Jose
Mourinho defended his recent track record in the Premier League after being
officially unveiled as Roma head coach on Thursday afternoon.
The Portuguese has signed a three-year deal with the Serie A club, marking
his return to Italy after having led Inter Milan to an unprecedented treble
of league, cup and Champions League titles 11 years ago.
Mourinho has prospered since leaving the San Siro, helping Real Madrid and
Chelsea to La Liga and Premier League titles, while he won three trophies
with Manchester United and helped Tottenham into last season's League Cup
final.
While he has had acrimonious departures from Chelsea, United and Tottenham -
who axed Mourinho just days before their Carabao Cup final defeat to
Manchester City - the 58-year-old insists his spells were an overall
success.
"At my last three clubs I won the Premier League with Chelsea, I won three
cups with Manchester United, I made it into the League Cup final with
Tottenham," he said at a press conference in the Italian capital.
"We finished 12th the year before and then we came sixth and qualified for
the Europa League. What is considered a disaster for me is something that
other coaches have never achieved in their lifetimes."
Mourinho, who interrupted his first question to tear down a nearby panel
that was noisily fluttering away in the background, is back in a job months
after his Tottenham sacking and is relishing the chance to get started.
"There is a fantastic bond between Roma and the city and that brings a lot
of responsibility with it and I feel that, but we are not here on holiday,
we are here to work," Mourinho added.
"The next challenge is always the most important, this is the next challenge
so it is the most important.
"We are not going to change things when we are not yet aware of everything
we have within the group. It is very important to get to know them."
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