After a poor performance, Mourinho didn’t hold back in the dressing room. Cole revealed on The Obi One Podcast:
“It was a belter when he dug out Riccy Carvalho. Riccy’s his boy, he took him everywhere and loved him, but I don’t know why (he went for him). “There was sometimes no rhyme or reason for it (his dressing downs).
I’m not going to play you. I’m going to play JT then Gallas. Then I’m going to play Robert Huth then I’m going to play the youth kid Steve Watt. If I don’t play him, I’m going to play the kit man, I’m not going to play you’.
He had to fight for his place on the team with Arjen Robben and Damien Duff being tough competitors. Will Jose Mourinho ever manage in the Premier League again, do you think? Now the teen sensation is taking his talents around the UK and Europe as he faces the big boys in the Premier League. Venues will be packed out to see the new darting icon take on the biggest names in the sport – Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwin, Michael Smith, Rob Cross, Gerwyn Price, Peter Wright and Nathan Aspinall over the next few months.
Our special Premier League preview charts Littler’s astronomic rise, turns the spotlight on his rivals for the coveted title, includes an exclusive column from James Wade, interviews with legends of the game, current Premier League players and PDC chairman Eddie Hearn – and it tells you everything you need to know about the tournament. Despite his reputation for having a bag of tricks, he was told by Mourinho to tone it down if he wanted to keep playing, even after an impressive performance. “I loved Jose but people always think we had a bad relationship,” he said. “I played a league game and we won 3-0 at home.
I set two goals up, thought I played well, but probably took a few little flicks around. “I’ve gone through one-on-one with the keeper late on and should’ve slotted it in but instead I gave it to Crespo, but he’s not run anywhere near it and the defenders got it.”
