adminThe 50-year-old Portuguese has achieved success wherever he has coached, but he has never remained with a club longer than the three years and three months he spent at Chelsea in his first spell between 2004 and 2007.
He returns to Stamford Bridge, on a four-year contract, having won a further eight trophies with Inter Milan and Real Madrid, but says he now wants to sow the seeds of long-term success.
“You need stability for identity, and I think identity becomes more important in football,” he told reporters after being officially presented to the media on Monday.
“You need stability if you want to go in this profile direction. If Chelsea bought lots of young players, those players need to be developed.
“With Financial Fair Play, and Chelsea wants to go in that direction, you also need stability. You cannot change manager and philosophy every few years.
“It’s more difficult to keep trying to win and trying to be successful, while at the same time developing young players while giving an identity to the team.
“But it’s something I want at this stage of my career. Titles I have. Money I have. I need challenges.” — AFP.
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