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Profession : Footballer

Birth : August 27, 1977

I remember that when I arrived at Barca, people were crazy about winning a title, even if it was a Copa del Rey. We managed to reverse that trend, and then the club had the ability to continue winning.

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After us, Barca had the luck, which in reality is not luck but work, to combine three things: a young coach with new ideas, the best player in history and the best generation of Spanish football born precisely at Barca.

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Jose is my friend. For me he is the same person I've always known. He was a great coach, but above all that, a friend off the pitch.

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You need to get the most out of the squad. If you have people to play counter attacking then do that.

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The style depends on the players that you have.

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Mourinho is a passionate man. When you lose the ball in difficult areas he goes crazy.

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United need to be back at a high level and Mourinho is the man to do that. He will bring their confidence again, for the players, for the fans, for the people. You cannot win something without it.

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As far as strategy goes Mourinho is the best coach I have worked with. He convinces you that if you do what he tells you to do it will bring results and it does.

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Working with Mourinho was incredible. I learned so much.

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Scolari is another coach who convinces players with what he tells them. And I learned a lot of things about the 'Italian school' of playing from Ancelotti.

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Everyone talks about Cristiano Ronaldo - it's natural because he is the player he is.

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Jose Mourinho was contagious in his way of being and working.

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When big clubs don't win - whether it's Barcelona, Real Madrid or whoever - it's always a big disaster. Players can't come out of that looking good and it's natural that they will be criticised because that is football.

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It's normal at a massive club like Porto to talk about the manager's future whether they are doing well or not.

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Messi was born with talent. Cristiano also has talent but it's amazing how hard he works at it; how professional he is.

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I think he's the best, though I've had many great coaches: Fernando Santos, Carlo Ancelotti, Felipe Scolari. However, Mourinho brought something different. He brought ambition because in those days in Portugal it was difficult to imagine that one of our clubs could win the Champions League.

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Everybody wants to see good football.

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I won't stay in Spain because the only club that is of Barca's level is Madrid and I would never go to Madrid.

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To play for Barca is a dream that I have completed. I came here and was successful.

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This is a team I like, Celtic. I have very good memories of the UEFA Cup Final and I scored my first goal for Barcelona here, so I think good things about them.

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