Coach Jose Mourinho says he would like to coach Lionel Messi once in his career, even though he believes the Argentine superstar does not need anyone to coach him.
In an interview with Youtube channel Ohm , Mourinho was asked which player he would most like to work with that he has not had the chance to work with. "I have never coached Messi, but no one can coach him," the Portuguese coach replied. "Don't think that anyone can coach Messi, because he has had the instinct to play football since birth, and he understands everything about football. He can also teach me a few things. And if I were to coach a team with Messi, I can only say that I would be honored to have him in the squad."
Messi (left) and Mourinho at the 2010 Ballon d'Or award ceremony. Photo: Sky Sports
It is not the first time Mourinho has praised Messi in this way. In an interview with Spanish news agency EFE in 2019, the Portuguese coach said that Messi made him a better coach, by preparing tactics to deal with the striker specifically. Mourinho also considered Messi a god of football. Seven years earlier, he said that the life of a player like Cristiano Ronaldo was much more difficult than Messi, because the Portuguese superstar had to train harder.
Mourinho led Real Madrid from 2010-2013, facing Barca and Lionel Messi 17 times in all competitions. Barca's head-to-head record is better this time, with six wins, six draws and five losses. Before his time at Real, Mourinho also led Chelsea and Inter to face Barca and Messi. But in the past 10 years, he has not faced Messi in an official match.
Mourinho also said that he wanted to recruit midfielder Daniele De Rossi to Inter and Real Madrid, or Francesco Totti to Inter. When asked about the saddest memory of his career, he talked about being eliminated from the Champions League semi-finals on penalties twice, and losing the Europa League final "because the referee didn't want us to win".
Mourinho led Chelsea to a penalty shootout loss to Liverpool in the semi-finals in 2007. Five years later, Real also lost to Bayern in a penalty shootout, missing out on a place in the final. Mourinho won the Champions League with Porto and Inter, but could not be crowned with Chelsea or Real.
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