SPECIAL REPORT
The early José Mourinho years were something. A domestic double and Big Vase in his first full season as Porto head coach, he led them to a shock Big Cup the following season. At Chelsea, the “Special One” did what Claudio Ranieri couldn’t, moulding a disjointed team into a winning machine; in the age of Alex Ferguson, Arsène Wenger and a Europe-toppling Liverpool side, no less. Two Premier League titles, three Fizzy Cups and one FA Cup in three years at Stamford Bridge. Ridiculous. His Inter spell was another triumph, culminating in a famous treble; in which he sunk that Barcelona side en route to another Big Cup. Things didn’t get much better for Barça when he then arrived at the Bernabéu, as Real Madrid won La Liga and Pep Guardiola was run out of town.
