Jose Mourinho has admitted he wasblind to spurn the chance to sign a teenage Diego Costa for Chelsea eight years ago.The Blues boss revealed he ran the rule over the 18-year-old Costa when he emerged at Portuguese club Braga in 2006, during his first managerial stint in west London.- Lythell: Joses playful personality returns- Worrall: Mourinhos cards close to chest before BurnleyMourinho hailed his 32 million pound summer signing from Atletico as thehumble striker from behind the sunsetwho can become this terms outstandingBarclays Premier League star.The Stamford Bridge chief remains adamant missing out on the Premier League title would not represent automatic failure this season.To be fair when he was in Portugal I had a look at him, so everybody was blind, including myself, said Mourinho, of the Brazil-born Spain forward.He can be [the star of the Premier League], yes I know.Hes still the guy that comes from a very small village behind the sunset.His village is behind the sunset -- you want to arrive there, and its difficult to arrive.Hes still that guy, the way he behaves, the way he acts, the way he interacts, hes still that naive, pure, simple, humble guy.Mourinho claimed he will absorb the pressure -- both internal and external -- for silverware at Chelsea this season, refusing to alter his plans.It doesnt change my approach, said Mourinho.It doesnt change my vision, my feeling.We can do nothing more than say, we can do nothing more than feel: we feel we are title contenders, we cant add anything else to this.If the first team is better than us, if we are good, very good, but somebody is better than us, thats football, thats not a failure.But the only thing you can do is to be good.We have to be good, to be better than last season, in everything.We have to fight for titles, and after that if somebody is really better than us,its because they were fantastic.New boy Costa can only speak 10 words in English, but Mourinho said his low-key personality and warm body language have already endeared him tohis team-mates.Hes such a communicator, hes such a group guy: hes such a happy man that despite not speaking more than 10 words in English, he still speaks with everybody, said Mourinho.He can have a conversation and interact with everybody, and he doesnt understand one single word the person is saying.But just because of his gestures and body language, and happiness and so on, everybody likes the guy so much.And he comes from Atletico, he comes here, and adapts quickly, hes the happyguy in the group, hes not shy: its fantastic.I say to him every time, do you need me to explain something in Portuguese,and he shrugs and says, I understand everything.I think football-wise yes (he understands), especially in football meetings and videos, and my commentsand so on.I think he goes in the direction I want him to go: hes a clever gu
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:59:30 +0000
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