Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez has once again attacked former Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho over his team’s style of play.
The now Chelsea manager spent three years at the Santiago Bernabeu where he won La Liga and the Copa del Rey. But his time at the club will more likely be remembered for his high profile run-ins with his own players including Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos as well as his acrimonious relationship with Barcelona, where he started his career as a translator for Bobby Robson.
The self-proclaimed “Special One” has won two European Cups, one with Porto and one with Inter Milan, but Xavi said in an interview with Panenka magazine that Mourinho does not leave a lasting legacy wherever he goes.
“Pep Guardiola is an important person for me – Jose Mourinho is a coach who focuses only on results,” Xavi stated.
“He says he is ‘The Special One’ because he won this and that in so many countries but I do not like the way his teams play. Who remembers the Inter side who were champions of Europe? For me, he has not left a legacy, unlike Cruyff has in the Netherlands,” he added.
