For someone who was the head coach at the Castilla, Real Madrid’s B team, Alejandro takes immense pride when he says how sessions with Jose Mourinho and Arrigo Sacchi helped him grow. Alejandro joined Madrid as the head coach of under-19 team in 2005 and in the first year itself they were the champions. According to Alejandro, Castilla and La Masia, Barca’s famous youth academy, are different in their respective approaches to the game. Winning a league played over 10 months or a Champions League which is practically a three-month tournament. “If you ask me I would value a league title more than a Champions League triumph.

Source: The Telegraph September 29, 2019 21:22 UTC