7 incidents that have made Jose Mourinho one of the most hated characters in football

Mourinho has built his reputation as one of football’s most controversial characters over the yearsThis universe is a wonderfully balanced one. The way the solar system moves around is a genuine example in itself about the balance of its structure. Where is good, there is bad. Where there is love, there is hate. Where there is Morgan Freeman, there is Jose Mourinho. Where there is… I guess you get it. Or maybe not.What I am trying to imply is that not everybody is loved by everybody. Some are loathed so much that they lose sleep at night wondering whose bunny they killed to incur such hate. And Jose Mourinho is one such character. He is loved by many but hated by many more. If one only believes in the Portuguese’s side of the story, then the world hates him because the world is evil and he is the savior.This might have been true had he not done these things to infuriate rivals fans into hating him.    

#1 \"I am the Special One\"

We begin with some textbook narcissism. According to Greek mythology, Narcissus, a hunter, was so self-obsessed that when he saw his own reflection in a pool of water, his eyes became transfixed to his own image as he fell in love with it. Ultimately, he drowned in the pool as he couldnt bring himself to get away from the pool and away from his image.

Centuries later, Narcissus reincarnated in Portugal and his name was Jose Mourinho.

After beating Monaco in the final of the Champions League, the Portuguese fell in love with himself. So much that when he was appointed the manager of Chelsea and attended his first press-conference as the manager of the London club, he claimed that he was a European champion and I think I am the Special One.

Winning 7 League titles in 3 countries and 2 Champions League with two different teams since then works as a testament that he is not an empty vessel that makes a lot of sound but ultimately has nothing within.