Mou: La Liga Trumps Champions League
20 February 2012
Jose Mourinho reckons winning the La Liga title with Real Madrid would be more meaningful than winning the Champions League with them.
The Special One will guide Los Blancos against CSKA Moscow in the last-16 of the Champions League tomorrow night, and while he would dearly love to win the trophy with a third club, it seems his eye is on La Liga instead.
"For me, La Liga is the most important thing because it is the competition in which the best team always wins out. In the Champions League, the best team doesn't always win,” Mourinho explained.
"When you win a league, it's very good for the coach's self-esteem, because he knows he's done a good job throughout the year."
Mourinho has also dismissed speculation that Real’s Champions League run could have a bearing on his future at the club.
Despite his success this season, speculation is rife that Mourinho could exit the Bernabeu at the end of the season no matter what he wins.
In the past he left Porto and Inter Milan immediately after winning the Champions League, but this time he insists things are different.
"That's not the reason I left,” Mourinho told AS when asked if winning the Champions League spelled the end for him at his former clubs.
"I left Porto because I thought it was time to leave and I had other ambitions. I'd decided to leave Inter before we played the final."
Pressed further on whether this season’s Champions League will have a bearing on his future at Real, Mou simply stated: "No."
comments
Mourihno is just being pathetic now#
Submitted by: Gwetse15
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 21:52:25
Isn't it the same Mourinoh who claimed the CL was the best competition even better than the WC, which is why he has no ambition to be a national coach. Some more yadayada from him.
Submitted by: Mczana
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 20:21:26
@rapafa los emenigos de la faculted de historia!!!
Submitted by: Wife_of_Nkanyim
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 13:32:00
@barca4sky listen kid dnt call me boy,am a fan of spanish football and at Arsenal we had our golden generation of emmanuel petit,platt u name them and that era of pires,viera and I will never 4gt the day Cesc mde his debut at Hughbury he cryed after the match it was so emmotional 4a 16year old unknown boy.I always admire the way barca played but my best team is that of 97/98 seaon when Mourinho was ass to Bobby Robson Barca played carpet football with Stoichkov,Laurent Blanc,Jose Bareko,Charles Busquets,pep,Rivaldo that was cream Man.the 2000/2001 was good but xavi and puyol were just finding their feet after graduating 4rm"THE FARM"
Submitted by: Wife_of_Nkanyim
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 13:21:09
@barca4sky listen kid dnt call me boy,am a fan of spanish football and at Arsenal we had our golden generation of emmanuel petit,platt u name them and that era of pires,viera and I will never 4gt the day Cesc mde his debut at Hughbury he cryed after the match it was so emmotional 4a 16year old unknown boy.I always admire the way barca played but my best team is that of 97/98 seaon when Mourinho was ass to Bobby Robson Barca played carpet football with Stoichkov,Laurent Blanc,Jose Bareko,Charles Busquets,pep,Rivaldo that was cream Man and I will always respect that team and when Emmanual petit left Arsenal 4 barca in 2000 I was hurt man. and the likes of xavi and puyol were just finding their feet after graduating 4rm "THE FARM".
Submitted by: Wife_of_Nkanyim
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 13:17:33
ha ha ha @mrs nkanyim stop imbrrsng ur slf,or a u reflcting d lgecy of stupidty mr nkanyim left u?n i dnt wnt to tlk abt money,pvrs or those billonrs u jst mntiond cos dats childsh n i wil b ignorng de subjct of de mttr whch is ma refusal to exchnge footbal knwldge wth u,it is bcos u hv prvd beyond resnble doupts dat u r jst an empty tin dat makes a lot of noise cos u jst claimd dat we strtd folowng barcelona 3yrs bck bt u ddnt cum up wth resons to support ur statemnt wtch proves a lot of ppl wrong 4 thnkng dat u r clear.
Submitted by: rafapa
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 13:11:42
Nw listen boy or shod i say wife..just because u r supporting arsenal does dat mean i must also go&support in england?i hv neva supported a team ingland..i dont lyk da way dy play deir ftbal..just because many SA Fans support in england well im not 1 of dem..&4 da record i supported barca 4da luv of da game..dose days dy were not a winning team.bt i stuck wit dem..wen madrid were doin so well in uerope.wen dy won dose2 uefa wen dy beat valecia in finalz,wen madrid beat bayerlevekusen i was a barca fan..&i was hurt bt i knew dat 1dae i will rejoice..so barca hv hd fans b4 dy wondese trophies..bt oviasly more ppl r goin 2 support barca cause of deir ftbal..&in da past ppl were forced 2 watch english ftbal dey neva got a chance 2wach spanish ftbal..
Submitted by: barca_4sky
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 11:57:52
@barca4sky I don't support madrid or barca 4the record am a die hard Gunner and I will remain a Gunner
Submitted by: Wife_of_Nkanyim
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 11:37:11
@rapafa owning a PVR or having a PA dsnt mean 1 know football pal Roman and motsepe got all the money in the world but they know nothing about sccer.even stan kroenke Arsenal' owner doesn't know about football so I dnt need to have a PVR or go to my friend to watch soccer zone to know football.don't bragg about having a PA here u a at the wrong forum pal
Submitted by: Wife_of_Nkanyim
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 11:27:15
@wife of kanyim..i started in 98::so if u say i knw noting abt ftbal can u enlighten me where i need 2 emprove?&wy d u say we only started sopporting barca in2009?im waiting..
Submitted by: barca_4sky
Date: 21 February 2012, Time: 11:16:33