tribalfooball.com - November 04,
2006
Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack has revealed how the personal
effort from Jose Mourinho convinced the German to choose Stamford
Bridge over the summer.
Ballack told the Sunday Times: "He sent me text messages, wishing
me luck, and another message of congratulations each time we
won.
"After our defeat by Italy he told me we could be proud of the way
we'd played. It definitely came across that he was the manager who
wanted me most.
"He is not at all as I imagined after reading about him in the
papers. Yes, he stands up for his team at all times, but he is not
arrogant, he can be relaxed and very amusing. Most of all, I've
noticed that he says exactly what he is thinking, he is very
truthful like that and you always know where you stand with him.
That's good, but unfortunately it's not normal in
football."
