Friday 10 January 2014
XAVI SLAMMED MOURINHO
Barcelona midfielder Xavi has launched
another attack on Chelsea boss Jose
Mourinho , hitting out at ‘The Special
One’s’ footballing philiosophy.
The Spain international, who was regularly
critical of the Portuguese while he was in
charge of Clasico rivals Real Madrid, insists
Pep Guardiola and Johan Cruyff are
examples of coaches who want their sides
to play football in the right way.
“Pep Guardiola is an important person for
me - Jose Mourinho is a coach who
focuses only on results,” Xavi told
Panenka magazine.
“He says he is ‘The Special One’ because
he won this and that in so many countries
but I do not like the way his teams play.
“Who remembers the Inter side who
were champions of Europe? For me, he
has not left a legacy, unlike Cruyff has in
the Netherlands.”
Xavi was also critical of former Chelsea
boss Roberto Di Matteo, who guided the
Blues past Barca in the Champions
League semi-finals on their way to
winning the competition in 2012.
“Di Matteo was the same [as Mourinho],"
the playmaker argued. "He won the
Champions League, but from my point of
view that team didn’t play at all.
“I am happy playing for Barca because of
our philosophy.”
Xavi has been a vocal critic of Mourinho's
tactics, while he also hit out at the
Portuguese coach for his treatment of
international team-mate Iker Casillas
during his final months at the helm of
Madrid.
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