LONDON (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho has reinvented himself several times during his successful managerial career at some of Europe's biggest clubs and has always demanded the spotlight but the new Tottenham Hotspur manager was a picture of humility on Thursday.
Holding his first news conference at the north London club's sparkling new training ground after replacing Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, who was sacked on Tuesday, Mourinho could not stop smiling.
He has a job on his hands at Spurs who have slumped to 14th place in the Premier League and were thrashed 7-2 at home by Bayern Munich in the Champions League last month. "They have to see me as Mr Inter , Mr Real Madrid, Mr Porto; they have to see me as 'Mr Club'. I'm a club man. But many clubs man. I decided in my career to have adventures.. until I did the grand slam -- England, Spain and Italy.
"I'm humble enough to try to analyse my career, not just the last year. The evolution, problems, solutions. The principle of the analysis was not to blame anyone else," he said.
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