"I saw him make Cristiano Ronaldo cry in the locker room, a man who gives his all on the pitch, because for once he didn't chase the opposing full-back,"
"Mourinho is very direct with the players, but he's honest. He treated Sergio Ramos and the new arrivals the same way: if he had to tell you something, he'd tell you."
"[Mourinho is] special - as a coach and as a person. He was the one who wanted me at Real Madrid. Without Mourinho, I would never have arrived. I'm sorry I only had him for one season."
Jose Mourinho reduced Cristiano Ronaldo to tears in the Real Madrid locker room after criticizing a lapse in tracking an opposing full-back. Mourinho applied the same blunt honesty to all players, including Sergio Ramos and new arrivals, and pushed for Luka Modric to join Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo finished his Real Madrid career with 450 goals before moving to Juventus in 2018. Mourinho later had an unsuccessful spell at Fenerbahce and is now coaching Benfica. Luka Modric plays for AC Milan and has enjoyed a strong debut season, helping the club sit second in Serie A and remain unbeaten away while pursuing the Scudetto.
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