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Former Chelsea forward Andre Schurrle has tagged Jose Mourinho “a brutal guy” and narrates how the Spurs tactician approach to coaching destroyed his confidence while at Stamford Bridge.
Schurrle, who provided the assist for Mario Gotze’s World Cup-winning goal in 2014, joined the Blues in 2013 but lasted only two years in London.
Despite his reputation as one of Europe’s most exciting attackers, talent mattered for little under Mourinho as the tactician’s efforts to draw the best out of his new acquisition ended up having the opposite effect.
“He’s a brutal guy,” Schurrle said in a YouTube interview with German presenter Joko Winterscheidt. “I always thought to myself: What does he do anyway? Why does he treat me like this? Why does he do this to people?
“In retrospect, I realise what he wanted and what resources he was working with. At the time, I couldn’t really deal with the things he wanted from me because of all the harshness and the psychological pressure.
“Back then, it was extremely difficult. I would often drive home after conversations with him and just thought I couldn’t do it anymore. What could I do? He was building up such extreme pressure.”
Although Schurrle had the feeling that Mourinho “liked” him and wanted to “push” his career forward, the ex-forward added: “He still put a few things into my head that were difficult to process.”