Old enemies meet again. Jose Mario dos Santos Mourinho will meet again with his nemesis, Alexander Chapman Ferguson. Both will clash in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Mourinho will come with a flag of Real Madrid, while Fergie led Manchester United. It is common knowledge that they are often engaged in verbal confrontations if it had to deal.
Everything started 9 years ago. When that Mourinho with Porto to face Manchester United in the last 16 of the Champions League season 2003/2004. This is where the 'Special One begins to steal the world's attention with comments phenomenal.
After Porto rid MU, Fergie, Mourinho refused to shake hands with. The Portuguese man did not thank Fergie and demanding apologies. "I understand why Ferguson is so emotional. You will also be sad if your team loses the dominant of a small team like Porto are just built with 10 percent of the budget," Mou said sarcastically at the time.
Dispute heats up both after Mourinho move to the Premier League and join Chelsea. Every time the two teams will face either Fergie or Mourinho directly spread psychological warfare.
Tensions had eased after Mourinho move to Inter Milan, and Madrid. No more innuendo in between. Instead there they complimented each other. However, this may be lost again at Madrid clash with Manchester United.
Los Blancos will first host the Red Devils at the Santiago Bernabeu on February 13, followed by the second leg at Old Trafford on March 5. Play at home will obviously make the Madrid attack total to rely Cristiano Ronaldo is a former foster child notabane Fergie. Then in the second leg of Madrid will try to withstand the onslaught of the Red Devils led by Robin van Persie.
In total, these two renowned coaches have met 13 times. Mourinho won 6 times, the series 5 times and only 2 defeats from Fergie.
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