adminMADRID. — Iker Casillas has opened up about his relationship with Jose Mourinho during the coach’s time at Real Madrid, saying it hurt him to be labelled a “traitor and a mole”.
The current Chelsea manager’s time in the Spanish capital was riddled with controversy, with his destructive relationship with the goalkeeper one of the biggest in the three-year spell.
After a long period of remaining relatively silent, Casillas has spoken at length about their relationship, revealing that it went from good to bad very quickly
after controversy built around the club because of the actions of the coach and several players as their rivalry with Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona intensified.
“I do respect Mourinho and he is a great coach,” the Spain keeper said in an interview with Canal+. “At first, things were great with him and the relationship was good up until the fights against Barcelona — after that you can say things were not good enough.
“Mourinho first tried to send me a message by benching me and I reacted. It was a successful message to work harder.
“I called Xavi and Puyol to bring an end to all of the anger between the Real Madrid and Barcelona players.”— Goal.com.
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