Jose Mourinho's former assistant at Real Madrid, Aitor Karanka, has praised the Chelsea manager for ending Barcelona's La Liga dominance and explains the 'love' which the squad at the Bernabeu had for him.
Middlesbrough boss, Karanka, believes Mourinho's successor, Carlo Ancelotti, is held in the same high esteem by his 'far superior' side as the Portuguese was during his time there.
“He (Mourinho) is the best coach in the world. He has shown it and tactically he is a hundred steps ahead of the others,” he told As.
“He came (to Madrid) after stopping Barcelona before, with Inter (Milan). Barca had won six titles and Jose stopped them. If not for him, they would have repeated another six titles.”
The 41-year-old has been impressed with the man who replaced Mourinho and believes winning La Decima elevated Ancelotti to the same place in the hearts of Real players and fans as Mourinho.
“They play very well. They are far superior to the rest (of the teams in Europe),” he added.
“Ancelotti is a good manager of the group, also, I look at him and I learn.
“The player’s love him, like they love Mourinho and it was said that he didn't talk to the squad, but that was a lie, as Iker (Casillas) has said that Jose cared for him every day.”
During their time at Madrid together, Mourinho and Karanka won the La Liga once and the Copa del Rey, in the process ending Barca's dominance of the Spanish title.
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