Mourinho: “Rejecting Perez's offer remains one of my biggest regrets.”
Hi Koora: In a new interview with Corriere dello Sport, Jose Mourinho opened his heart and talked about his coaching career full of challenges and achievements.
The Portuguese coach, who is currently in charge of the Turkish team Fenerbahce, revealed one of the biggest regrets of his career: refusing Florentino Pérez's offer to stay at Real Madrid.
Mourinho indicated that he considered his decision to leave the Royal Club in 2013, despite Perez's insistence that he would continue, as a mistake.
He explained, “In football, I regret many of the games I missed, but if I talk about career choices, my biggest regret is rejecting Florentino Perez's offer , and he said to me: 'Don't go now, you have passed the offer. sorry, and now the best is coming.'” He was supposed to do that, and staying was the best option, but after three challenging years in Spain, I decided to return to Chelsea .
Mourinho left Real Madrid after winning the 2012 League and the 2011 Copa del Rey, to be succeeded by Carlo Ancelotti the following summer.
The talk about his regrets didn't stop, as he said he felt wrong when he didn't leave Roma after they won the 2022 European Conference League.
He said: “I should have left after the final in Budapest, but I didn't, and things got worse after that.
On a personal level, Mourinho revealed his future ambitions, saying he was looking forward to coaching the national team in the future.
He said: “I want to compete in major tournaments such as the World Cup or the European Cup, and gather a crowd around a team, like I did with the clubs which would be great for football .
Finally, when asked about the best matches of his coaching career, Mourinho mentioned memorable moments such as Porto's 4-1 win over Lazio in the 2002-03 UEFA Cup semi-final, where the team scored in the 50th minute and the opponent did. not touching the ball after that, and Inter Milan's 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich, because the team felt from the start that they would win.
He also mentioned the famous game between Manchester United and Tottenham (1-6), when the team could have scored more.
