Jose
Mourinho says memories rather than medals is what drives him forward and, if
Chelsea do clinch the Premier League title on Sunday, he will savour the
moment for just five minutes before focussing his attention on next season.
The Blues boss has often been seen discarding his medals by throwing them to
the Chelsea fans and Mourinho admits he will quickly move on if his side
beat Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge this weekend.
The 52-year-old said: "I have replicas of every cup I won, and I don't care
about the replicas. Or the medals. I really don't care.
"What stays forever is the feeling, the emotion, the memory of the moment. I
have clear in my memory every one of these moments
"You have like a flash of the people you love most, the people who are with
you, a little bit of the most important moments that lead to that trophy.
"It's like a quick flash. And, with me, five minutes later, move on." The
meaning is the important thing. The feeling, the emotion is what stays
forever.”
And Mourinho pours cold water on the notion that his squad have been under
pressure since moving clear at the top of the table.
He added: "When people sometimes say 'it's yours to lose', 'you're under
pressure.' We are not under pressure. The pressure is on the teams who have
to win and wait for us to lose.
"Since March, when we recovered the distance we'd lost in December, the
problem was for the others. They had to win.
"Some of them had fantastic runs. Manchester United had victories
consecutive, Arsenal too, but they couldn't close the gap.
"For us, it was just about us. Nothing else matters. This weekend we don't
care about Hull City v Arsenal or United v West Bromwich Albion. It's just
about us.
"When it goes to the countdown, I like the feeling that we have to force it.
We can't wait for it.
"I like the feeling of the last month: come on, let's go, we need four
victories, three victories, two.
"I like this feeling of being almost there but not there. I like this. I
like this last push."
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