{"id":41055,"date":"2025-08-19T21:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/mourinho-opens-up-about-his-admiration-for-leo-messi-what-did-he-say_314237_102\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T21:50:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:50:00","slug":"mourinho-opens-up-about-his-admiration-for-leo-messi-what-did-he-say_314237_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/mourinho-opens-up-about-his-admiration-for-leo-messi-what-did-he-say_314237_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Jos\u00e9 Mourinho opens up about his admiration for Leo Messi: what did he say?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jos\u00e9 Mourinho<\/strong> is one of those coaches who is not only remembered for his sporting achievements, but also because he sells covers<\/strong>. In this sense, the Portuguese, in recent statements, once again showed the admiration he feels for Lionel Messi<\/strong>, whom he has had as a rival on several occasions.<\/p> ‘The Special One’ recognized that the player who made him grow the most as a coach was the former FC Barcelona player. In the interview with the Brazilian channel ‘Sporty Net’, the technical director was clear and left no room for doubt.<\/p> Journalist: The player who made you grow the most as a coach? “Every time I played against him, he forced me to think,”<\/strong> ‘Mou’ pointed out, showing in this way that he had to be very creative in his tactical system to be able to stop him.<\/p> In this sense, it is not a surprise that the current Fenerbah\u00e7e manager surrenders to Messi. And it is that, in addition to having to suffer him with the ‘Casa Blanca’, he also faced him as coach of Inter Milan and Chelsea.<\/p> For Mourinho, the Rosario player has everything and, from his perspective, no one can train him because he already knows everything. He also highlighted that Messi could teach him, something he made clear in another interview, but in 2024.<\/p> “I never got to train Lionel Messi, but no one can train Messi. It’s absurd to think you can train him, because he was born with everything and already knows everything. He could teach me a few things. All you could say is that you had the honor of having him on your team,” he said at the time.<\/p> <\/blockquote> Jos\u00e9 Mourinho’s arrival at Real Madrid occurred precisely on May 26, 2010 for four seasons (but he only managed three campaigns, which were 2010\/11, 2011\/12 and 2012\/13).<\/p> In his stage as coach of the ‘merengue’ team, the coach born in Set\u00fabal left a large number of anecdotes, but also a series of results against FC Barcelona, which meant the highest point of the rivalry between the ‘Casa Blanca’ and Bar\u00e7a.<\/strong><\/p> Thus, during that stage, Spanish football experienced one of its most intense rivalries. In just three seasons, 17 ‘Cl\u00e1sicos’ were played between the ‘blanco’ team and the azulgrana team, divided between LaLiga, Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup and Champions League.<\/p> The balance was remarkably balanced: six victories for Bar\u00e7a, six draws and five triumphs for Madrid<\/strong>, reflecting the fierce competition that marked that era.<\/p> Despite Bar\u00e7a’s dominance when ‘Mou’ was at Real, he managed to win the 2011 Copa del Rey, the 2012 League championship and the 2012 Spanish Super Cup.<\/p> Mourinho seemed to be bothered by everything related to Barcelona. It should be remembered that before his arrival at Madrid, he managed Inter, with whom he eliminated the Catalan team in the semifinals of the 2009\/10 UEFA Champions League.<\/strong><\/p>
Mourinho: Messi, because every time I played against him he made me think a lot. pic.twitter.com\/HDvVgehgH2<\/a><\/p> \u2014 -1899- (@_Futbolero_) August 19, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div> For Mourinho, no one trains Messi<\/b><\/h1>
Mourinho at Madrid: between glory and <\/b>the great classics<\/b> <\/h2>
Mourinho’s cruelty with everything related to Barcelona<\/b><\/h2>