'Mourinho Damaged Spanish Football'

[Folami David]

Jose Mourinho did more harm than good to Spanish football during his controversial three-year tenure as coach of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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Portuguese Mourinho quit Real three years before the end of his contract after a 2012-13 campaign without major silverware and has returned to former club Chelsea.
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His stint in the Spanish capital was overshadowed by a series of ugly incidents and he alienated a significant section of Real's own fans when he benched club captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas, a Spain teammate of Iniesta's.
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"You just have to look at the facts," Iniesta said in an interview published in Sunday's edition of El Pais newspaper when asked if Mourinho had harmed Spanish football.
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"Yes he damaged Spanish football, in general more harm than good," added the 29-year-old.
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"But I don't like talking about that person at all. So if you don't mind we'll leave it at that."
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Mourinho, 50, was an assistant coach at Barca in the late 1990s and has also managed Porto and Inter Milan.

[Shola Sholaz]

Jose Mourinho is a fantastic coach no matter what anyone says. For me, He did well in Real Madrid.