Thread by @lnvertedWinger, When Mourinho coaches a club, he starts noticing gaps in his side [...]

When Mourinho coaches a club, he starts noticing gaps in his side and temporarily fills them with reliable veterans.

Meanwhile he buys young talents as understudies for the long term. Read up every team José has managed.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇮🇹" title="Flagge von Italien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Italien"> Experienced players Mourinho bought at Inter Milan:

• Lucio (Bayern) — 31 y/o.
• Samuel Eto’o (Barça) — 28 y/o.
• Goran Pandev (Lazio) — 27 y/o.
• Thiago Motta (Genoa) — 26 y/o.

Experienced players Mourinho bought at Inter Milan:• Lucio (Bayern) — 31 y/o.• Samuel Eto’o (Barça) — 28 y/o.• Goran Pandev (Lazio) — 27 y/o.• Thiago Motta (Genoa) — 26 y/o." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇮🇹" title="Flagge von Italien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Italien"> Experienced players Mourinho bought at Inter Milan:• Lucio (Bayern) — 31 y/o.• Samuel Eto’o (Barça) — 28 y/o.• Goran Pandev (Lazio) — 27 y/o.• Thiago Motta (Genoa) — 26 y/o.">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿" title="Flagge von England" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von England"> Experienced players Mourinho bought at Chelsea:

• Shevshenko (Milan) — 30 y/o.
• Ballack (Bayern) — 30 y/o.
• Claudio Pizzaro (Bayern) — 29 y/o.
• Felipe Luis (Atlético) — 29 y/o.
• Falcao (Monaco) — 29 y/o.
• Rèmy (QPR) — 28 y/o.
• Pedro (Barça) — 28 y/o.

[Cont.]

Experienced players Mourinho bought at Chelsea:• Shevshenko (Milan) — 30 y/o.• Ballack (Bayern) — 30 y/o.• Claudio Pizzaro (Bayern) — 29 y/o. • Felipe Luis (Atlético) — 29 y/o. • Falcao (Monaco) — 29 y/o.• Rèmy (QPR) — 28 y/o.• Pedro (Barça) — 28 y/o. [Cont.]" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿" title="Flagge von England" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von England"> Experienced players Mourinho bought at Chelsea:• Shevshenko (Milan) — 30 y/o.• Ballack (Bayern) — 30 y/o.• Claudio Pizzaro (Bayern) — 29 y/o. • Felipe Luis (Atlético) — 29 y/o. • Falcao (Monaco) — 29 y/o.• Rèmy (QPR) — 28 y/o.• Pedro (Barça) — 28 y/o. [Cont.]">

[Cont.]

• Begovic (Stoke) — 28 y/o.
• Schwarzer (Fulham) - 41 y/o.
• Samuel Eto’o (Anzhi) — 31 y/o.
• Drogba (Galatasaray) — 36 y/o.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flagge von Spanien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Spanien"> Experienced players Mourinho bought at Real Madrid:

• Modric (Spurs) — 27 y/o.
• Carvalho (Chelsea) — 32 y/o.
• Adebayor (Man City) — 28 y/o.
• Callejon (Espanyol) — 27 y/o.
• Diego Lopez (Sevilla) — 32 y/o.
• Altintop (Bayern) — 29 y/o.
• Essien (Chelsea) — 31 y/o.

Experienced players Mourinho bought at Real Madrid:• Modric (Spurs) — 27 y/o.• Carvalho (Chelsea) — 32 y/o. • Adebayor (Man City) — 28 y/o.• Callejon (Espanyol) — 27 y/o. • Diego Lopez (Sevilla) — 32 y/o.• Altintop (Bayern) — 29 y/o.• Essien (Chelsea) — 31 y/o." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇸" title="Flagge von Spanien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Spanien"> Experienced players Mourinho bought at Real Madrid:• Modric (Spurs) — 27 y/o.• Carvalho (Chelsea) — 32 y/o. • Adebayor (Man City) — 28 y/o.• Callejon (Espanyol) — 27 y/o. • Diego Lopez (Sevilla) — 32 y/o.• Altintop (Bayern) — 29 y/o.• Essien (Chelsea) — 31 y/o.">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿" title="Flagge von England" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von England"> Experienced players Mourinho bought at Man Utd:

• Ibrahimovic (PSG) — 35 y/o.
• Lee Grant (Stoke) — 35 y/o.
• Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) — 30 y/o.
• Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) — 29 y/o.
• Mkhitaryan (Dortmund) — 27 y/o.

Experienced players Mourinho bought at Man Utd:• Ibrahimovic (PSG) — 35 y/o.• Lee Grant (Stoke) — 35 y/o.• Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) — 30 y/o.• Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) — 29 y/o.• Mkhitaryan (Dortmund) — 27 y/o." title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿" title="Flagge von England" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von England"> Experienced players Mourinho bought at Man Utd:• Ibrahimovic (PSG) — 35 y/o.• Lee Grant (Stoke) — 35 y/o.• Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) — 30 y/o.• Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) — 29 y/o.• Mkhitaryan (Dortmund) — 27 y/o.">

Not to mention the EXISTING well-rounded players within the squads he inherited when he first became club manager.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿" title="Flagge von England" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von England"> With Chelsea he had:

• Cudicini (31 y/o)
• Makélélé (31 y/o)
• Gudjohnsen (27 y/o)
• Gallas (27 y/o)
• Lampard (26 y/o)

Not to mention the EXISTING well-rounded players within the squads he inherited when he first became club manager.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

With Chelsea he had:• Cudicini (31 y/o)• Makélélé (31 y/o) • Gudjohnsen (27 y/o)• Gallas (27 y/o)• Lampard (26 y/o)" title="Not to mention the EXISTING well-rounded players within the squads he inherited when he first became club manager.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿" title="Flagge von England" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von England"> With Chelsea he had:• Cudicini (31 y/o)• Makélélé (31 y/o) • Gudjohnsen (27 y/o)• Gallas (27 y/o)• Lampard (26 y/o)">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇮🇹" title="Flagge von Italien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Italien"> José ventured to Italy and took the Inter project next. He inherited a side consisting of:

• Francesco Toldo (37 y/o)
• Júlio César (29 y/o)
• Chivu (28 y/o)
• Walter Samuel (31 y/o)
• Cordoba (32 y/o)
• Materazzi (35 y/o)
• Maicon (27 y/o)

[Cont.]

José ventured to Italy and took the Inter project next. He inherited a side consisting of: • Francesco Toldo (37 y/o)• Júlio César (29 y/o)• Chivu (28 y/o)• Walter Samuel (31 y/o)• Cordoba (32 y/o)• Materazzi (35 y/o)• Maicon (27 y/o)[Cont.]" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇮🇹" title="Flagge von Italien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Italien"> José ventured to Italy and took the Inter project next. He inherited a side consisting of: • Francesco Toldo (37 y/o)• Júlio César (29 y/o)• Chivu (28 y/o)• Walter Samuel (31 y/o)• Cordoba (32 y/o)• Materazzi (35 y/o)• Maicon (27 y/o)[Cont.]" class="img-responsive" style="max-width:100%;"/>

[Cont.]

• Cambiasso (28 y/o)
• Patrick Viera (33 y/o)
• Stankovic (30 y/o)

Amongst the likes of new recruits Diego Miltio (30) & Samuel Eto’o (28)...

The same Inter, with an average age of 28, is the ONLY Italian side to win the treble in Italian football history.

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[Cont.]• Cambiasso (28 y/o)• Patrick Viera (33 y/o)• Stankovic (30 y/o)Amongst the likes of new recruits Diego Miltio (30) & Samuel Eto’o (28)...The same Inter, with an average age of 28, is the ONLY Italian side to win the treble in Italian football history. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=

" title="[Cont.]• Cambiasso (28 y/o)• Patrick Viera (33 y/o)• Stankovic (30 y/o)Amongst the likes of new recruits Diego Miltio (30) & Samuel Eto’o (28)...The same Inter, with an average age of 28, is the ONLY Italian side to win the treble in Italian football history. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe">">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿" title="Flagge von England" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von England"> The Special One was back in Stamford Bridge 10 years after his first venture in Chelsea, this time with:

• Cech (31 y/o)
• Ivanovic (29 y/o)
• Terry (32 y/o)
• Ashley Cole (32 y/o)
• Cahill (28 y/o)
• Lampard (35 y/o)
• Demba ba (28 y/o)
• Fernando Torres (29 y/o)

The Special One was back in Stamford Bridge 10 years after his first venture in Chelsea, this time with:• Cech (31 y/o) • Ivanovic (29 y/o)• Terry (32 y/o)• Ashley Cole (32 y/o)• Cahill (28 y/o)• Lampard (35 y/o)• Demba ba (28 y/o)• Fernando Torres (29 y/o)" title="https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿" title="Flagge von England" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von England"> The Special One was back in Stamford Bridge 10 years after his first venture in Chelsea, this time with:• Cech (31 y/o) • Ivanovic (29 y/o)• Terry (32 y/o)• Ashley Cole (32 y/o)• Cahill (28 y/o)• Lampard (35 y/o)• Demba ba (28 y/o)• Fernando Torres (29 y/o)">

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