Jose Mourinho to face nemesis Manuel Preciado at El Molinon – La Liga News
Real Madrid coach, Jose Mourinho, will travel to Gijon to face last year’s nemesis Manuel Preciado at El Molinon. The team from Asturias shattered Los Blancos’ title dreams last year.
Defeat at the hands of Los Rojiblancos was a blow for the Portuguese who saw his 9-year unbeaten home run at home coming to an end. Mourinho will come face-to-face with his rival in Real’s next La Liga match and it promises to be an interesting encounter.
Adding spice to the meeting will be the relationship of the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Preciado, the Sporting Gijon tactician.
Mourinho was the instigator of the turbulent relationship, giving a scathing account of Preciado as he fielded an unlikely reserve team against Pep Guardiola’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604.
The answer of Sporting manager was short and swift: "Who the h**l is this scoundrel?"
Feelings between the two did not soften as Real Madrid visited El Molinon and sweated for the slim 0-1 victory. The resulting incidents in the parking lot, however, were pathetic. A fight broke between Preciado and Mourinho’s assistants to take the bad sentiments
to next level.
However, football managed to mend the relationships between the two acclaimed coaches. The two made peace before Sporting’s visit to Santiago Bernabéu, with the Spaniard claiming "Mourinho is a good guy" in a technical briefing.
Madridista hearts were broken soon after, as Preciado’s men gave a fatal blow to their title challenge. A helpless Mourinho saw his 150 unbeaten run at home in domestic competitions come to an end at the hands of Sporting.
The post-match conference saw Preciado stating the difference between Jose Mourinho the professional image and his human side.
"He had a nice gesture and came to our dressing room to congratulate all my players and me."
Later, Preciado also revealed that he received a call from the Special One for condolences at the death of his father.
It will be the first time Mourinho will be on Real Madrid bench in their upcoming La Liga encounter at El Molinon as he was suspended in the previous fixture.
Howbeit, the Setubal born manager has buried the hatchet with his rival coach and will be measured for his team’s performance.
As Sporting fights their way out of relegation blues, Mourinho is leading a Real Madrid team possessed on perfection.
Los Blancos have managed 13 successive victories in all competitions and face their hoodoo team once again.
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