Chelsea manager jose mourinho says that his wife was right to talk him out of taking the England job in 2007.
The portuguese had been keen on succeeding steve mcClaren after th three lions failed to qualify for euro 2008 and was even considring who he might pick in his first squad before having a dramatic change of heart.
Speaking to clare balding for a BT sport christmas day special,'clare balding meets',Mourinho revealed that his wife,matilde faria,made him realise that he would have got bored in between international games.
"She was right .too early for me,"he recalled."i Love the day-by-day ,the training,the travelling,the matches,the competiveness."i remember clearly there was a moment where the next match for england would be in paris,france vs england,a friendly match and i was already thinking about who to select,who to play,how to do it."she came to me and said:when is the next match? Ah the next match is in two months.what are you doing for two month,what are you doing,what are you thinking?'she was saying:'forget it,its not for you.maybe in 20years.'"..............................jose mourinho
The portuguese had been keen on succeeding steve mcClaren after th three lions failed to qualify for euro 2008 and was even considring who he might pick in his first squad before having a dramatic change of heart.
Speaking to clare balding for a BT sport christmas day special,'clare balding meets',Mourinho revealed that his wife,matilde faria,made him realise that he would have got bored in between international games.
"She was right .too early for me,"he recalled."i Love the day-by-day ,the training,the travelling,the matches,the competiveness."i remember clearly there was a moment where the next match for england would be in paris,france vs england,a friendly match and i was already thinking about who to select,who to play,how to do it."she came to me and said:when is the next match? Ah the next match is in two months.what are you doing for two month,what are you doing,what are you thinking?'she was saying:'forget it,its not for you.maybe in 20years.'"..............................jose mourinho
