Anyone whose knowledge is limited to football understands nothing about football. The brilliant coach in a brilliant writing. Sandro Montelli, a journalist for twenty years with Corriere della Sera, and for several years now with The Guardian, specializes in science and football topics.

He treats Mourinho like an alien in the teams he coaches, and thus compares him to heroes of similar movies as well as the magician Houdini. However, this is not a hagiography but an insightful look at modern football.

Introduction by Arrigo Sacchi, the creator of total football and, according to the "Times", the best Italian coach of all time. Epilogue by Irvine Welsh, the author of "Trainspotting".

“Mourinho is special. Titles have been won by others in the history of football. Only a few have managed to become stars, just like the very expensive players he coaches! This is true success. This book tries to approach him differently. And it succeeds completely.” (from the foreword by Christos Sotirakopoulos)