The Porto goalkeeper and former captain of Real Madrid, Iker Casillas, said in an interview in the program "Your place or mine" of TVE that his relationship with Jose Mourinho was bad , to the point that in the last year Portuguese club did not speak.
"Whenever the club comes a new coach seems phenomenal. It was not the captain at that time, it was Raul. The relationship was always good at the start , came from eliminating Barcelona in Champions League semifinals. It was the antidote. We got the bonus of start competing with the big boys in Europe. "
"The first year he was leaving a press conference and defended the Real Madrid did perfectly fine. Someone had that assume that role and he would face when we felt hurt , "he added. Íker revealed that everything took a turn when he tried to calm the tense situation that erupted in the Spanish selection by heavy fighting international players in the Classics .
"Our relationship began to change in the second season , the Barcelona starts strong and things happen in the Supercopa of Spain, which Tito Vilanova. Everyone believes what I want, I have a club I should but I also have a choice to which I owe. It came moments when there was much friction between Madrid and Barca. It was a difficult year but the relationship remained good . We were talking when there were problems. "
"Everything changes following the team does not do well in 2012-13 and when things go wrong then say that you're not why. Maybe he did not sit well to speak with someone from Barcelona to lower the voltage selection. I spoke with Xavi and Puyol , were not words of forgiveness, I told him we would like to load the Spanish football and had to tone it down ' he added.
" I tried that did not affect me, pear was a constant. Without speaking, there was a tremendous war. The last year no longer speak anything . It was an ugly situation. Was probably wrong in many things and finally I let time and out , "he said.
The keeper also talked about the treatment that was given to Vicente del Bosque after his departure from the white club, something that "hurts". "Vicente is very good guy, he has achieved for Real Madrid and the selection is amazing. It hurts a lot of people from Madrid does not value what is , after more than thirty years at the club."
The selection
Recalling his career, Casillas recalled the penalty shootout against Italy in the quarterfinals of Euro 2008 as the moment that changed the history of Spanish football. "The moment are penalties to Italy. We were convinced many that day changed everything and you are world champion and Europe twice for him. Without those penalties you're out, it's a disappointment again , "he recalled.
"When we reached the Euro which we thought we had more time so new players who had never come. It was a team with ten players who did not come regularly. We thought that the first change threw us . We drove past and after passing Italy, the round of suffering, were champions of Europe. With Russia we made the best match in the semifinals. We knew well that we were going to win the European Championship but the first fifteen minutes of the final were disastrous to a shot to the stick of Fernando Torres' he said.
He also gave praise to Luis Aragones and the coaches that shaped the group. "Luis was key . Not to forget the previous selections wagered by players like Iñaki Saez or Camacho, and the coaches of the lower categories as Juan Santisteban and Ginés. "
"His loss was a stick, we had a very close relationship. In 2006 decides not to summon more to Raul, I was second captain and believed he was not ready to be captain . Not just wear the bracelet, take decisions which you will always be in the spotlight for good and for bad. They'll always criticize one or the other. "
"He told me he was not ready but gave me time to prove it. I said I could do it because he had good teachers. From there our relationship changed, I called a lot and I wondered players. It was a difficult stage of continuous sticks, then won the European Championship but I remember the puffing of Murcia, Oviedo and Cadiz. Luis was excessive. "
And he ended recalling his decisive stop to win the 2010 World Cup Arjen Robben in the final against Holland. "They passed me a thousand things over her head. I decided to put up to come, Real Madrid knew him and knew it was fast, haggling and you went left me thinking that haggling that side. I endured to the end and got my foot when I saw the hit. I knew that the ball did not fall. Everything happens to you in two seconds head.Everything stops and say thank goodness. "
