Mourinho is a pain in the butt, says ICC organiser

International Champions Cup (ICC) organiser Charlie Stillitano has described Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho as a “pain in the butt” due to his perfectionism.

This summer saw the sixth edition of the pre-season friendly competition being held, with United among the 15 clubs taking part.

In the past, Mourinho has spoken of the importance of preparation before a season and it comes as no surprise that his meticulous approach can rub people up the wrong way, to which Stillitano can attest.

“Yeah we had a few cheeky words together,” he told ESPN. “He’s a good man and he’s been really good to us and I understand him better than most I’d say.

“I think managers that I know see us as the guys who take them abroad. And for them, the reality is that they take it very seriously. The managers take it very seriously. And the commercial people take it very serious for their business to grow their brand.

“But the managers take it more than anybody, want the right atmosphere, want the right training environment. They want to prepare their team and our tournament has become the best tournament of its kind, and its kind is really to prepare the team, so they take it very seriously.

“And Jose, he’s a pain in the butt when it comes to making sure everything is perfect at his training facility. And I would expect whatever teams come over from La Liga are going to torture me too in the same way to make sure that everything is perfect.”

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Mourinho at Old Trafford

Mourinho assumed control of United in 2016 following Louis van Gaal’s erratic two years in charge and has, to date, overseen no fewer than 124 matches.

Under him, United have won 76 of those contests, giving him a 61% win percentage, while also losing 23 times, including last season’s FA Cup final against former club Chelsea.

He’s picked up three pieces of silverware to date – the 2016 Community Shield, 2017 League Cup and 2017 Europa League – while seeing his team register 212 goals (1.71 per game) and conceding just 93 (one every 120 minutes).

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