onone. Lookingback at it allnow, it was some time to be a year-old Chelsea supporter, yet its legacyis hard to contend withnow the dust has settled and the game has changed. That season, that brand offootballand that wayoflookingat the game would never leave me. Because it was so potent, because it happened at suchanimpressionable time inmylife, it formed the basis ofmyfootballunderstanding, evenas that became more ofa minorityview.

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