Overview
- The three-episode series, directed by Joe Pearlman, is now streaming on Netflix and was made with extensive cooperation from José Mourinho.
- Pearlman frames the film around the idea that winning became central to Mourinho’s identity and shows moments of vulnerability when his public armour slips.
- The documentary uses wide-ranging archival match footage and interviews with figures such as Frank Lampard, Samuel Eto’o, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Sir Alex Ferguson to trace Mourinho’s influence on modern managerial media tactics.
- Reviewers praise the film’s editing and access but say Mourinho often steers interviews, later tenures are compressed, and the series does not fully interrogate episodes of misconduct or temper-related controversies.
- A new disclosure about a 2013 U‑turn over a potential Manchester United appointment has reignited debate about post‑Ferguson decisions and may prompt fresh reassessment of how managers shape club narratives and careers.