Home and Away | Chelsea boss 'Special One' Jose Mourinho still has plenty to prove as week six of the Premier League kicks off
Mercurial Portuguese manager must show he is not only a 'two-season wonder' if he wants to be considered one of the greats of the 'beautiful game'
There is nothing like a trip to the barber and a good scalping to prepare you for a sparring session with your detractors.
Embattled Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho sported a new hair-do fit for a cage-fighting tournament in a Siberian prison when he appeared to give reasons for Chelsea's worse start to a season in 29 years.
Had the barber used some new-to-market victimhood gel to make the "Special One" especially spikey, we wondered, as he took his seat bristling with indignation.
When asked if he was suffering so-called "third-season syndrome" - preventing him from sustaining momentum after early success at any of the prestigious clubs he has managed - he bared his teeth, gnashed and snapped at the air like an old silver wolf rudely awoken by an annoying fly.
The question was "stupid", he snorted. He then barked at the media to Google for the answer, adding he had "nothing to show [read: prove] to anyone".