JOSE MOURINHO will always have my respect and thanks for leading us during the golden generation of success I was lucky enough to experience.
However, his legacy for me is done here now he has secured his move to Tottenham.
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It was done for some Chelsea fans the day he joined Manchester United.
But I decided to give him a pass on that one thanks to all he achieved here and I understood it was about taking a massive opportunity for an out of work manager.
But as any Chelsea supporter knows, the difference between going to United and going to Spurs is massive.
There is a historical rivalry between Chelsea and Tottenham that has been passed through generations of both sets of supporters – it is one of the biggest rivalries in English football, and rivalries are a big and entertaining part of the game.
Any manager or player who makes that particular switch, will have tarnished any legacies earned at the opposite club.
If Mourinho was ‘a Chelsea man’ as some claim, then going to Spurs simply would not be an option for him.
But from someone who refers to himself as ‘The Special One’, it’s easy to understand why he has made this move.
Unfortunately Mourinho is self obsessed.
You can just imagine the excitement in his mind when he saw a chance approaching at Spurs, a chance to take the limelight, a chance to thrive and be the one that everybody is talking about once again – this is what he lives for.
Do I hate the man? No. I couldn’t hate him due to what he did at Chelsea. I will never forget those great times.
But as for him having a Chelsea legacy, that has sailed away the minute he even thought about being manager of Tottenham.
You could argue about Frank Lampard joining Manchester City as a player, or John Terry being at Aston Villa as a coach now.
But just like Mourinho going to City, those are simply just opportunities.
Both Lampard and Terry know that if you are a Chelsea person, you never make that switch across the capital.
Simon Phillips is a writer for independent Blues website TalkChelsea.
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