Mourinho hails Real Madrid’s 'fantastic' effort in Fiorentina pre-season draw

[p]The Portuguese tactician described [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/fiorentina-Q3A3IbXH/real-madrid-W8mj7MDD/?mid=KnFRYqI6"]the performance[/a] as having “three faces” but was particularly pleased with the quality shown before the break. [/p][p]He felt his team could have been three or four goals ahead at half-time after a dominant opening period.[/p][p][b]"This is [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] with the players we have. As I told the boys before the match, Real Madrid is Real Madrid," [/b]Mourinho told the [a href="https://www.realmadrid.com/en-US/news/football/first-team/latest-news/mourinho-01-08-2026" target="_blank"]club website.[/a][/p][embed guid="2c79dec1-358e-49ab-aa3f-56ee5f1f7b93" url="https://x.com/realmadriden/status/2083643936380457417" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"Whether it’s a friendly or a training match, it’s Real Madrid. We have to seek evolution but also achieve results to honour our history. I had to put on the field the men I had available.[/b][/p][p][b]"I had to pair Trent and Dumfries together and try to find a dynamic that would allow this style of play. [/b][/p][p]"We only worked yesterday in preparation for the match because the goal is not to work on just one game.[/p][p][b]"We did a little organisational work to have a team that knows what to do on the field. I am very happy with the work of the boys from day one."[/b][/p]