Barcelona legend Maradona: Real Madrid's Mourinho better than Guardiola
Former Barcelona star Diego Maradona rates Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho superior to Pep Guardiola.
Maradona also took a swipe at Barca goalkeeper Victor Valdes.
On Mourinho, he said: "I love the man, as a coach and psychologist. For me, he's the best. Mourinho can turn a coin into gold and this is the reason he has my affection. I'm not in love with him or anything like that, but he is an exceptional man.
On Valdes, he also told News360: "Barcelona are a great team, including the goalkeeper, who looks good with those players. It's true, Valdes is bad! But with players like that ahead of him, he looks good.""Pep is a great person. I know him very well, but he may not have as much quality as Mourinho, he has better players at his disposal. But do not forget that Pep is very young and has a great career ahead."
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Comments (14)
Maradona is right.....Valdes looks good becuase Barcelona has 4 good back rowers lined up to protect him.... If left expose Dudek would look better than Valdes.
Lool , maradona admited that valdes is bad! this made my day!
All you barca fans, i'm sorry,Mourinho is dbest coach as he has never gone a season wtout a trophy.... He'll give Madrid their 32nd league trophy dis season...HALA MADRID.....!
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