From Mourinho’s Inter to his Flamengo, Julio Cesar told himself in a long interview. The statements of the former goalkeeper
Julio Cesar It is told in a long interview with Portal Diretto.it. The former interior of Inter e Flamengo He spoke for almost an hour with the audio country manager of Flashscore, Ricardo Oliveira Duarte, in a restaurant in Cascais, in the metropolitan area of Lisbonwhere he chose to live after his withdrawal as a footballer. The Brazilian told his transfer to Italy: “I left Flamengo at no cost. My father was talking to the Portthen Inter arrived and showed interest. Obviously, for financial reasons and other situations, the Inter offer ended up being better. But I went to January and I had no European passport, so I counted as a foreign player. Inter gave me the opportunity to loan in a minor team or to stay in Flamengo until June “.
Julio Cesar: “I won everything at Inter, but I was happier at Flamengo”
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“I chose to go to Italy immediately because I wanted to learn the language, culture and football of that country, in order to get to the more prepared Inter, because I knew that the competition would be very hard. We were talking about Francesco Toldoat the time goalkeeper of the Italian national team; by fabián Cuteof the Uruguayan national team. I was competing with giants, “Julio Cesar revealed.
His team of the heart, however, remains Flamengo: “In terms of titles, it was very beautiful. But the place I was happier is the happier Mengão. I am not hypocritical. Everyone knows that Flamengo is my heart team. Being able to leave the stands and go to the field, play and represent your favorite club is priceless. But in terms of titles and individual prestige, Inter was the best experience at Inter “.
In the 2009 It was considered the third best goalkeeper in the world. In the 2010second, in the years of Casillas and Buffon. The Brazilian, however, felt the strongest: “Between 2008 and 2010, when I entered the field I felt I felt Supermanwith that red cloak. There were games in which I entered and said: “Today they don’t mark”. And you have to be careful when you are so sure of yourself, because the excess of trust is insidious. It was a period in which I didn’t see anyone in front of me. With all respect, without false modesty. I didn’t see Buffon, Casillas or others. Not even my friend Teachingfor which I have enormous respect, a great goalkeeper and from which I learned a lot “.
Julio Cesar then tells theInter of Mourinho: “It was a family that I was able to be part of. It was truly incredible, a fairy tale. Winning the three most important competitions in the same year … Few teams managed in this company, and Inter was one of these”. Did Mourinho get the most out of her? “Absolutely yes. – replied the ex -extreme defender – it was his way of working. He took someone who had a normal moment and transformed him into the best player of his role. I remember that at the award ceremony of the top team of the Champions Leagueall the players were from Inter. Júlio César, best goalkeeper; Maiconbest defender; Sneijderbest midfielder; Militobest striker and best player. What can you want more? “.
Inter, Julio Cesar says: “With Mou I understood that we would win the Champions League”
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Anecdotes, then, on the final and the path of the Nerazzurri in the Champions League in that 2010: “It was not only the final the beautiful thing about Mourinho. It was the moment when we understood that we could win all three competitions. I remember a meeting in which he was very short and said: “We have three competitions to win. You choose you.” He entrusted us with responsibility. “I did what I could do, that is to prepare the team to get where it is now”. “It is obvious that he must prepare the tactic and everything else, but in terms of group, of winning men, we already had a remarkable trust … I perfectly remember that encounter. And that’s where everything started to make sense,” revealed Julio Cesar.
On today’s Mourinho, however: “He is in a different phase of his career. He has had that super real Madridagainst Guardiolaand has become something epic. But then? Do you see a different man? In professional terms it is difficult to say, because after he left Inter we did not have the opportunity to work together again. But from what I can say it is that I see a calmer, more relaxed Mourinho. A lighter Mourinho, so to speak. “
Finally, a comment also on the Brazilian national team: “It is complicated because you don’t have much time to work, it’s not like a club, with a daily routine. Dorival is trying, it is doing an excellent job, but things have to happen. In the last game, against Uruguay, they played well and created some occasions, but the ball has not entered. Dorival is an excellent coach and we must never underestimate his work. What he has done in recent years, the titles he has. won … “
What does Julio Cesar do now? The former goalkeeper also told his new life after the withdraw: “I manage players, trying to bring some of my experience, having worked with some great entrepreneurs and having had negative and positive moments, even off the pitch. I want to bring a mix of all this and make it flow into the JC12 Sports, which is my club, so that you can represent some players and make their dreams come true and become successful professional footballers”.
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