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Centre-back: Ricardo Carvalho
Beating out competition from Lucio and Sergio Ramos is a Mourinho stalwart who slots in at the heart of the defense. Mourinho inherited Ricardo Carvalho at Porto, where they went on to win the Champions League, before bringing him along upon his move to Chelsea.
Carvalho was part of a defense that conceded only 15 goals in an entire Premier League season and he went on to become a Chelsea legend. When Mourinho took the Real Madrid job, it was again Carvalho who he turned to in order to shore up the defense, where they again won a league title together.
Some friction characterized the last few months of their time together, Mourinho telling his Portuguese countryman publicly that he had 'no career' if he chose to stay in Madrid. However, for his role in three of Mourinho's finest sides, he more than earns his place in this lineup.
Centre-back: John Terry
Less controversial is Carvalho's defensive partner. One of the finest defenders of his generation, John Terry captained all three of Mourinho's title-winning Chelsea sides. One of Chelsea and England's finest ever players, Terry was a world-beating defender, with no qualms about hurling his head in harm's way to prevent, or even score, a goal.
Better on the ball than many gave him credit for, Terry was also assured in possession, capable of starting counter attacks from the back and threading passes further forward. As he aged, managers like Rafael Benitez and Andre Villas-Boas looked at phasing him out. But upon Mourinho's return to Stamford Bridge, Terry was instantly restored to the heart of the defense, where he would go on to win his final title.
Left-back: Ashley Cole
Ashley Cole is widely regarded as the only full-back to ever truly match Cristiano Ronaldo on the opposing wing. For all those who despise him because of the mischief he gets up to off the pitch, Cole proved himself to be one of the finest full-backs of a generation on it.
He had the pace and attacking instincts of the likes of Marcelo and Roberto Carlos, combined with the defensive nous and tenacity of players like Gary Neville and Paolo Maldini. Cole only spent a season-and-a-half under Mourinho, winning the FA Cup, but this line up would not be complete without him.
