Johan Cruyff associates Real Madrid stutter to Jose Mourinho’s negative tactics – La Liga news
Former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 player, Johan Cruyff, has accused Jose Mourinho of negative tactics during all the El-Clasicos that took place this year. He believed that it was Mourinho’s arrogance and behaviour which led to Real Madrid’s exit from the UEFA Champions
League.
The 64-year-old mentioned that it’s all over now and there is no use to pay attention on what is already a piece of history. Cruyff, though, believed that had it been another coach instead of the Portuguese, the situation could have been different. Cruyff
hailed the spirit and passion of the Catalan giants who were impressive during both the legs of their Champions League semi-final.
In his weekly column, former Dutch international stated, "Real Madrid's recent La Liga results prove that Barcelona did a great job in the Champions League. Madrid comfortably beat Athletic Bilbao, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 and Sevilla in away games, which is not easy. They
were four intense Clasicos. The mental aspect was perhaps even more tiresome than the physical aspect, mainly because of Mourinho. It's something from the past now, but Mourinho didn't get a single decision right, both on and off the pitch."
The Barcelona icon further enthused that what people think of the Portuguese can’t be ignored as this is what the manager has only been able to exhibit during his reign at Madrid. He laughed at Mourinho’s so called special tactics to deter Barcelona and
advised him to use those tactics when the two teams meet next time during 2011/12 season.
The former Ajax manager also accused Mourinho of not having trust in his troops, which forced him to change tactics against Barcelona. In the mean time, he also praised the efforts of Barcelona’s magician http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 who has once again been influential.
It was the brace from Argentinean at the Bernabeu which sealed a final berth for Josep Guardiola’s side.
Barcelona are currently leading La Liga with 91 points and find themselves just a point short of grabbing the title with three games still left to be played in the campaign. The Catalan giants will now face Manchester United in the final of the Champions
League, set to be played on Saturday, May 28, at Wembley Stadium.
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