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Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by NewDigitalWorld(op): 8:08am On Aug 20, 2025

Fenerbahce manager, Jose Mourinho, has said Lionel Messi is the player who made him grow the most in his career.

Messi is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers ever to have graced the game.

And Mourinho has faced the Argentine legend many times.

Messi made his first-team debut for Barcelona in a friendly match against Mourinho’s Porto in November 2003.

Mourinho then faced Messi and Barcelona in LaLiga during his time as Real Madrid’s manager.

He also came up against Messi in the Champions League in epic battles with Chelsea and Inter.

When asked by Sporty Net to name the player who has helped him grow the most, Mourinho replied: “Messi, because every time I played against him he forced me to think a lot.”

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2025/08/19/messi-player-who-helped-me-most-in-my-career-mourinho/

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Cajal(m): 8:30am On Aug 20, 2025

NewDigitalWorld:
Fenerbahce manager, Jose Mourinho, has said Lionel Messi is the player who made him grow the most in his career.

Messi is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers ever to have graced the game.

And Mourinho has faced the Argentine legend many times.

Messi made his first-team debut for Barcelona in a friendly match against Mourinho’s Porto in November 2003.

Mourinho then faced Messi and Barcelona in LaLiga during his time as Real Madrid’s manager.

He also came up against Messi in the Champions League in epic battles with Chelsea and Inter.

When asked by Sporty Net to name the player who has helped him grow the most, Mourinho replied: “Messi, because every time I played against him he forced me to think a lot.”

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2025/08/19/messi-player-who-helped-me-most-in-my-career-mourinho/

The real 🐐
The most naturally talented footballer

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Peacecore: 8:49am On Aug 20, 2025

You won't see Penaldo's sorry Crynaldo I mean Ronaldo's fans here grin

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by zed7: 9:16am On Aug 20, 2025

Two greats. We are lucky to have witnessed the great Mou manage teams and the great Messi play for teams.
It's beautiful when people give credit when it's deserved.

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by BikoMERCYme(f): 9:16am On Aug 20, 2025*

Peacecore:
You won't see Penaldo's sorry Crynaldo I mean Ronaldo's fans here

Too each coach his wahala......

I have seen opposite coaches made mention of c.ronaldo has their greatest nightmare.....

So??

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Temptation147: 9:17am On Aug 20, 2025

Nothing concern me but E dey mind

Cr7 any day, any time twice on Wednesday morning

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Toluwanise247(m): 9:17am On Aug 20, 2025

Goat for a reason oooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Nobody: 9:18am On Aug 20, 2025

Messi really gave Jose Mourinho my guy tough times

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by whippersnapper(m): 9:18am On Aug 20, 2025

Black players are to key to marking Messi. I remember the 2018. Kante turned him to cole Palmer.

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Yemike(m): 9:18am On Aug 20, 2025

There's no way your team want to play Lionel Messi's team as a manager and you won't think a lot.
Even as a defender you'll think a lot.

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by cutecommend: 9:18am On Aug 20, 2025

Original greatest.

The other one is not the greatest.

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by GrammarNazi1(m): 9:18am On Aug 20, 2025

Messi: Greatest of all time (GOAT).

cool

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Sirleo05: 9:18am On Aug 20, 2025

Messi na goat, but Ronaldo na D GOAT, take it or leave it does not change anything, but d truth is d truth.

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by ideatoprince18(m): 9:19am On Aug 20, 2025

If I love God the way I love Messi ehn ....by now I would have become a deep rooted monks in the caves of Siberia

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by ideatoprince18(m): 9:22am On Aug 20, 2025

For God so live football that he came down personally to play in form of Messi .... That whoseever watched him play shall not despair but have everlasting Joy!!!!!

Football 3 vs 16

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by azpekuliar: 9:22am On Aug 20, 2025*

So it is not even the C. Ronaldo you had the pleasure of coaching and also playing against. Eh ya ooo Pendu.

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by jamafa: 9:23am On Aug 20, 2025

whippersnapper:
Black players are to key to marking Messi. I remember the 2018. Kante turned him to cole Palmer.

Which 2018 abeg 😂

2018 wey U chop 3:0 ??

Or when 😂

It's sure you don't watch the match

Kante and Cortour collect wotowoto 😂

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Robnectar(m): 9:24am On Aug 20, 2025

BikoMERCYme:
Too each coach is wahala......

I have seen opposite coaches made of c.ronaldo has the greatest nightmare.....

So??

Altetico Madrid coach can testify to this mehn grin

Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Fiscus105(m): 9:24am On Aug 20, 2025

still surprising,wen people rate Ronaldo above Messi at prime age. Every opponent coach must think countless times if you want to face Messi then, but bad belle people still arguing blindly towards Ronaldo. Even as a fan, if darling team wants to face Barca, you will have sleepless nights.

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Arogbenga: 9:25am On Aug 20, 2025

The player that made you suffer most. Messi the greatest of all time (GOAT)

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Fcwilly: 9:26am On Aug 20, 2025*

Peacecore:
You won't see Penaldo's sorry Crynaldo I mean Ronaldo's fans here

An opposing good striker will always be a problem of any coaches, so do you want him to mention CR7 ? when they are not playing against eachother. Wake up and think

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Onucs(m): 9:28am On Aug 20, 2025

GOATED

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by alphaconde(m): 9:29am On Aug 20, 2025

If you are playing against messi, you have to sit and plan well.

Thats how he was crushed in anfield.

THe scars are still with him

Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Mirasteel: 9:29am On Aug 20, 2025

The only 🐐 I know, Messi is the god of football and he will be forever remembered.

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by AMI3(m): 9:32am On Aug 20, 2025

Peacecore:
You won't see Penaldo's sorry Crynaldo I mean Ronaldo's fans here

CR7 did not play against Mourinho
If Messi was in Mourinho what do you think Mourinho could have not mentioned Messi may be CR7
Nobody dispute the first that Messi is good player.

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by AMI3(m): 9:36am On Aug 20, 2025

Yemike:
There's no way your team want to play Lionel Messi's team as a manager and you won't think a lot.
Even as a defender you'll think a lot.

And there is no how your team will play against CR7 and u will not think.
Both are great players.
U hardly see fans booing CR7 but on several occasions Messi team have been booed

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by adioolayi(m): 9:37am On Aug 20, 2025

"When asked by Sporty Net to name the player who has helped him grow the most, Mourinho replied: “Messi, because every time I played against him he forced me to think a lot.”

That's it!

Irunmole gbogbo coaches and all the opposition defenders combined!

Ijaya gbogbo defenders..

First of his name.. André Lionel Messi Cuccitini..

La Pulga Atomica..

Baba Thiago, Matteo ati Ciro ..

You no go plan against him ke...iku pa e ni yen.

grin

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by erad(m): 9:48am On Aug 20, 2025

This Messi/Ronaldo fan beef is the most stupid thing I've seen in recent years. They both existed within the same space and performed exceptionally.

Losers go dey on top keyboard dey insult each other papa on top people wey no send them. How daft can people be. Adults o, some of them even have children.

It's a shame.

Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Segxydube: 10:17am On Aug 20, 2025

BikoMERCYme:
Too each coach his wahala......

I have seen opposite coaches made mention of c.ronaldo has their greatest nightmare.....

So??

Liar... How many coaches have mentioned penaldo?

List them here

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Segxydube: 10:18am On Aug 20, 2025

whippersnapper:
Black players are to key to marking Messi. I remember the 2018. Kante turned him to cole Palmer.

Go watch chelsea vs barca... Messi wan kee kante

Am a chelsea fan though

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Re: Messi Player Who Helped Me Most In My Career – Mourinho by Segxydube: 10:18am On Aug 20, 2025

Sirleo05:
Messi na goat, but Ronaldo na D GOAT, take it or leave it does not change anything, but d truth is d truth.

For where messi dey, dem no born ronaldo well make he show head... Messi is miles ahead of him

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