How Jose Mourinho reduced Cristiano Ronaldo to tears

Real Madrid icon Luka Modric will be in possession of one of the finest catalogues of anecdotes about the club in history, having spent 13 years at the club during one of its two most successful eras

Real Madrid icon Luka Modric will be in possession of one of the finest catalogues of anecdotes about the club in history, having spent 13 years at the club during one of its two most successful eras ever. This week he told the ballad of Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo. Modric arrived at the Bernabeu in 2012, in the middle of the Mourinho era, as he tried to bring down Pep Guardiola’s dominant Barcelona side. Despite initially struggling, Modric became a key player for Los Blancos, and he credited the Portuguese manager with his ability to come through the initial adversity. “Special. As a coach and as a person. He was the one who wanted me at Real Madrid. Without Mourinho, I would never have made it. I regret only having him for one season,” he told Corriere della Sera, as quoted by MD. How Mourinho reduced Cristiano Ronald to tears Asked who the harshest of the coaches that he has played under was, Modric had little doubt that it was ‘the special one’. “Mourinho. I saw him make Cristiano Ronaldo cry in the dressing room, a man who gives his all on the pitch, because for once he didn’t chase down the opposing full-back. Mourinho is very direct with the players, but he’s honest. He treated Sergio Ramos and the newcomer the same way: if he had something to say to you, he’d say it. Max [Allegri] is like that too: he tells you to your face what’s right and what’s wrong. Honesty is fundamental.”

How Jose Mourinho reduced Cristiano Ronaldo to tears

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