The
latest in a series of jabs directed at Cristiano Ronaldo from former manager
Jose Mourinho came during an interview where the latter said that he had more
respect for the original Ronaldo, “not this one”.
Goal reports that the Chelsea boss, who recently
stated that his former charge at Real Madrid “thinks he knows everything”,
insinuated that he has more respect for Brazil legend Ronaldo, with whom he
worked during his time at Barcelona under the guidance of Bobby Robson.
“I
was manager for the first time in the 2000 year but, before that, I was
assistant in big clubs and with big managers and coaching the best players in
the world, so I was 30 and I was coaching Ronaldo, not this one [Cristiano],
the real one, the Brazilian Ronaldo,” Mourinho told ESPN.
“I
was coaching Rivaldo, I was coaching [Luis] Figo, I was coaching [Pep]
Guardiola, I was coaching big players when I was very, very young.
“So,
at that time, I was not the manager, I was just an assistant but I was feeling
that I had, in my hands, some potential and after that I start my career in the
year 2000 and after four years I won my first Champions League and, after that,
everything comes as a consequence.”
Mourinho
left Camp Nou in 2000 to coach Benfica but it was at rivals Porto that he
became a household name on the back of their remarkable Champions League
success in 2004.
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