Jose Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and former footballer who currently manages the Premier League club Manchester United. He has previously managed clubs like Porto, Chelsea, Internazionale and Real Madrid, registering an impressive win rate and earning several prestigious trophies for each team. He is considered one of the greatest and most successful managers in the world by many players, rival coaches and commentators. He is widely respected for his tactical knowledge, adaptability, and his thirst for perfection, all of which combined makes his team management unique and contributes to his unparalleled success. He considers midfield superiority crucial for winning games and is known for playing with three or more central midfielders. Despite his success on the field, he has been at the center of a number of controversies off the field due to his charismatic and self-confident style of management, including being dubbed 'The Special One' by the English media, which referred to his own past comment. He has been involved in on-field brawls as well, the most notable of which saw him gouging the eye of Barcelona's assistant coach Tito Vilanova.