Mourinho: My wife asked me to reject England job

Mourinho: My wife asked me to reject England job

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has revealed he was
close to taking the England job after his first stint
with the Blues ended.
Mourinho, who is in his second spell at Stamford
Bridge, claims that he was considering an approach
by the Football Association to succeed the sacked
Steve McClaren, only for his wife’s reservations to
deter him.
Mourinho said: “It was the right decision. My wife
was right. She told me not to take it.
“We are not speaking about the job today. We are
talking about seven years ago, and I cannot wait
two years for a big competition. I cannot be
spending two years playing against Kazakhstan and
San Marino.
Mourinho, who also revealed that the terms of his
severance deal with Chelsea prevented him from
joining another English club, said that his former
players had encouraged him to take up the role.
”(Frank) Lampard, (John) Terry, (Ashley) Cole,
everybody was saying: ‘Come, come, come,
everybody from other clubs wants you to do it,’“ the
51-year-old said.
‘The guys from Manchester United and Liverpool call
us and say to us: ‘Tell your boss to come, they
want you to take it.”
“I had lots of positive things to push me, and that’s
why I was so close. But my wife was right.
“It was not the job for me seven years ago, it’s not
the job for me now, and I don’t think it will be the
job for me in seven years’ time. Maybe in 15 years
from now, but not seven.”