Chelsea legend John Terry has revealed that Jose Mourinho obtained a video of Bolton Wanderers’ training session in 2005.
Terry said Bolton manager Sam Allardyce was seen in the footage giving his players instructions on how to deal with Chelsea defender William Gallas.
According to Terry, the footage was shown to the Chelsea players before their Premier League match against Bolton. He said Mourinho used the information to give Chelsea an advantage over their opponents.
“We were watching a video, and suddenly Sam Allardyce appeared in Bolton’s training, saying: hit Gallas, he’s not good in the air. He was spitting and talking in that way through the microphone. It was like, my goodness, who gets footage from someone’s training ground? I still don’t know where Mourinho got this footage!”
Chelsea went on to beat Bolton 5-1 in the league. The victory helped the Blues on their way to winning the Premier League title that season.
Terry also spoke about Mourinho’s departure from Chelsea and admitted that he still feels some responsibility for how the Portuguese coach’s first spell at the club ended.
“I would leave that pitch in a coffin for him. You’ve got grown men, tears running down their face, not really understanding why. And even still today I’m like, that’s my fault. When we drew the Champions League game, my man scored. If I didn’t let that person score, would he have lasted another couple of years? Who knows?”
“I still feel kind of responsible for that, if that makes sense. It’s just disappointing how it all ended, if I’m honest. I absolutely loved him and adored him and was more upset than anyone, to be honest.”
Mourinho left Chelsea in 2007 following a disagreement with club owner Roman Abramovich.
He returned to Stamford Bridge in 2013 after his time at Real Madrid. However, his second spell lasted only two and a half seasons before he was dismissed.
