Real Madrid coach, Jose Mourinho, has admitted that he is under pressure ahead of their encounter with Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League last-16
Mourinho is currently feeling the heat from all sides as his team has not performed according to the expectations in the Primera Division this season.
The decision to omit http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815 in the match against Malaga CF before the winter break did not go well with some people in Madrid and that has cast further doubt on his future at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Mourinho has already conceded the title and believes their chances of defending their La Liga crown this season is almost next to impossible given the huge gap that exists between them and the Blaugrana.
Regardless, the Portuguese coach believes Real can achieve success in Europe’s most prestigious competition, the Champions League.
Their first major task is to overcome Sir Alex Ferguson’s men.The master tactician believes his side can win against United.
“We know that we can win against Manchester United, but we can also lose, and if we lose then our Champions League campaign will end.”
Mourinho had a good relationship with Sir Alex when he was in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 boss. He jokingly said that the first thing that crossed his mind when he saw the draw was buying an expensive wine as gift for his counterpart.
“The first thing I thought when I saw the draw is that I need to spend €500 (Dh2,428) because Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson only drinks super-expensive wine!”
The 49-year-old stated that these kind of epic clashes are what every coach is looking for. He knows the stakes are higher but is motivated to take his chances against the English giants.
"We all want to be in football to coach in these games.”
"We are under pressure, but you have to be motivated, you have to take your chances. For us we don’t have to learn anything new, but playing United will be different to what we do week in week out in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011.”
Los Blancos are sitting 3rd on the table standings and are 16 points behind their bitter-rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604.
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