Friday 10 April 2015 11:12, UK
Jose Mourinho has claimed he is “better at everything related to my job” since he started in management.
The Chelsea boss famously described himself as the “special one” when he arrived in England in 2004 after winning the Champions League with FC Porto.
And the Portuguese coach now believes he has evolved after spells managing Inter Milan and Real Madrid.
Mourinho, whose Chelsea side are closing in on their first Premier League title since 2010, told the Telegraph: "I have a problem, which is I’m getting better at everything related to my job since I started.
“There has been evolution in many different areas – the way I read the game; the way I prepare the game; the way I train; the methodology…I feel better and better.
“But there is one point where I cannot change: when I face the media, I am never a hypocrite.”
The former FC Porto boss has won league titles in every country he has managed.
He added that he agrees with rival Arsene Wenger that accolades like the European Player of the Year award give too much credit to individual players rather than teams.
“I think Wenger said something that is interesting; he is against the Ballon d’Or, and I think he’s right, because in this moment football is losing a little bit the concept of the team to focus more on the individual," he said.
“We are always looking at the individual performance, the individual stat, the player that runs more.
“Because you run 11km in a game and I run nine you did a better job than I did?
“Maybe not! Maybe my 9km were more important than your 11.
“For me, football is collective.”
