‘Mourinho undermined Real’

Mourinho

Jose Manuel Jurado feels Jose Mourinho undermined the Real Madrid image during his three years in charge of the club.

The Spanish midfielder, who currently plays for Spartak Moscow, came through the youth system at the capital club and slammed the Portuguese coach for failing to win the Champions League and not blooding the youth players successfully.

“Apart from not achieving his objectives, like winning la Decima, I think that under Mourinho we saw the club’s image undermined,” he told AS.

“The same thing is happening now as when I left, with players being brought in from outside without giving the youngsters an opportunity to make their mark, as they used to do with players such as Iker Casillas and Guti.

“The youth players need to have a certain mentality, given it is more likely that the club will sign somebody before putting them into the first team.”

The 27-year-old went on to criticise the current level of competition in La Liga and says he has no regrets leaving Atletico Madrid in 2010.

“[The two-team domination] only happens in Spain. In Germany it is similar because Bayern are superior to the rest, but the domination of the big two in Spain doesn’t happen in any other country.

“In my opinion we are seeing La Liga devalued because some years ago it was more competitive, more equal. Now Barcelona and (Real) Madrid are so superior it seems the rest of the teams are not motivated, because they know they have no chance of beating them.”