Jose Mourinho has aimed another thinly-veiled dig at the likes of Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino by insisting that a managerial philosophy means nothing without trophies.
Mourinho has set a deadline of June to return to management after turning down four offers following his dismissal by Manchester United.
The 56-year-old has been out of work since losing his job at Old Trafford last December, and the former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Inter Milan manager is keen for a return to club football next season.
Mourinho came under severe criticism in the latter stages of his tenure at United, but he was keen to point to a CV which boasts 25 major honours as a manager.
Pochettino and Klopp have been hailed for their work at Tottenham and Liverpool, but both are yet to win a trophy with their respective clubs.
And Mourinho believes that managers must win silverware if they are going to tout their philosophies as a success, telling told beIN Sports: "I won titles everywhere I have been and I cannot run away from my mentality.
"Some coaches like to sell the idea of a philosophy, but you have to sell the philosophy after you win. If you win nothing what is the point?
"If your team plays very well, your team wins, so I don't like these contradictions we have in football nowadays."
Mourinho has used his spell on the sidelines to prepare for his comeback, saying: "What I have in mind is that I would like to be back in June for a new club and a new pre-season.
"I know what I don't want and that is the reason why I have had to say no to three or four different offers.
"I know what I want, not in terms of a specific club, but the nature of the job, and I am going to be waiting for that.
"In this moment, I miss nothing at all. I am two-and-a-half months without work, but I am preparing for the next one. It is not like I am on holiday or I am bored with nothing to do.
"When you are working every day with six press conferences, three matches a week, and all the problems you have day-by-day, you have no time to take care of yourself. Now, I have these months where I can come back even better prepared."
Abbawaziri
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This is the only reason why he calls himself the special one for you to be remembered as one of the greatest coach you need to have your philosophy as a manager.
Roybdistyz
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I wonder at the manner people disrespect mourinho on this platform. can you be the most brilliant student in your class without good result to show for it and when you get home, you will just tell your parents that u can speak and write better than any other student but no certificate.
PJay1910
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As much as pple can hate him but he just told the truth. All football legends have won something or achieved stats or records worth remembering. I believe nomatter how much pple may not like Jose, managers need trophies to be rated among the best. Philosophies are gud for building clubs, a team can play entertaining football but if no goals are scored & points gained its all for nothing. At the end of the season we need that silverware !!!
Ducbdlrsyz
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mourinho doesn't even respect his players at the clubs he was couching...tht was not couching it was chasing his only dream of winning trophies and been selfish well th players ar doing the job....klop create future stars
RespectWhamen
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What philosophy is he even talking about. Chelsea and Arsenal can win domestic trophies but can't even qualify in top 4 which Tottenham being the most consistent . I would rather want my team to play in Champions League than win trophies. Plus you can't deny the fact that financial status of a club increases massively when they progress. Same happened with Liverpool's run to the CL final because of which they could buy so many players in summer. It is almost impossible for a club in Pl (except Man City) to go for both especially in recent years because they don't possess the reserves like Man City.(Mendy, KDB, Mahrez, G Jesus, Gundogan)