Jose Mourinho texted me to say I won the Premier League - Andre Schurrle

Jose Mourinho can be dramatic on the field but he does know how to play a very nice guy off the field. Despite selling Andre Schurrle to Wolfsburg for £24m, he still remembered to text the player and invite him to Stamford bridge to collect his medal. Schurrle scored three goals for the Blues during the first part of the campaign, despite playing most games as a substitute, Mourinho sent Schurrle a message saying he will get a winners medal. According to the player,

"I didn't know that I'd get a medal when I didn't play most of the second half of the season. Jose Mourinho sent me a text to say that I'd get a medal and he asked me to come to the last game. That was very nice for me," Schurrle revealed during an interview to BBC.

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Mikel Not For Sale - Mourinho speaks

Mikel Obi haters who think the Chelsea defensive midfielder was on his way out of Stamford has been shocked by Jose Mourinho plans to keep the player despite the strengthening of the midfield of the squad.It seems Chelsea Manager, Jose Mourinho has decided to keep Eagles number 10, Mikel Obi despite earlier reports that the Nigerian was for sale..

In a recent meeting with Chelsea’s official website, the Portugesse tactician revealed that Mikel will be at stamford Bridge and is will be part of his team for the 2014/2015 English Premier League.

Mourinho said that Mikel’s worth to the Blues is highly underestimated in Chelsea.

He said: 

‘You play 60 matches a season and you cannot play with the same players every time,’ . ‘In the first three weeks you have one match per week but after that the cups start, the Champions League, internationals, so you have to rotate players.
‘Everybody will have a chance, nobody will feel as though they are first choice or second choice. For example, in midfield we have Mikel, Matic, Ramires, Fabregas and Van Ginkel, so everybody will play and will feel useful, important,” he noted.

Mikel was brought to Chelsea by Jose Mourinho during his first fling with the Roman Abrahmovic owned Club.

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Mourinho tips Nigeria, England, Brazil for 2014 World Cup semi-finals

Different predictions have been coming in and according to the Special one, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, the 16 nations that will qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup are Brazil, Holland, Ivory Coast, England, France, Nigeria, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Mexico, Italy, Greece, Argentina, Switzerland, Russia and Portugal

Clearly keen to keep his friends close, Mourinho tipped England to qualify from their group which also has Italy and Uruguay.

“I’m very emotional, I go always with my friends,” Mourinho told Yahoo Sport. “If I say England out, next season they won’t let me coach here.”
The former Real Madrid manager also tipped his native Portugal to scale through, ahead of USA and Ghana, although he expects no team in the group to finish with zero points.
MOURINHO PREDICTS

Brazil or Holland to play either Ivory Coast or England in semi-finals

France or Nigeria to play either Germany or Belgium

Spain or Mexico to play Italy or Greece

Argentina or Switzerland to play Russia or Portugal
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