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The former Inter player and current assistant coach Beppe Baresi was interviewed by Globo Esporte and talked about his time with José Mourinho at Inter: “He’s a born motivator but he has a great ability to see every moment that the team finds itself in. There are times when players don’t need to be motivated, because they need peace of mind. He knows when to put pressure, when to increase the tension and when to leave everyone alone. He’s great manager of the locker room and I learned a lot in the two years with him.”

Baresi then remembered a particular anecdote that is telling of the management of the Special One, especially in the magical evening in Barcelona: “He knows when to intervene. He knows what to do in every situation and he prepares the group in advance for all the situations that may occur. At Nou Camp we were 11 against 11, but he, after Thiago Motta was sent off, radically changed the whole strategy. At that time he had to motivate the team a little so that player didn’t lose their motivation, because playing against Barcelona with 10 players was a battle. But as usual, Mou told the team how to position themselves on the pitch because he knew that the players needed calmness. He’s great at handling people, he has a variety of ways to charge each player individually, whether it’s individual talks, whether it’s a chat at night, or if he has to say things aggressively face to face. He’s very sincere with his players and this is very important: even those who play less, because you don’t know if, even just for two or three minutes, you will enter the field and Mourinho wants the players to be convinced of the importance of those two or three minutes.”

Source: fcinternews.it