7. Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is a protegee of Louis van Gaal. The Portuguese was given his first job by the Dutchman as assistant manager at Barcelona.
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“I am always ‘the arrogant Louis van Gaal’, but now I am humble because now he is better than me,” the Dutchman is quoted as saying by the Independent.
Van Gaal believes he differs from Mourinho is one vital area, however: “Mourinho teaches his team to win at all costs, while my objective is to win with style and attacking play, which is not so easy.”