Former Chelsea striker, Tammy Abraham has had an wonderful season at Roma scoring 23 goals and providing four assists in 41 games in all competitions, and he admits that Mourinho has inspired him to perform at his best.
“You know Mourinho‘s a character that we all know,” Abraham told TalkSPORT.
“There’s a reason why I call him the best manager in the world. He knows how to drive you, he knows how to get under your skin and he knows how to make you feel like a very special player at times.
“He’ll never tell you, but I always want to do my best for him. He pushes me to do my best.
“When I feel like I’ve done enough he tells me I have to do more.
“I experienced him when I was at Chelsea as a kid, I went to train with the first team and he was always hard on me; he was always pushing me to better myself – I felt like when I did something right he’d tell me to do it better.
“That’s exactly what I needed – that push and that drive – especially after the difficult season I had at Chelsea, where I wasn’t playing and getting much game time.
“To come here and have a manager like Mourinho to coach you, to believe in you only gives you more confidence.”
