Rafael van der Vaart talked to talkSPORT2 about how his days were Jose Mourinho when they both shared a dressing room in real Madrid and his departure from the club to go to the Premier League.
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The 38-year-old former footballer had to leave the merengue entity when Mesut Özil It arrived as a stellar signature. According to him, the Portuguese coach was very honest about his decision.
“Mourinho is an incredible coach. I had him for two seasons at Real Madrid. He’s an honest guy and I think almost all the players who worked with him don’t talk bad about him. That means he always protects his footballers. ”
In the conversation about his departure, Van der Vaart He reveals: ” At that moment he said to me, ‘Rafa, I will buy Ozil. So I think you better get out of the club. If you stay, you’re fine, but you’re too good to be on the bench. Try to go somewhere else. And I went to Tottenham. ”
In the end, the former player decided on his return Bale to Spurs after not being considered in real Madrid.
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“I’m happy he’s back, but I’m happier than he is now because I think he’s a great player. He has done a lot for Real Madrid and he deserves what he receives now and I hope to continue like this. ”
Van der Vaart He was a player for the meringue team for two seasons (2008-09 and 2009-10), where he played a total of 75 games and scored 12 times.
After leaving Madrid, Rafa went to Tottenham for two years later go to Hamburg and then 2015 return to Spain for the military from Betis. His career ended in 2017 with FC Midtjylland from Denmark.