During 2011/12 season, a Real Madrid team starring Cristiano Ronaldo and managed by manager Jose Mourinho shattered La Liga records, finishing with 100 points and 121 goals scored over Barcelona.
Speaking at an interview with Marca, former Los Blancos manager Mourinho admitted he was very proud of the Madrid players when they ended Barcelona’s dominance in LaLiga.
“I think it was fundamental that we were able to find a way of playing that we were the best at. We built a playing identity that was very suited to the conditions and the quality of the players.” Mourinho said.
“Of course, the enormous talent of all those great players and the understanding between them in every game was key, that is the most important thing for me. Everyone was very unified and connected by a great ambition of being champions.
“Ending that Barcelona dominance and doing it by achieving a record points tally and a record goals tally like that makes it even more interesting and important because we did it in the best way possible. It wasn’t only that we won LaLiga, it’s that we did it in a way that made history,” Mourinho added.
When asked about who’s the best player at Madrid, the Tottenham manager refused to say further and he believes each player was very important.
“I don’t like to speak about individuals, not Cristiano, not anyone. Each player was very important because each one of them had a very clear role within the team.” Mourinho said.
“They all wanted to win games, trophies and they all knew that they were important because they saw that they were contributing towards reaching that objective.
“For example, in this sense, I remember [Jose] Callejon and [Esteban] Granero, who didn’t start but were very important players for us. The truth is that team deserved to win LaLiga and the Champions League,” the Portuguese added.
