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Series 1: 3. Jose Mourinho

Fascinating, first-hand insights from one of the most iconic managers in football history, revealing how the combination of skilful man-management, tactical strength and ability to motivate his teams led to him twice securing the biggest prize in European club football with FC Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010.\n\nIn his own words, Mourinho explains how he transformed his Porto squad from underachievers to champions of Europe, thanks to an eye for tactical detail and intense preparation, supported by his former analyst, current Porto president Andre Villas-Boas, who also gives his own opinion on Mourinho the manager. Former players Benni McCarthy and Ricardo Carvalho reflect on Mourinho’s ability to motivate them personally, which ultimately resulted in Porto defeating Monaco to secure the 2004 Champions League title.\n\nHaving failed to conquer Europe during his Chelsea years, and with Inter aiming to end a 45-year European Cup drought, Mourinho explains the crucial decisions at the outset of what would become a treble-winning season with Inter in 2009/10 as club owner Massimo Moratti backed a Mourinho-led recruitment strategy that targeted big-name players with a point to prove.\n\nMourinho’s reflections on Inter’s critical 2010 Champions League semi-final win against Barcelona reveal his ability to instil belief into a team who held on to their second-leg aggregate lead at the Nou Camp despite going down to ten men in the first half. Journalists Jonathan Wilson and Nicky Bandini explain the history of Mourinho’s relationship with Barcelona, exploring why he describes making the match as the most beautiful defeat of his career.\n\nFinally, Mourinho recalls how he ensured the team completed their European Cup victory with a 2-0 win over Louis van Gaal’s Bayern Munich in the final, while former Inter captain Javier Zanetti remembers why the manager’s decision to depart for Real Madrid was a painful final moment for Mourinho and the team.\n\nThis documentary is a compelling first-hand recollection of the pivotal years of Jose Mourinho as he carved his name into Champions League and football folklore.

Source: BBC 1