[Photos] Jose Mourinho Unveiled As Chelsea Manager Says: I'm 'The Happy One'

Jose Mourinho declared himself 'the Special One' when he was unveiled as Chelsea manager nine years ago, but at his second coming today the returning hero insisted he was simply 'the Happy One'.
The Portuguese was officially unveiled as Chelsea manager for the second time at a press conference in London on Monday afternoon, and answered questions from the media for the first time since leaving Real Madrid last month.
Mourinho's first spell at Stamford bridge appeared to end under a cloud after an apparent breakdown in relations with owner Roman Abramovich, but he insisted today that there was no bust-up and that he would not be back at the club had the pair separated on bad terms.
 Speaking to about 250 journalists at Stamford Bridge, the 50-year-old was asked whether he was still the Special One. He said: 'I am the Happy One. I am very happy.
'Time flies. A lot of things happened in my professional life in the last nine years, but I have the same nature, I am the same person, I have the same heart, I have the same kind of emotions related to my passion for football and my job, but I am a different person in this moment.
'If I have to describe myself, I would describe myself as a very happy person because it's the first time I arrive in a club where I already love the club.'

Asked whether he can replicate the success of his first spell at the club, in which he won two Premier League titles, one FA Cup and two League Cups, he said: 'I want to believe it is possible. I know many people who belong to the club. I know the mentality and the ambition the club has. In every club (I have managed at) I was able to reach success and win trophies.'
Mourinho said he wanted his players to 'work hard work with quality' and know that 'the club is much more important than us. Without the club we are nobody.'
Mourinho left the club by mutual agreement six years ago, with many observers pointing to a perceived breakdown in his relationship with owner Abramovich.
On the widely reported breakdown in his relationship with the Russian, Mourinho denied that he had been sacked and insisted that he had always been on goof terms with Chelsea's trigger-happy owner.

Mourinho's press conference at Stamford Bridge was attended by around 250 reporters

I read and I keep hearing that I was fired, I was sacked, we had a complete breakdown of our relationship - that was not true.
'Many didn't believe that but it was a mutual agreement. We thought it was best for both of us, for me and the club.'
Mourinho went on to win the 2010 Champions League with Inter Milan, while the Blues themselves won the competition two years later.

'It was a sad moment but I don't regret that decision because after that I went to Inter, where I had probably the best moment of my career,' said Mourinho.
'After that I went to Madrid where we still have the record of the best team in Spanish history.
'For Chelsea things went well too, after that Chelsea were European champions for the first time.
'It was difficult for both of us but it was made by mutual agreement. Only because there was never a breakdown of the relationship is it possible for me to be here today.

 

Some Portuguese journalists brought a cake for their fellow countryman

“Luiz elbowed Rafael twice and rolled about like a diving swan” – Ferguson blasts Chelsea defender

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, has taken a swipe at Chelsea defender David Luiz, after Rafael was sent off in the dying minutes of their 1-0 defeat to the Blues.

“He [Rafael] retaliates but he [David Luiz] quite clearly elbows him twice then rolls about like a diving swan and that convinces the referee. He was smiling, it’s bad. What kind of professional is that?” he asked.

The Scot however felt his team should have done better against Rafa Benitez men, although he conceded that Chelsea had more to play for.

“There is always an expectation that we should do better. We expected a better performance. After the goal we had no time to get back in it. After that the game was start-stop,” he said.

“It was difficult for players coming in. Chelsea had everything to play for. They [some of our players] haven’t played for quite a while. That being said, we should be doing better.”

Luis Suarez Banned For 10 Matches.

Luis Suarez has been given a massive 10-match suspension for his shocking bite attack on Branislav Ivanovic.

The Liverpool hot-head yesterday admitted a charge of violent conduct.

And Suarez’s season has today been ended after an independent panel hit him with the bumper ban.

The standard punishment for violent conduct is three games but the FA had claimed that was “clearly insufficient”.

Suarez last night denied he should receive extra punishment.

But the FA has today got their way and the bad-boy forward is now facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

An FA statement said: "A three-person independent regulatory commission today upheld the FA's claim that a suspension of three matches was clearly insufficient.

"The player will serve a further seven first-team matches in addition to the standard three.

"The suspension begins with immediate effect."

The Uruguay star has until Friday to lodge an appeal.

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Jose Mourinho Finally Agrees To Return As Chelsea's Manager.

The wait is over. After months of speculation, Mourinho has agreed to return to the Chelsea hot-seat next season according to the Daily Star. 

And the current Real Madrid manager has already drawn up a list of transfer targets to help the Blues return to the top of the Premier League – headlined by strikers Hulk and Radamel Falcao.

According to the reports, Mourinho will return to Stamford Bridge at the end of the season on a salary that more than matches his current £12 million-a-year package at Madrid. But the 50-year-old realises Chelsea needs some extra firepower to compete against the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and emerging powerhouse Tottenham.

Mourinho is a big admirer of Hulk while Atletico Madrid’s Radamel Falcao has long been rumoured with a move to London.

The news may just reinforce Romelu Lukaku’s desire to seek another loan move away from the club next season, with the Mirror reporting the teenager, currently plying his trade with West Brom, has asked Blues officials to secure him another stint in the Premier League. And with European football on his mind, a move to the Capital One champions, Swansea, is on the cards.