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Vince Rugari Reporter October 12, 2025 — 1.41pm

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Jose Mourinho didn’t name any names when he went on an off-season rant about how modern-day managers hide behind poor results by talking about their philosophies.

But to Australian ears, it sounded a little pointed.

“We’re in a generation where we see coaches trying to do things that just don’t work, and they die,” Mourinho told Canal 11 , a Portuguese streaming service, a few months ago.

“But they say, ‘I died, but I died with my idea.’ My friend, if you died by your ideas, you are stupid.”

Ange Postecoglou, of course, vowed to “die a noble death” as Tottenham Hotspur manager amid widespread de

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