Contrary to the rumors circulated in the summer of the possible return to his homeland to play for a club, Angel Di Maria remained at Benficaat least for another season. He currently occupies the right flank as an attacking winger, a role he played between Juventus and PSG, tailor-made by a certain Jose Mourinho at the time of Real Madrid.
The Fideo wanted to reveal how crucial the crossing with the Special One was, the first to place him in that precise position: “I have always played on the left, since I was little, until I arrived at Real Madrid in 2010/2011. There it was Cristiano Ronaldo on the other side and I had to find a space for myself. In the end I ended up on the right and I started to like it – he said in an interview on the channel YouTube Clank! -, to feel very comfortable, and then I continued to play my whole career on the right.”
Entering, in fact, the merits of the former Inter and Roma coach: “Mourinho didn’t have to tell me anything. It was impossible to play on the left. Playing with the 4-3-3, it was impossible to play on the left, I had to adapt to what was there, Karim (Benzema, ed.) and Pipita (Gonzalo Higuain ed) were the attackers. I had to play on the right, I discovered a new aspect, I adapted well, trying to cut towards the inside.” Commenting on figure from José: “Mourinho is an incredible person. He defends the players 100%, to the death. If you give 100%, he gives you life. They have been three very good years. I have nothing negative to say about him “, the gloss.