The Real Madrid manager has voiced his views about the Portuguese centre back and has stated that he has a problem somewhere.
One of the biggest and most critical calls of the entire season for Spanish champions Real Madrid was the benching of club captain http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815.
Casillas had been dropped earlier in January after a bold decision by Jose Mourinho saw second choice goalkeeper Antonio Adan take his place between the posts.
The decision really stirred the entire world of football, and especially the people associated with the Spanish capital side as they wanted their icon, Casillas, to be reinstated to the first team immediately.
Jose Mourinho however did not agree and kept preferring Adan over the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 captain.
More complexities hit the Madrid side as Casillas got injured for almost 2 months as he suffered a broken finger in training.
This made the Portuguese tactician rush in to the transfer market and to keep cover, Diego Lopez was signed from Sevilla.
Lopez soon established himself as the Real Madrid number one after he put in some brilliant performances for the whites, including tremendous showings against English giants Manchester United in the Champions League round of 16.
Pepe, Mourinho’s country mate, has certainly not been impressed by the continual dropping of Casillas, even after he has made a return from the injury. The Portuguese defender publicly went on to condemn Mourinho’s tactics of not selecting Casillas and preferring
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 Lopez.
Jose Mourinho, after listening to Pepe’s arguments, has lashed out at the defender in a swiping manner.
"Pepe's comments? It is very easy to analyze what he says. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-c29670 has a problem and his name is Raphael Varane," the Madrid coach stated at a press conference.
"A 31-year-old has lost his place to a 19-year-old. It’s the law of life. But who had the courage to field Varane? I did."
"I like shot-stoppers who play well with their feet and who come off their line to collect crosses. Iker makes great saves between the posts, but I prefer a different type of goalkeeper."
Real Madrid are now preparing for the challenge of Malaga in their upcoming League match.
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