The billionaire Russian set aside his pride and footballing vision to bring his most successful coach back; now football's most uncompromising winner must sacrifice.
Two years into his return to Stamford Bridge as the self-proclaimed "Happy One," Jose Mourinho’s serenity has been remarkable.
Publicly there have been the inevitable headlines, explosive barbs at rival managers and talk of media “campaigns,” but privately Chelsea’s most successful manager ever no longer gives the impression of a man capable of starting a fight in an empty room.
Instead, management and ownership are pulling in the same direction.