C'Ron wants Mourinho
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed he would be happy to see Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho take charge of Real Madrid next season.
In 2007, while Mourinho was with Chelsea and Ronaldo with Manchester United, the duo had a public disagreement. After Mourinho complained that Chelsea did not receive as many penalties as United, Ronaldo hit back by saying:
"He always has to say something because he can't admit his failures."
Mourinho responded by saying Ronaldo - who had a poor background - lacked "maturity and respect" because of his "difficult childhood, no education".
Ronaldo was known to have been upset by the remarks and Sir Alex Ferguson said it was "really below the belt to bring class into it".
However, Ronaldo had since spoken positively of Mourinho and recent reports suggest Madrid are now considering bringing the Portuguese to the Bernabeu after a disappointing first season for Manuel Pellegrini.
Mourinho has indicated that he is unhappy in Italy following a series of disagreements with the press and rival managers, and Ronaldo has said he would be more than happy to work under his compatriot.
"He is a special coach," he said on Sky Sports News. "He has shown that he is one of the best in the world so maybe the people don't like him because he is top, his character, he is a special person.
"I know him very well. I like him a lot. I know his character - he is a winning guy. This is why the people don't like him. Madrid he'd change a lot - he'd buy new players, new coach."
Pellegrini now looks certain to leave after last week's defeat by Barcelona left the club three points adrift at the top of the Primera Division. Their Champions League campaign was ended by Lyon in the second round, while they were dumped out of the Copa del Rey by Alcorcon.
As a result, Ronaldo acknowledges that it will be very difficult for him to finish his first season in Madrid with silverware.
"We are out of the Champions League, the Copa del Rey, so we are not very happy of course," he said. "We are still in the league to fight so it's possible to win.
"We'll be very frustrated if we don't win anything. A team like Madrid has to win something every year, but Barcelona at this moment are a little bit stronger than us because they won both times they played us.
"I still believe we can improve in the next games. The next months, the next year, we'll be much stronger than we are at the moment, so if we don't win this season, definitely we will win next year."
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