#4 A Barcelona reunion was on the cards
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It is now a very well known fact that Jose Mourinho had spent a significant amount of time at Barcelona. He was first one of the assistant managers to Sir Bobby Robson at Barcelona and also spent a considerable amount of time under Louis Van Gaal under whom he grew to become a better manager. He also managed the B team and the first team on many occasions under Van Gaal.
"Today, tomorrow and always Barça will be in my heart,” said Mourinho in one of their trophy celebrations. It was true. Jose Mourinho loved Barcelona and always wanted to go back. However, when Joan Laporta was looking for a managed to replace Frank Rijkaard in 2007, he overlooked Jose Mourinho and picked Josep Guardiola which angered Jose. But what were the reasons for overlooking Mourinho?
Laporte saw Mourinho as an arrogant coach whose style did not suit that of Barcelona. His antics with the media did not impress Laporte who always intended to portray a good image for Barcelona holding true to their ‘More than a club’ motto. Mourinho lying to the media that he saw the referee enter Rijkaard’s room after the game did not help his case and he was often linked with raising negative issues.
Hence, his Chelsea reign is probably what distanced him from the Barcelona job.
