Two Champions Leagues, eight domestic titles and 15 cup triumphs. Jose Mourinho's sides know how to win - so why is it the Portuguese tends to bow out after three seasons at a club?

Just once has Mourinho made it into a fourth campaign, only to leave Chelsea before Christmas during his first spell at Stamford Bridge.

The 55-year-old is now entering his third season as Manchester United manager, but is already being touted as the next Premier League boss to leave his job.

So what leads to Mourinho heading for the exit after season three? And do his sides actually perform worse than the previous two campaigns? BBC Sport examines the evidence.

Built for short-term success?
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Having begun his managerial career with a short stint at Benfica, Mourinho enjoyed a successful half-season with Uniao de Leiria that led to Porto appointing the then 39-year-old in January 2002.

Porto:

2001-02: Climbed from fifth in the league to finish third after taking over in January
2002-03: Primeira Liga champions, Uefa Cup winners, Portuguese Cup winners
2003-04: Primeira Liga champions, Champions League winners, Portuguese Super Cup winners, joins Chelsea
Chelsea:

2004-05: Premier League champions, League Cup winners, Champions League semi-finalists
2005-06: Premier League champions, Community Shield winners
2006-07: Premier League runners-up, FA Cup winners, League Cup winners, Champions League semi-finalists

2007-08: Leaves club by mutual consent in September

Inter Milan:
2008-09: Serie A champions, Supercoppa Italiana winners

2009-10: Serie A champions, Champions League winners, Coppa Italia winners, joins Real Madrid

Real Madrid:
2010-11: Copa del Rey champions, La Liga runners-up, Champions League semi-finalists

2011-12: La Liga champions, Champions League semi-finalists

2012-13: Supercopa de Espana winners,
Champions League semi-finalists, Copa del Rey runners-up. Leaves Real by mutual consent

Chelsea:
2013-14: Third in Premier League, Champions League semi-finalists

2014-15: Premier League champions, League Cup winners

2015-16: Leaves Chelsea in December



Manchester United:

2016-17: Europa League champions, League Cup winners, sixth in Premier League

2017-18: Premier League runners-up, FA Cup runners-up

2018-19: ?

The form book
M
ourinho's league win percentage by season
Season one Season two Season three Season four
Porto 73.3% (15 games) 79.4% (86 points) 73.5% (82 points) -


Chelsea 76.3% (95 points) 76.3% (91 points) 63.2% (83 points) 50% (after six games)


Inter 65.7 % (84 points) 63.2% (82 points) - -


Real Madrid 76.3% (92 points) 84.2% (100 points) 68.4% (85 points) -


Chelsea 65.7% (85 points) 68.4% (87 points) 25% (after 16 games) -


Man Utd 47.3% (69 points) 65.7% (81 points) 50% (after two games) -
What happens in season three?


Leaving Porto on a high: Two-and-a-half seasons after taking charge, Mourinho left Porto after delivering the Champions League as part of a remarkable treble.

The end at Chelsea, part one: Having won both domestic cups and finished second in the league in his third season, the Blues' fourth campaign under the Portuguese manager got off to a stuttering start and a 1-1 draw at home to Rosenberg in the Champions League saw the reign of the 'Special One' come to an end.


Inter: Mourinho left after two seasons.

Runners-up at Real Madrid: With two games left of the season, it was announced Mourinho would leave Real Madrid. At the time, his side trailed Barcelona by 13 points and had lost the Spanish Cup final to Atletico Madrid, as well as being knocked out of the Champions League at the semi-final stage.


Chelsea, part two: Sixteen league games, just four wins and languishing one point above the relegation zone - Mourinho's tenure was up at Chelsea for a second time, just seven months after he had delivered them a title.

What are the early signs during Mourinho's third season at Manchester United?

Defeat at Brighton on Sunday, following an unconvincing win over Leicester at Old Trafford on the opening day, has done little to dispel the notion of a 'third-season syndrome'.
They host Tottenham at Old Trafford next.
Friction and fallouts - who's to blame?
Mourinho's departures from both Chelsea, twice, and Real Madrid have followed high-profile fallouts and fractious relationships with both club officials and players.


Do things always come to a head for Mourinho during his third season?

Leaving Porto on a high: Mourinho's knee slide at Old Trafford as his side knocked out Manchester United in the Champions League may have irked Sir Alex Ferguson, but there were no complaints in Porto as he left the club a hero.

Tension at Chelsea: Mourinho's relationship with Blues owner Roman Abramovich became increasingly strained and was not helped when the Russian billionaire bought Andriy Shevchenko for £30m from AC Milan - a player the manager was reluctant to pick.

Tensions bubbled in the January of Mourinho's third season, when he was reportedly unhappy over having a lack of funds to sign players. The pair also disagreed over the arrival of director of football Avram Grant in the summer, who then replaced Mourinho as manager in September.



Winning at Inter: Mourinho didn't make it to a third season at Inter, announcing after the Champions League victory he was "sad, as almost for sure it's my last game with Inter", and adding "if you don't coach Real Madrid then you will always have a gap in your career".

Boiling over at the Bernabeu: "Nobody's been sacked," said Real Madrid president Florentino Perez when announcing Mourinho would leave the Bernabeu, but the announcement followed a string of public arguments with some of the club's key players:

Mourinho drops iconic goalkeeper and club captain Iker Casillas, who alongside defender Sergio Ramos is then forced to issue a statement denying they threatened to be transferred if the manager was not sacked.

Portugal defender Pepe says he regrets the handling of Casillas, with Mourinho responding by saying the player's problem was "Raphael Varane" - a rival for Pepe's place in the team.
Club chairman Perez calls a news conference to address the reports, also denying rumours of in-fighting between Mourinho and club directors.


Feeling blue, again: The Blues' medics felt the wrath of Mourinho in his last season at Stamford Bridge. The Portuguese called them "impulsive and naive" for running on to treat Eden Hazard during a draw against Swansea. Eva Carneiro and Jon Fearn saw their positions downgraded.

Carneiro left the club in the September, eventually settling a dismissal claim against the club the following year.
Then, after a defeat by Leicester City that would prove his last game in charge, Mourinho called out his players.


"I'm frustrated with the difference between what they do in training and what they do in matches. I don't think in this moment they can feel they are top players or they can feel they are superstars."
Same again for Jose?


Will Mourinho's third season at Old Trafford be marred by similar disagreements?

A tetchy news conference following a 4-1 pre-season defeat by Liverpool suggested Mourinho was far from happy before the season had even began. Back then, he said:
If he was a fan, he would not have paid to watch the teams, adding "this is not even 30% of my squad".


The match "gave me nothing at all" and he was trying to avoid "ugly defeats".
Antonio Valencia had "too much holiday" and returned in poor condition.

More recently, Mourinho tried to quash reports of Paul Pogba being unhappy.


Paul Pogba, 12 August 2018: "If you're not happy, you cannot give your best. There are things I cannot say otherwise I will get fined."

Jose Mourinho, 17 August: "I cannot demand more from him, I cannot ask more from him. I've never been so happy with him as I am now."
But Mourinho was also frustrated by United's lack of activity in the transfer window, saying his side are in for a "difficult season".
The question is, will he be in charge come the end of it?

The counter-argument...
Bar his second spell at Chelsea, when he departed before Christmas, Mourinho has delivered silverware in each of the third seasons he has had at a club.

At Porto this was a treble that put the charismatic Portuguese boss on the map, while during his first spell at Chelsea Mourinho's side won both domestic cups and at Real Madrid he won the Spanish Super Cup in his final season.

But what would be deemed a season of success for many sides is regarded as a minimum requirement at the calibre of clubs Mourinho manages.
He set the bar high at Chelsea, winning back-to-back Premier League titles, but was unable to deliver the Champions League title Blues owner Abramovich so craved.

The Portuguese also failed to achieve European success at Real Madrid, while finishing adrift of Barcelona in the La Liga and lost in the Copa del Rey final to rivals Atletico Madrid before his departure.

There's a fine line between third-season success and third-season 'syndrome', it seems.

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Mourinho will do a double this season

A legend always

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They call him THE SPECIAL ONE

His time is ticking.

He's a confused manager, always trying to standout for the wrong reasons

But op u put those things so I can read them abi as a lazy youth
smh

I still like the guy (aka The Special One) although his style of play could be very annoying. GGMU

he lacks man management anywhere he go to ...his ego won't let things go well at the end .

New specialist in failure

Mourinho is a good coach but his tactics is outdated

At least he's a winner. Unlike the one that klopped 6 finals in a row

omocalabar:
Mourinho will do a double this season

double wat? Lmao

Give credit to whom credit is due. This is an article from the BBC Sports Page.

As for MOANrinho, long may his Manchester United reign continue. At least we are certain MANure will not be getting any trophy in about 5 years from now, if he continues to be in charge.

Signed: Sarriball.

I hope he succeeds

Every club he joins, he ALWAYS signs his favourite Korean player, 'Park di Bus' to join him.

He'll Be Gone By Xmas Quote Me Anywhere

He'll Be Gone By Xmas Quote Me Anywhere

mourinho unfortunatley doesnt have a style of play that suit the manunited player,united and mourinho are 2 oppsite side
he is favourite with the bookies in uk to be sacked next..... i see him going before december.

Arrogance has caught up with Mourinho.

Simple.

He was busy trashing other coaches during his successful years.

Now he can see how it feels...

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I think his mouth usually kobalizes him

Still can't take it from him.
He is still one of the best coaches the world has ever known.

His tactics and managerial knowledge are outdated. He is a tactical dinosaur! He can't hold a torch to Josep Pep Guardiola nowadays.

Abeg stop quoting one yeye blog, I read this article 2 days ago on BBC sports

The lizard of Man U aka the special one he will soon turn to the Unfortunate One

Its time he just quit coaching,

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