There is no doubt that Jose Mourinho is one of the best managers in world football at the moment. The former Rio Ave midfielder has won countless trophies in England, Italy, Spain and Portugal, and looks to be sealing up his 3rd Premier League title for Chelsea. And on top of that, he has made stars out of so many players like Mesut Ozil, Didier Drogba, and Wesley Sneijder just to name a few.
However, he has been known to be controversial at times. And when it’s not something he said in a press conference, it is doing something to harm one of his player’s careers. Whether it’s putting a starter on the bench, criticizing him, or just never giving him a chance.
Mourinho created his own motto: If you can’t beat them, sign them and bench them. After Mohammed Salah single-handedly beat Chelsea twice in 2 months with the winning goals in a 1-2 and a 1-0 win with Basel, Chelsea were quick to sign the promising Egyptian talent.
The Blue’s got him for a bargain £11 million later that January. However, Salah’s first 4 months at Stamford Bridge made it seem like Jose Mourinho was just getting revenge on the forward for embarrassing him, as he only started Salah 6 times. And when new signings came in during the summer, along with the signing of Juan Cuadrado in January, it looked like he would be lost in Chelsea’s bench forever. However, the football world is very thankful that the 22 year-old managed to go on loan to Fiorentina, as he is currently flourishing in Italy and has been deemed as the Serie A’s best January signing of the season.
