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Former Chelsea midfielder comments on Mourinho

Monday, October 05 2015 by SNTV
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    SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese) Deco, former Chelsea midfielder: (On Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho).

    "Mourinho is probably the only coach that knows the press really well. And he manages to use them to his advantage. He figures out what they're going to talk about and he uses this, for him the whole thing becomes like a game, a marketing stunt. Sometimes he uses the press as a channel through which to motivate his players. I think he can perhaps go a bit too far with this. But he knows exactly what he's doing, he plays with the press all the time.
    For example I remember during his time at Porto, while there was always that rivalry between Porto and Benfica, he was a master at using the press, in an ubelievable way."(On Mourinho).
    "He was not someone who talked a lot with the players. He just used to talk a little bit during the week, and then on the match day, there wasn't much more to say."

    (UPSOUND (Portuguese) Alex, former Fenerbahce player: Do you think he has changed so much from your time to today?)

    "Well, with me, and with his friends, I don't think he's changed. I saw him about 6 months ago in London. He's a great guy, If you were to speak to all the players up until when he started at Real Madrid, everybody would have a good thing to say, they all loved him. But after Real, I'm not so sure. I don't think Real was a good for him."
    (On Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo).
    "This guy is sick. I haven't seen anyone in training sessions like him. I think that it's really difficult, to be like that."
    (Completely different from the other guy, right?)
    "Completely different. Although (Lionel) Messi takes care of himself, like a normal athlete. But he (Ronaldo) is unbelievable. It borders sickness because he always wants to be the best at his job. He competes in everything."
    (On comparison between Messi and Ronaldo).
    "I think it's cool (to see both players in action). It's almost impossible to compare them. If you look at one's game, it's totally different from the other. There are no parameters (for comparison)."

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