During Jose Mourinho’s first spell at Chelsea, he brought the club six pieces of silverware between 2004 to 2007, ranging from the Premier League title to the FA cup. His attractiveness to the club is deeply rooted with the fans at Stamford bridge and how much he wants to give back to London.
The Portuguese manager may have took his passion a bit too literally back in 2006 when he threw his Premier League medal into the crowd after celebrating a 91 point winning season. Upon parading around the pitch, he took his medal and chucked it into the upper stands where one lucky fan, who was recording the event at the same time, caught the Special One’s medal.
Now that he is back with Chelsea for a second time, he has changed his mind about sharing the wealth with those in the crowd for this Sunday’s match against Sunderland. Instead, Jose Mourinho Jr., his son, will keep the medal after the awarding ceremony. In fact, he has been keeping all of his father’s footballing trophies throughout the years. “At that time (2006) he was too young. Now he is collecting. He steals everything from me - shirts, medals. Everything.”
Jose Mourinho and Mourinho Jr. pitchside together. Photo: AP | ESPN
Though the thousands of fans at Stamford Bridge will cheer out for Mourinho to throw his medal again, it will remain in safe hands with his son.
During the managers final press conference, he reflected on some key moments that helped Chelsea achieve a third Premier League title under his control. In Mourinho fashion, it was not the positive moments that were his highlights, but rather the negatives. “The defeat against Tottenham on the 1st of January. Equal points at the top. That was a key moment. Big test for the emotional balance. That negative moment was an important point for us,.”
Chelsea have officially been crown 2014/15 Premier League Champions as of 12:15 pm EST.
