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ose Mourinho invoked the spirit of soon-tobecome icon Ron Burgundy at his first press briefing as Chelsea gaffer in 2004. “Don’t call me arrogant but I’m a European champion,” proffered the supercilious Portuguese of his recent Champions League triumph at Porto. Oh, and “I think I’m a special one.” It didn’t take long for another misquoted Mouism to enter football’s lexicon. “They left the bus in front of the goal,” he huffed after Spurs held his Blues to a draw, with a tactic that would soon become synonymous with Jose himself. Not that it mattered, as he guided Chelsea to a first league title for 50

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