Former "Chelsea" defender Claude Makelele defended the recently highly criticized Jose Mourinho. J. Mourinho and C. Makelele joined "Chelsea" in the summer of 2004. Until then, the club had not won any titles for four years, but as soon as the Portuguese arrived, the club won two "Premier League" titles in a row. Makelele spoke about his time at "Chelsea" and Portugal: "At that time there were big teams like 'United' or 'Arsenal' and whenever we played against them I would hear: 'It will be difficult.' I would respond to my teammates: 'What? We can't beat 'Arsenal?' Seeing such teammates, I wanted to instill in them that we can win. Over time, we changed our mentality and J. Mourinho greatly contributed to that." "From Mourinho, I learned a lot, he taught me to always fight, to be focused on details. He makes players understand about supporting people, the media, partners, and every detail, which is extremely important."
