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When one thinks of the name José Mourinho, naturally, words like winner come to mind, as well as maverick and disciplinarian. But what about pioneer? Yes, pioneer. So often, his illustrious coaching career has been notorious for falling out with star names.

If the media were to be believed to the T, then the alleged names would be longer than my arm. But the less appreciated side is that The Special One is very good at inspiring players, getting the best out of them and bringing their game to new heights.

For example, England captain Harry Kane. The then Tottenham striker, who was a clinical goal scorer, ominously learnt how to set up others; in those days, it was mainly South Korean captain Son Heung-min.

Since moving to Germany, Kane has impressively taken his game to the next level. The goal-scoring has been at an impressive rate of knots. Kane has gone on to beat the goal-scoring record for the fastest Bayern player to score 100 Bundesliga goals.

He’s done all that while keeping his assist record high too. Another player who deserves special praise for the work done with Jose is England international Jude Bellingham.

The former Birmingham and Borussia Dortmund man, although, has been consistent on the whole. Bellingham, working with Jose, has got the Stourbridge-born native back to the the Jude Bellingham at the start of his Real career.

This version of the former Dortmund midfielder is devastating! In a world where one loves to criticise, just remember the other side too. For every Juan Mata at Chelsea and Iker Casillas at Real Madrid, there is a Jude Bellingham at Real and a Harry Kane at Spurs.

Oh, I nearly forgot: the man just kind of changes football clubs. How many years did Roma go without winning a trophy? The answer is a lot, but when Jose came into the club, the club transformed and were able to win the Europa Conference League.

Bar Ancelotti, Jose is the one man who can transform a player in modern football.