WATCH: A young Jose Mourinho translating for Bobby Robson

By Stephen Barry

It’s hard to imagine Jose Mourinho being anything but the boss.

Which is what makes this video of him translating for Bobby Robson during their time together at Barcelona all the more intriguing.

Not that Jose wasn’t in control, often helping Robson to deal with the Spanish press in his own inimitable manner.

The archive footage starts at 0:40

Mourinho and Robson enjoyed a close and successful partnership in the nineties, with Mourinho marking Robson’s death in 2009 by saying:

“I will keep with me always the Bobby Robson of every day, a person who had extraordinary passion for life and for football, with an extraordinary enthusiasm.”