The outspoken Portuguese tactician believes he deserves a special mention for guiding Tottenham Hotspur to the Carabao Cup final.
Mourinho’s adventure with Spurs came to an end six days before the club’s League Cup final against eventual winners Manchester City.
He was not given the chance to coach the North Londoners in the final as he was shown the exit door by club chairman Daniel Levy.
Few days after his sacking, Mourinho was appointed the head coach of AS Roma and he will take charge of the Serie A side next season.
The 58-year-old told The Sun: “So if you want me to be proactive now you can ask me, ‘how many trophies have you won in your career?’ I’ll tell you 25 and a half.
“The half is the final that I didn’t play with Tottenham. You ask the guys who played lots of finals and everybody will tell you.
‘To play a final is a dream’ and it doesn’t matter if it is the first final or number 20 or number 50. A final is always a dream.”
“A Wembley final is more than a dream. I played the first on the new Wembley and every time I go there, it’s more than a dream.
“And to have a chance to win a trophy with a club that doesn’t have many of course was a double dream. I am the kind of guy that when I close the door of a club.
“I move and I just wish good to people. But in a funny way, I would say I have 25 and a half titles because it’s something that marks my career which is not to play a final that I won the right to go there.”
Mourinho is considered as one of the best coaches in his generation having won 25 trophies in four countries with clubs like Inter Milan, FC Porto, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United.
