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Former Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, has revealed how scared he was playing under top coach, Jose Mourinho during his time at Chelsea.
Mikel, who retired from football at 35 in September was signed by the Portuguese manager in 2016.
According to him, Mourinho’s methods of getting his message across to players in the dressing room was scary to him.
The former Trabzonspor and Stoke City star recounted how the Portuguese coach ripped into Mohamed Salah due to his performance in a game.
“I was scared of Jose Mourinho,” Mikel told Mail Sports.
“I was definitely scared of him. I mean, this guy, the things he did to players, but it’s just a way of him passing his message across, trying to get the best out of the players.
“I remember what Jose Mourinho did to Mohamed Salah, the guy was crying in the dressing room in the second half. I think he was having a bad game. And then obviously Mourinho came in and ripped into him, massively ripped into him.
“Salah was in tears. And then what happened? Mourinho didn’t let him back onto the pitch for the second half. He took him off. He ripped into him and then got him off.”
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