Judi Online - Jose
Mourinho has revealed he tried to sign Steven Gerrard not only as
Chelsea manager – but also when he was at Inter Milan and Real Madrid.
Mourinho
paid a personal tribute to Gerrard ahead of Chelsea's game against
Liverpool on Sunday, saying he helped him become a better manager.
It will be the last time they lock horns before the Liverpool captain leaves Anfield for LA Galaxy at the end of the season.
It is my
time to honour the champion,' said Mourinho. 'It's my time to honour
Steve Gerrard and say with opponents like him that I am the manager I
am. I learn with my players and my best opponents.
'With
my players' doubts and qualities and with my best opponents with the
problems they give me and way they make me think and analyse them and
study how to play against them.
Bandar Bola - Steven Gerrard is for sure one of my favourite enemies and for sure my dear enemy, the one who made me a better manager.
To stop him or try to stop him has been very, very difficult. I lost against him, I won, I drew. I am very sad it's the last time I play against him. I need people like him to make me a better coach.
'I
am sad he is leaving the same as our Frank Lampard, but Frank is a
Chelsea legend and it's a different situation because Steven was always
on the other side.
I tried to bring him to Chelsea, I tried to bring him
to Inter, I tried to bring him to Real Madrid but he was always with
the enemy. I want to honour him and I hope Stamford Bridge has the same
feeling.
'It's
too late to sign him. He can't play against Liverpool. He's done an
amazing career with his people. He refused to play in other big clubs,
other big leagues to play only for Liverpool and this is a feeling that
stays together. Who knows I play against Steven as a Liverpool manager
someday.'
Over the
years there has been a great debate as to who is the better play,
Gerrard or Frank Lampard, and Mourinho added that he felt they were
both on another level.
'I always thought that both were the best two No 8s in Europe.
'From 2004 to…. I will not say until 2014 but until 2012 they were the best two No 8s.
'In
my opinion and my vision with them you don't play a No 10 you play with
one No 6 and give the freedom to the two No 8s because they score more
goals than any No 10.
'Lampard with 30 goals a season and Gerrard with 25, they score more goals together than the No 10 and the striker.'
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