Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho before the end of Copa del Rey: 
I decide how we play against Barcelona is not Alfredo Di Stefano 

Portuguese coach relaxes before his first final with the Spanish team and also has a dig at the club legend Alfredo Di Stefano for criticizing his game plan against Barca 

 

"These are typical words before a final, but they really believe. I've played in many finals against teams that have been either lower or stronger than mine, but all have been balanced. That is the natural tendency of the final . 

"This is my first final with Real Madrid, but I'm relaxed," said the 48-year-old. "I've seen many games like this, which is why I am much quieter than a coach who has never been here before. Our confidence lies in our ability to achieve success in the form of securities. If we win, fine. If we do, we'll keep working. "
 
This is the second time in less than seven days Madrid and Barca will face the two sides met in the First Division at the Bernabeu on Saturday night. The league match ended in a 1-1 draw with the capital club from a man and a goal down to win a point.
 
However, Madrid legend Di Stefano was not impressed with the tactics of Mourinho and, in his weekly column in the Spanish sports daily Marca wrote, among other things, that "Barcelona was a lion, a mouse of Madrid."
 
In reaction to those words sting, Mourinho said Tuesday: "The [Di Stefano] is one of the most important in the history of Real Madrid and I am nothing in the history of Real Madrid, but I am the coach and is coach. the one who decides. "
 
"I am the coach," he repeated. "What do you do? It's me. The decisions are mine."
The former Chelsea and Inter manager gave his idea of ​​tactical approach to the final on Wednesday and said: "We are playing with a striker, four on the bottom line, the midfield three three front we want to attack and score when we have the ball., while without it we have to defend as a team. This means that all equipment must be active in both facets of work.
 
"This game will have nothing to do with that seen on Saturday. You never know which direction to take the match. We'll have to see how things go and only then assess. Whoever plays or not to play for Barcelona is not our problem . Our game plan was decided yesterday. "
 
Recent reports have linked Mourinho with a return to Italian giants Inter, which won the treble last season but once again the former Porto strategist has rejected suggestions he quit at the end of the season.
 
"I am 100% committed to my work, so I think the president chose me," he said. "There are those who disagree with my decisions, but I'm the coach and my job is to make them."
Madrid and Barcelona will meet again in the semifinals of the Champions League.