John Terry has said that Jose Mourinho is the best manager he ever played under during his career at Chelsea, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and England.
Terry became one of the best defenders in the Premier League during his time at the club, leading the Blues to five Premier League titles after being named the captain by Mourinho in 2004.
Together, they helped the London club to break into the most successful period in the club’s history, lifting three league titles, three League Cups and FA Cup during Mourinho’s two spells as manager.
Mourinho was one of 14 club managers that Terry played under, with the player also being part of three England managers’ squads on the international stage.
The list of Terry’s former bosses contains legends such as Fabio Capello, Guus Hiddink, Conte, Luis Felipe Scolari and Claudio Ranieri.
But he has now revealed that he continues to believe that the third person to manage him at Stamford Bridge was his best manager.
The former England skipper also conceded that Mourinho continues to scare him even now, despite the Portuguese having last managed him in 2015.
“Jose [Mourinho]. He was the best I played under, I’m still scared of him now,” Terry wrote in an Instagram Q&A when asked who was his favourite manager.
“He was the first one to come and revolutionise it at Chelsea,” Terry told Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football in 2017.
“He would be the first in, 8am, he’d be the one setting the cones out, and you’d come in as players and he’d be out there, if it was pouring with rain, getting his session organised.
“He brought three young boys in as ball boys, every time the ball went out of play we had a ball back in instantly, and if that was a bad pass, or a bad roll from one of his staff, he would stop the session and go absolutely berserk at one of his staff.
“And to a point, it was pretty embarrassing for them, but his standards were so high, and he demanded from everyone.
“The players, staff, people inside the medical team, everyone at the football club. He was on everything. His intensity and attention to detail was incredible.”
