Jose Mourinho is often regarded as one of the best coaches in football history and he has been opportune to work alongside world class footballers.
However, the Portuguese tactician has snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi after he was asked to describe the best player he has ever seen on a football pitch.
When questioned on the best player he has ever seen, The self-confessed ‘Special One’ barely hesitated before making his pick.
“Ronaldo, El Fenomeno,” he told Live Score. “Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have had longer careers, they have remained at the top every day for 15 years.
“However, if we are talking strictly about talent and skill, nobody surpasses Ronaldo. When he was at Barcelona with Bobby Robson, I realised that he was the best player I’d ever seen take to the field.”
Mourinho added: “Injuries killed a career that could have been even more incredible, but the talent that that 19-year-old boy had was something incredible.”
Just like Ronaldo enjoyed a brilliant spell on the pitch, Mourinho Mourinho can boast taking charge of some of the world’s best players at Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United.
Throughout his trophy-laden 24-year career in management, Mourinho can boast taking charge of some of the world’s best players at Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United.
