Mourinho: Competition with Messi motivated coaching

Sports13:45, 13-02-2026

Portuguese famous coach Jose Mourinho emphasized that the competition with Lionel Messi during his career greatly motivated his growth as a coach. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

Currently managing Lisbon's Benfica club, Mourinho shared his thoughts on this matter. This information was published by the euro-football.ru website.

According to Jose Mourinho, he always paid special attention to Messi in matches against Barcelona. He pondered how to stop such a strong player like Messi and tried to improve his coaching skills.

Mourinho noted that competing with Messi helped him further develop his tactical approaches. It is worth mentioning that Mourinho previously worked at Madrid's Real club, London's Chelsea, and several other teams.

Lionel Messi is currently continuing to play for the United States' Inter Miami club.

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