The assured tactician rejected notions that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and Real Madrid are the sole powerhouses in Spanish top flight football, stating that they have competition from everywhere.
Jose Mourinho directed Real Madrid to an impressive 5-1 preseason friendly win over AC Milan in the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/United-States-c3034. Los Blancos enforced the magnanimity of Spanish clubs against their Italian rivals, showing the superiority they enjoy over their Serie A opponents.
With less than two weeks remaining before the start of Spanish top flight football, Mourinho took out time to opine on the coming season. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan manager is eagerly anticipating the start of the new season to renew hostilities
with Barcelona.
The Special one shared that while Los Blancos and their Catalan rivals will have a tight contest for bragging rights in the Iberian Peninsula, it will be out of order to state that La Liga only has the two Spanish giants to look at.
To make his argument, Mourinho pointed towards the UEFA Europa League final contest by Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. He argued that the league is very competitive with clubs performing well in European competitions.
"I remember that the Europa League final was between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. The league is very, very strong," he said.
Los Blancos overwhelmed AC Milan in their latest preseason friendly fixture with a 5-1 result pointing in their favour. The match saw several Real Madrid first team regulars getting more than 45 minutes under their belt.
Reflecting on his changed tactics, Mourinho shared that with time running out he wanted some players to have more time on the pitch to be ready for the coming campaign.
"Today, I wanted some players to play more than the usual 45 minutes because we do not have much more time to prepare for the season," the Portuguese coach said while answering questions posed by reporters.
"I think Cristiano [Ronaldo] was part of the show. He is part of what the people want to see but, more importantly than that, it was a very good training session for us and I am happy with that. And no injuries."
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