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Mou press conference ahead of tomorrow’s game
Journalist Miguel Ángel Diaz said to Mourinho that “people that work at Real Madrid say Mourinho is much more calm than on your first spell”. Mourinho made a joke right away
— “you said something very important to me, that you has contacts with people that work in the club!”
It’s been years that I feel more calm, with a better control of my emotions. But situations that create frustration will arrive. I don’t like people with laziness. I don’t like it. I like people that works…works for Real Madrid and not in Real Madrid. Until now, I don’t see any laziness, I see everyone wanting to give the best version of themselves. It’s what I said the other day: the players and people that work here are protecting me from my more obscure side of my personality. But I feel well in this manner.
Once again, Mou confirmed that for him the squad is closed, but he can’t be certain that there will be no departures, despite him not being happy about a player leaving now.
Another good question was about the tactical adjustment between Mbappe, Vini and Bellingham. Mou answered:
The most complicated is when you don’t top players. Or, when in the first injury or suspension, you already don’t have players that can keep the level. I had this problem in my last years, because I was in clubs that weren’t the best in Europe. I don’t want to open too many details, but if you ask me If I want only 2 of the 3, I’d say that I want all of them. I also think that their positives compensate much on what eventually might be a tactical mismatch. And I am here, so I can help them.
About Valverde, Mou stated he sees the players as midfielder, even if he can play in other positions:
You see teams build from the back with three players, but three players with the fullback, others with three players with a midfielders, in some the fullbacks are deeper and others the fullback are higher. See the difference between Trent and Dumfries. A fullback can be like a wing, but can be like Trent, a player that plays inside and has a very good passing. At this moment, I don’t to label “Tchoumani is 6”, “Camavinga is 6”, “Valverde is 8” and “Bernardo 10”. These things dilute a little during the games.
At the end of press-conference, Mou made another joke with Miguel Angel Diaz:
