Jose Mourinho: I'm very bad at picking teams

United boss Jose Mourinho, who ultimately had the last laugh in a highly critised season has revealed he's the worst at picking teams.

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Of course, there is a heavy dose of sarcasm in his statement, considering he's the most successful young manager in world football.

The boss made the bold statement when asked what was the motivating factor before he accepts jobs in his coaching career.

He went on to reveal in the interview in his home country that he likes to work with clubs who are in trouble, where he sees a real challenge.

A perfect scenario is the United job which has been a challenge to restore United to its former glory days after three underwhelming seasons firstly under David Moyes and then Louis Van Gaal.

He joked: "I’m really bad at picking teams. Inter were in big trouble. Real Madrid were in big trouble. Manchester United in big trouble.

"What does big trouble mean? It means that they are teams that want to win but are thousands of miles away from winning."

He explained further: "[I like to work at] teams who want to win, but who are miles away from being able to win."

And he was quick to bring up his experience as the Real Madrid coach when the now European Champions were seriously struggling.

He added: "The captain of Real Madrid [Sergio Ramos], who lifted the trophy just the other day and who is now a three-time European champion, had never played in a Champions League quarter-final when I arrived at Real Madrid in 2010."

It's credit to Mourinho that he laid the perfect foundations that have seen Real Madrid rule Europe, winning 3 of the last 4 Champions League trophies.

Mourinho won the EFL Cup and Europa League in his first season with United and will be aiming to snatch the Champions League away from Madrid at his first attempt with United.

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