"There's only one Mourinho in this world. The problem is a lot of people want to talk about me, even the ones that don't know me at all," the Portuguese coach said in an interview given to the Japanese magazine 'Sports Graphic Number'. During the interview, he talked about a whole range of subjects including his image, his relationship with the players he coaches, or what he thinks about Steve Jobs.

Mou surprised everyone when he revealed he nearly signed Kagawa when he was manager at Real Madrid: "I wanted Kagawa to play for Real Madrid. We spoke to him, and we were about to sign him, but I was frank with him and admitted my first choice was Özil. I told Kagawa this because I didn't want to hide anything. In the end he chose Manchester United, maybe because he thought he'd play more in England."

Regarding his relationship with the players he coaches, Mourinho replied: "A manager and a player can become friends. When I came back to Chelsea this summer, the first thing I said to my friend Frank Lampard was 'You are 35 now, if you are on form you'll play but if not, you'll be on the bench.' And Lampard said, 'I've known you since I was nine, I knew you'd say that'. If player and coach really understand each other then they can be friends."

At the end of the interview, he owned up to a curious ritual he performs before each match: "Before a game, in my room, I open the Bible and read from a chapter for a couple of minutes. It always gives me a positive feeling".