Mourinho 'surprised' at manager award
09/05/2006 - 09:48:23Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho expressed his surprise at winning the Barclays manger of the year award after failing to capture a monthly prize all season.
Mourinho was last night unveiled as the Premier League’s top coach after guiding the Blues to back-to-back titles.
“It is a big honour. It’s the consequence of Chelsea being champions for the second consecutive year but it is a surprise for me because during the season I couldn’t win one single manager of the month,” he said.
“We had a start where we won nine consecutive victories but I could not win in August or September.
“We had a lot of consecutive wins also in December and January but I could not get the trophy. So I was surprised by getting it at the end of the season.”
Mourinho paid tribute to his squad for the club’s success.
“It is an individual award but it is collective. It is about the manager and the team achieving the target. I did it with Chelsea,” he told Chelsea TV.
<-- BACK TO STORY