Tactics

Park the Bus

Defending with almost every player behind the ball, prioritizing not conceding over scoring. Jose Mourinho didn't invent it but he perfected it and wore the criticism like a badge of honor. Purists hate it. Pragmatists note that it works. The phrase was literally coined about Mourinho's Chelsea.

"They've parked the bus with eleven men behind the ball. Good luck finding a way through that."