Hands up if you are not a Chelsea fan, but would still grudgingly admit that Mr. Mourinho is somewhat of a "Special One"?

There is something about the guy you can't help but admire. He is stylish, smart, driven, cleaver and most of all a winner; traits that we aspire to in one way or another. However, he must be beaten mustn't he? I mean even Chelsea fans will lose interest if thire dominance goes on for five or ten years.

Mr. Abramovic's money is probable the most decisive factor in world football currently, but you get the feeling that without Mourinho, it may not be enough. Certainly not enough to be the dominant force that it seems Chelsea is becoming.

So, back to Mourinho. How do you stop him?

It seems to me that, domestically, everyone has sort of, given up. Wenger has decided to not talk about him anymore, Ferguson has treated him like his kid brother and everyone else is either not a big enough name to be on the man's radar or seems to quite like him. The one notable exception is Benitez who at least has had the better of him in some important games. However, from a domestic perspective, Chelsea has given Liverpool a sound beating just about every time they have met whilst the two have been in charge.

So what is the future; is there anyway to try to knock the man's confidence? Will he ever show a chink of venerability?

I think there is one man who could be up for the task, but he has to start trying. The man? Alex Ferguson.

The thought process is that there is only one current premiership manager who can truly say that he has been there, done it and bought the t-shirt. Mourinho recognised this himself and cleverly put Ferguson on a pedestal from day one (once they got over their Man United v Porto spat). The result? What else could Fergusson do but be flattered and subsequently become somewhat passive.

There is the possibility that Ferguson does not truly have it in him anymore. The recent evidence shows that there is a big doubt over whether he can build that one last great team and in doing so take on the might of Chelsea.

To be fair both Wenger and Benitez are good enough (and could be great enough) to be the man to take on the challenge. However, I just get the feeling that Mourinho has the measure of both.

Why Ferguson is different is because of what he has done. Will anyone ever do it again? All the titles, all the cups, from remote Aberdeen to the Theatre of Dreams he has been the most successful football manager in history. Track records like that carry a lot of weight and you get the feeling that Mourinho knows this.

So let the games commence. Over the next year or so we will see if Chelsea is to become the team, and club they could be and dominate all before them for at least the next decade. We are in a crucial time where their momentum, if not stopped, could become unstoppable.

Good luck to anyone who tries to stop them, but I think there now needs to be at least a concerted effort to try. The football world is waiting for you, Mr Ferguson, to make your move.

P.S. for instance will none of the managerial challengers to Mr. Mourinho not bring up what happened at West Brom the other day? Not the stuff that happened on the pitch (although a mention of the way Chelsea have taken referee baiting to where it was about four years ago, would not go amiss), I mean when Mourinho tried to square up to Bryan Robson. We all know that Bryan is a nice chap and seems quite placid on camera. However, if it wasn't for a few quick thinking men who stopped Mourinho getting to Robson, Mourinho would most certainly have been waking up in hospital this morning. Football management wise, Mourinho against Robson is a non-contest. However, Mourinho taking Robbo on in a fight, please Jose, understand, you don't do that and win........ask anyone.