Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho go a long way. Both of them have known each other for almost 17 years, when the Dutchman was manager at Camp Nou and Mou his number 2. It’s the classic Master vs Apprentice scenario.
So like master like apprentice, both of them are known to posses huge egos. Van Gall is audacious while Jose is The Special One. The one thing which both of them excel apart from coaching is playing mindgames.
The Iron Tulip called his Chelsea counterpart as a ‘modest individual’. The journalists in the press box broke into laughter on hearing this from the Old Trafford boss. While the Portuguese didn’t shy away from returning compliments either as he called van Gaal a ‘very nice man’.
The shadow boxing is going on for quite a while this week between them as both of them are not revealing their cards. News about Diego Costa is also a aprt of this battle between two legends. LvG thundered that he expects Costa to play against them as Jose is a winner, while Mourinho acted coy on Spaniard’s fitness.
There is as much excitement off the pitch as compared to what fans are hoping on pitch.
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