2. The EGG Theory
Mourinho and juicy sound bites go hand in hand, and his first stint at Chelsea was full of them. In one funny explanation, Mourinho commented on club owner Roman Abramovic’s reluctance to splash the cash in the transfer market, comparing it with buying eggs at the supermarket.
“It is omelettes and eggs. No eggs – no omelettes! It depends on the quality of the eggs. In the supermarket you have class one, two or class three eggs and some are more expensive than others and some give you better omelettes. So when the class one eggs are in Waitrose and you cannot go there, you have a problem”