JosĂ© Mourinho is curious how ArsĂšne Wengerâs team went on such a magnificent unbeaten run, so he decides on a visit to Arsenalâs training ground to see how Wenger trains his players.
After one day he is not really impressed by the training practices, so he asks Wenger how he gets his players so sharp. âWell, it is simple. I sometimes ask my players a difficult question, and that way they stay really sharp mentallyâ. Of course Mourinho wants an example, so Wenger asks Mesut Ăzil to come over. He asks: âĂzil, he is not your brother, but still he is your fatherâs son. Who is he?â âThat is not difficult,â Ăzil answers immediately, âOf course that is me.â âYou see? Thatâs the way you keep them sharp,â Wenger says to Mourinho.
Mourinho, who wants to be the next âInvinciblesâ, decides to bring this into his training the next day. He calls Fernando Torres over. âFernando, I have a question for you,â he says, âHe is not your brother, but still he is your fatherâs son, who is he?â âMy God, JosĂ©,â is Torres' reply, âThat is a tough one to answer, can I sleep on that for one night?â Mourinho agrees with the one-night postponement.
So that night Torres decides to call Didier Drogba. He has been at Chelsea, so maybe he knows something about these questions. âDidier, maybe you know the answer to this question: he is not your brother, but still he is your fatherâs son. Who is he?â âThat is easy, that is me!â says Drogba.
So the next day Torres walks full of confidence to Mourinho. Mourinho asks: âFernando, do you know the answer to my question now?â âYes it was actually very easy,â he says, âIs it Didier Drogba?â
Mourinho answers, âNo of course not you stupid b***ard. Itâs Mesut Ăzil.â
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