- Mourinho reveals dressing room moment
- Wishes he could have signed Messi
- Calls him the greatest of his generation
WHAT HAPPENED?
Former Manchester United defender and pundit, Rio Ferdinand, posed a number of questions to the legendary Portuguese manager as he revealed an incident where he almost broke his leg in the Chelsea dressing room. He also revealed that he would have loved to sign Lionel Messi but has deemed that the ‘little guy’ was not coachable as he was the best in the generation.
WHAT MOURINHO SAID
Speaking to TNT Sports, Mourinho said: “My favourite dressing room moment? One of my favourite moments in the dressing room was when I almost broke a leg at Stamford Bridge at half-time. I wanted to kick the massage table and I hit something very hard. I had no shin pads [laughs] and I almost broke a leg.”
“One player that I never signed but wished I had? In my generation, of course, I would say the little guy [Messi]. The little guy was not coachable but I have to say, in our generation, he was the best.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Despite having coached Cristiano Ronaldo, this is not the first time Mourinho has sung praises of Messi as he has called the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner the greatest multiple times. Mourinho has shared a lot of games with the Argentine and during his time with Real Madrid, he also defeated Messi and Pep Guardiola to the 2010 La Liga title.
WHAT NEXT FOR MOURINHO?
Having taken up the Fenerbahce job this summer, Mourinho will now have to refocus on club football after having spent a couple of months out of management.
