José Mourinho in an interview

MOU ANALYSES THE CHAMPIONS 2018-19

Mourinho chooses his eleven ideal of the Champions and speech of a final between Messi and Cristiano

Published:3/06/2019 - 17:38h

Updated:3/06/2019 - 17:40h

José Mourinho ensured does some days that to Tottenham and Liverpool was missing them level in the final of the Champions, and has continued with his analysis of the tournament. The Portuguese has elaborated his eleven ideal, and besides has valued a possible duel by the title between Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

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The Liverpool surpassed to the Tottenham in the final of the Champions 2018-19, but to José Mourinho, the duel knew him to little. The one of Setúbal exerted of expert commentator for 'beIN Sports', and signalled that taking into account the level of both groups, his performance in the definite party by the title had left enough that wish. The luso also made an analysis in depth of the tournament.

Another of the news that left the technician was an eleven ideal of the competition, elaborated with footballers of the applicants that arrived to semifinals. That was the cut that made the ex of the Manchester United in his election, and with this justified the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo, to the that left went in spite of his merits with the Juventus because the 'bianconeri' were surpassed by the Ajax in chambers.

The selection of 'The Special One' has a lot of carats and no too many surprises, in spite of that, as it was to expect, some have missed to some cracks in his alignment. Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Go Dijk, Of Ligt, Robertson, Of Jong, Go of Beek, Eriksen, Messi, Mané and Salah form this team of dream, in which they are represented Liverpool, Ajax, Tottenham and FC Barcelona, precisely the four candidates that arrived until the penultimate round.

In his explanation, Mourinho underlined that the merits of the 'reds' had to be recognised: "I decant Me by Alisson, especially because in the final he was there when it needed . The two defences also have to be players of the Liverpool, incredible players, Alexander-Arnold and Robertson. With character and personality. And both are physical, aggressive, are what I call in the football 'the good arrogance', do not have fear to play, go to in front, participate in the attack".

Besides, it undid in praises to Virgil go Dijk, to the that described like "a king". "It possesses a big personality, and posicionalmente is an upper player, upper", applauded, before ensalzar to the promises of the Ajax. "Frenkie Of Jong, Mathijs of Ligt and Donny go of Beek, Mourinho have personality and a brilliant future", reflexionó, and also there was one of cal and one of sand for Leo Messi: "In spite of the disappointing turn of the semifinal in Anfield, Messi did an incredible party of gone".

Mourinho prefers esquivar a final of Champions between Messi and Cristiano

In some statements in scoop to 'Elevate Sports Portugal', Mourinho also valued a possible final of Champions between Messi and Cristiano, and ensured that it prefers that no suceda. Far of the controversy that usually accompanies him, this time showed some entirely solid arguments: "it Is a frustration for all those that likes them the football never have had a final between the two. It was almost real many times, but never happened. Always I thought that it would be a big injustice for them, in the sense that all would be centred in them and that one would go out attaching the 'orejona' and the another would go out with the head gacha".

"It would be a big injustice have a duel between the two better players of the world in the last decade so that one of them bend in front of the weight of the defeat. Probably it is well that never there is sucedido. Still it could happen. Both are in clubs that want to win and they want to surpass to himself same. I am seeing perfectly to Cristiano, with his 34 years, playing to the highest level all the time that want to", commented, opening the door to a clash of legends in the next years.

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