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Original Title: Mourinho, on Xabi Alonso: “He’s another one of my boys, another one I only have positive memories of. Tomorrow I’ll have the thrill of playing against Álvaro, and I did it against Xabi and it touched me, it moved me. What he did at Leverkusen and coming to Madrid was a great joy.”
Mourinho, on Xabi Alonso: “He’s another one of my boys, another one I only have positive memories of. Tomorrow I’ll have the thrill of playing against Álvaro, and I did it against Xabi and it touched me, it moved me. What he did at Leverkusen and coming to Madrid was a great joy. What happened after that, what happened and how it ended, doesn’t interest me. In football, it’s very difficult for anything to surprise me.”
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Were you surprised by Xabi’s dismissal?
Xabi is another one of my boys. I only have positive memories of him. I was excited to play against Álvaro tomorrow, just as I was excited to play against Xabi. I was excited to play against Xabi and tomorrow I’ll be excited to play against Álvaro. What he did at Leverkusen was a joy to watch. What happened at Madrid is something that doesn’t interest me. Nothing surprises me in soccer. I’m sure his career will take a different direction and he’ll be very happy. He’s a great coach.