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Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho: Cristiano Ronaldo is not a diver; he does not have the culture of the swimming pool
'Special One' admits Milan could challenge for Champions League...
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1 Sep 2010 23:17:00
By Paul Madden
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has insisted that star forward Cristiano Ronaldo is not a diver and also identified Group G opponents Milan as serious contenders for the Uefa Champions League this term.
Speaking at a Uefa coaches forum in Nyon, Switzerland, the self-proclaimed Special One suggested that honest players get less protection from match officials than those who simulate. Mourinho also credited Ronaldo's honesty to his time at Manchester United under the tutelage of Alex ferguson.
"Cristiano is a player who does not have the culture of the swimming pool, he has no culture of simulation, he is a British-trained player, Ferguson trained," he insisted, as quoted by AS.
"In some cases, the simulators are given more protection, and those who are honest are often the losers. I'm not a hypocrite if I say that they [defenders] hit Cristiano very hard, and that the yellow cards do not arrive or are slow in coming."
On the Rossoneri, Mourinho declared that with the new arrivals the Serie A outfit have one of the best attacking lineups in world football, worthy of adding to their six European Cups.
"An attack with [Alexandre] Pato, [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, Robinho, and Ronaldinho is one of the strongest attacks in the world and are candidates, certain candidates, to win the competition," he noted.
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Speaking at a Uefa coaches forum in Nyon, Switzerland, the self-proclaimed Special One suggested that honest players get less protection from match officials than those who simulate. Mourinho also credited Ronaldo's honesty to his time at Manchester United under the tutelage of Alex ferguson.
"Cristiano is a player who does not have the culture of the swimming pool, he has no culture of simulation, he is a British-trained player, Ferguson trained," he insisted, as quoted by AS.
"In some cases, the simulators are given more protection, and those who are honest are often the losers. I'm not a hypocrite if I say that they [defenders] hit Cristiano very hard, and that the yellow cards do not arrive or are slow in coming."
On the Rossoneri, Mourinho declared that with the new arrivals the Serie A outfit have one of the best attacking lineups in world football, worthy of adding to their six European Cups.
"An attack with [Alexandre] Pato, [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, Robinho, and Ronaldinho is one of the strongest attacks in the world and are candidates, certain candidates, to win the competition," he noted.
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