I'm Real Madrid coach, not Di Stefano, Mourinho blasts

VALENCIA, Spain - Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has responded to criticism of his tactics from honorary club president Alfredo Di Stefano by pointing out he is the one who makes the decisions about the way the team plays.

The 84-year-old Di Stefano, who won five consecutive European Cups with Real between 1956 and 1960, made scathing remarks about Mourinho's strategy of instructing his players to sit back against Barcelona in Saturday's 1-1 La Liga draw at the Bernabeu and try to catch the league leaders on the break.

"He is one of the most significant people in the history of Real Madrid and I am nothing in the history of Real Madrid," Mourinho told a news conference at Valencia's Mestalla stadium where Wednesday's Kings Cup final with Barca will be played.