Inter coach Jose Mourinho admitted that in preparation for his first Serie A season, he is in Italy “to learn.”
Having won the title in Portugal and England — not to mention a Champions League and UEFA Cup — Mourinho is taking on a new challenge in Italy. âThere are many great tacticians in Italy and I am here to learn, not to act like a professor,â he told Inter Channel. âOnly those who think they know everything are truly ignorant. I want to learn something new every day, itâs the type of person I am.”
During the revealing interview, Mourinho said it is “a privilege for me to work in Italy and a competition like Serie A, facing teams with great Coaches. The day I think I know everything and have nothing left to learn is the day Iâll stop coaching.”
Inter, winners of the last three Serie A titles, are still feeling their way through preseason training before the start of the season next month.
âAt times, I think it is better to play badly, as then you can work on your mistakes the day after,” said Mourinho. “It is also important to face teams in better shape than you, so we organized friendlies against Juventus, who are preparing for the Champions League preliminary round, Bayern Munich and Benfica, whose leagues start soon.
âI donât want a friendly where we win 10-0 and newspapers write that Mourinhoâs Inter play incredible football,” he added. “The objective is only to keep improving.”