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Jose Mourinho happy he didn't win title in lesser league

John Sibley / Reuters

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho offered high praise of the Premier League following his squad's title-winning performance Sunday.

Mourinho, while expressing his delight in leading Chelsea to the championship, described the joy of winning the league title in one of the world's toughest leagues. 

"It means ... when you work so hard and you are champions, you feel you got what you deserve. That good feeling. For me, maybe a special feeling because I'm not the smartest guy to choose countries and clubs," Mourinho told reporters after Chelsea's 1-0 triumph over Crystal Palace.

"I could choose another club in another country where it's easier to be champions, but I chose the most difficult league in Europe. A club where I was happy before. In my country, they say don't go back somewhere you were happy before because you risk that. So I took that risk. I'm so happy to win another Premier League title."

The former Real Madrid manager went on to take a shot at other leagues, indicating that any future decisions to manage abroad would have to be carefully scrutinized.

"To win the title in Spain with 100 points against the best Barcelona ever was a big achievement, one I enjoyed so much," Mourinho explained. "But maybe in the future I have to be smarter and choose another country, another club where everybody is champions, even where the kit man is champion coaching in some countries ... I still enjoy to be tired after a very difficult match."

While the title was clinched, Mourinho has a chance to build on Chelsea's point total with three matches remaining.

Nine points are up for grabs with fixtures against Liverpool, West Brom and Sunderland remaining.

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