I am leaving Inter and Joining Madrid - Mourinho

[HuSsAiN]

Jose Mourinho has vowed to bring champagne football back to the Bernabeu as he aims to restore Real Madrid to former glories.

And the Portuguese coach has revealed that England stars Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard are the kind of players he will look for when shaping his Real side.

Manuel Pellegrini was sacked on Wednesday night after a trophyless first season with the Spanish giants, who have now won just two major trophies in seven years and have failed to get beyond the last 16 of the Champions League since 2004.

Having won the treble with Inter Milan, Mourinho is set to be unveiled as Real's new boss once he resolves contract negotiations with Inter, with whom he has a deal until June 2012.

The 47-year-old has already achieved much success with Porto, Chelsea and Inter teams built around reliable veterans, and midfield pair Gerrard (29) and Lampard (31) could fit the bill.

"I like players in the final part of their careers," Mourinho told Spanish sports daily AS.
Value for money

"I love to have some players who are 33 or 34 years old. They are players that you buy and you won't recover this money, but if they give you good performances for two or three years you've got your money's worth.

"Both (Gerrard and Lampard) are great players who always give everything."

There have been doubts over whether Mourinho's style would suit Real having used defensive tactics to lead Porto, Chelsea and Inter to glory, but he has been keen to allay those concerns.

Asked about how Real fans expect to see both successful sides and entertaining football, he added: "Me as well, let them have no doubt about that.

"My Madrid will always play well, attack and be winners. However, there will be times when we will have to face the game in a different manner.

"Having said that, my team always goes out on the pitch with a clear idea: to win. If we are winning 3-1 and we only have 10 players on the pitch, then my players will have to sit back to defend. That's the way it is.

Sacrifices

"It's very difficult during 90 minutes to always be better than your opponent. There's always a time in which you need to be a team and make sacrifices.

"It will be a balanced team," Mourinho continued.

"We will be a side with its own identity, we will not imitate anybody. The identity will be set by the players and me. For this we will have to work very hard."

Mourinho became just the third coach ever to win the European title with two different clubs after Inter beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in Saturday's Champions League final at the Bernabeu.

That also saw Inter become the first Italian team to win the Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League treble, and Mourinho is determined to continue his winning streak in Spain.

"I want to win the league because no player or coach has won the English, Italian and Spanish leagues," he said.

History

"I would like to be the first to do it, and also to be the first coach to lift three Champions Leagues with three different teams.

"I would also like to discover a player from the youth team and make him into a star.

"I have a lot of motivations. I don't want to lose humility, so I cannot come out and say that I'm going to win the league when you are up against a super team like Barcelona.

"Hopefully Valencia, Mallorca and Atletico, to name but a few sides, win more and we will see an even better championship this year," Mourinho added.

"It's going to be a great championship because Barcelona have signed very well and are going to be stronger than this season."

[EKBATAN]

It comes down to personal taste.

I just don't like seeing one team playing football and the other team parking the bus like cowards.

that game was all about coaching...like i said b4 if barca and guardiola were smart, they wouldnt have attacked the whole 90min, and put pressure on inter when they tried to attack...they should've opened up the game a bit, let inter think they can attack and score and then catch them off guard. same mistake bayern made, holding possession, passing it around, switching sides...theres no point in having possession if u cant do anything about it.

barca fell victim of how CL works out with aways goals, its happens to many teams, results of 1st game pretty much dictate the 2nd game and some teams get the shaft. All the teams do what inter did, u get good results 1st game, u try to maintain is 2nd game

[shayan20]

Not entertaining?

The 3 goals Inter scored on Barca were very entertaining. The way they defended at Camp Nou was exciting, they totally owned the Barca attack, you couldn't expect them to play an open game vs Barca at Camp Nou and win, come on your a Barca fan it's not hard to know how great your offensive talent is. He makes his team play the way they need to win, it's actually very entertaining for people who have watched football for a long time and enjoy watching a team fight for each other.

It comes down to personal taste.

I just don't like seeing one team playing football and the other team parking the bus like cowards.

[PersianMadrid7]

Yeah you have to be crazy to bet he wont succeed at Madrid or any other he goes to. He is guaranteed to win you trophies but makes you a team no body wants to watch.

Not entertaining?

The 3 goals Inter scored on Barca were very entertaining. The way they defended at Camp Nou was exciting, they totally owned the Barca attack, you couldn't expect them to play an open game vs Barca at Camp Nou and win, come on your a Barca fan it's not hard to know how great your offensive talent is. He makes his team play the way they need to win, it's actually very entertaining for people who have watched football for a long time and enjoy watching a team fight for each other.

[shayan20]

Football is about prizes.

In 20 years time, I am not going to look at 2010, and remember ' oh that team played good football' but rather, im gna see that Inter won it.

Also, a sign of a good team is winning the match, without even playing that well.

I want to enjoy my football, I dont gain anything with one team winning trophies or not! I just want to see beautiful football that entertains not one that bores me to death.
again Im talking on a fan's perspective.

wtf marcelo ?

he's a huge talent. the only thing that he should improve is his Defensive Ability.

yes huge talent in screwing up.

I dont think he has more brain than a sheep.
As a Barca fan of course I like him to stay in Madrid if possible.

[EKBATAN]

hey so if mourinho goes there, where will pelligrini go?

[I Walk Alone]

Im sure he wll do some cleaning, by getting rid players like gago, marcelo, and benzema maybe.

wtf marcelo ?

he's a huge talent. the only thing that he should improve is his Defensive Ability.

[Milad-69]

Football is about prizes.
In 20 years time, I am not going to look at 2010, and remember ' oh that team played good football' but rather, im gna see that Inter won it.
Also, a sign of a good team is winning the match, without even playing that well.

You definitely have a short memory then. Not only do I remember the Cryuff era because of the trophies Barca won ,but for the establishment of the beautiful way football is played at Camp Nou. If boring unattractive,football is what Madrid needs to become champions , even though Perez has insisted the contrary, then Mourinho is who they deserve.

[HuSsAiN]

Yeah you have to be crazy to bet he wont succeed at Madrid or any other he goes to. He is guaranteed to win you trophies but makes you a team no body wants to watch.

Football is about prizes.

In 20 years time, I am not going to look at 2010, and remember ' oh that team played good football' but rather, im gna see that Inter won it.

Also, a sign of a good team is winning the match, without even playing that well.

[shayan20]

ur on crack guy if anything gago should leave

Im sure he wll do some cleaning, by getting rid players like gago, marcelo, and benzema maybe.

[shayan20]

Yeah you have to be crazy to bet he wont succeed at Madrid or any other he goes to. He is guaranteed to win you trophies but makes you a team no body wants to watch.

[HuSsAiN]

I reckon he's adaptable to the club he coaches. At Porto he didn't have all that money and he's won everything, CL and the UEFA Cup when it used to be a knock-out only cometition. Apart from Carlos Alberto and Bosingwa I can't think of any other young player he promoted there but think of how many of the older ones he's turned into top players - Ferreira, Carvalho, Maniche, etc. Deco was CL player of the year, did anyone know him before he worked with Mourinho?

At Chelsea he did spend a little bit but that happens if you want to WIN the Prem (and all teams were milking them for cash because there was the Abramovich hype), especially in a short period of time. And he's one that at the first-time of asking by a huge difference. 90+ points, 15-16 goals conceded. There were not many defeats, defeats were turned into rare draws and matches that should have been drawn were always turned into 1 goal difference wins. Only players he promoted were John Obi Mikkel and Lassana Diarra (who's now a top player), but the problem was that he was in a conflict with Frank Arnesen who oversaw everything with the youth setup. He stopped winning when he had to accomodate Ballack and Sheva.

At Inter he didn't spend a lot, he inherited the squad. He transferred Pandev on a free, Motta and Milito who weren't that expensive, Sneijder a bargain and then Balotelli and Santon who are top players from the youth team. Apart from these two he's also played a couple of others for 2 or 3 matches - Rene Khrin, Stevanovic, Arnautovic but I suppose that doesn't matter a lot. Correct me if i'm wrong but didn't he get 50 something plus Eto'o for Ibrahimovic? That's wheeling and dealing altough it's not Mourinho that negotiates everything, but still.

Mourinho is a coach who knows what he wants from his players and what it takes. He's arrogant to the press to lift the pressure of the team, all his players love him and all that, I've heard that behind cameras he's a really nice guy. That's the problem with him, the way he deals with the press and the boring football which isn't that boring after all, Inter have scored 8 more goals than Roma who have the second best attack this season, and 19 more goals than Palermo, Milan teams that have the 3rd best attacks.

If he came at Manchester United, I suppose that he'd adapt at United and even change his style of football to fit us, he's been assistant to Van Gaal at FC Barcelona, maybe he can play a bit more entertaining aswell. Would never want to see him at a rival of ours in England because that simply means success for them. I wouldn't desperately want him at us either but if he came we'd probably have a bigger chance of success than with any other manager.

He will be succesful at Madrid, Mark my words.

[HuSsAiN]

he cannot duplicate what he did with inter anywhere else, mark my words

i wouldnt be surprised if few years down the line, he goes back to inter

Okay, im saving this post

[EKBATAN]

he cannot duplicate what he did with inter anywhere else, mark my words

i wouldnt be surprised if few years down the line, he goes back to inter

[HuSsAiN]

so he won the big show and he wants another more exciting life in madrid?

Because he's method is 'i've won everything here, let me do the same at another country'..

yeah, and he also wants to be the first manager to win the league with England,Italy and Spain.. remarkable achievment if he does it.

He also realises this is the best time to join Madrid. Mourinho is a great motivator, and there's no team ethic in Madrids team these days, but Mourinho can rectify that, and sort their defensive and midifled problems which have been at fault for the big games like the el classico or the games vs lyon.