Frank Lampard heaps praise on ex-boss José Mourinho
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Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard admits he still respects former manager José Mourinho, but has no intention of losing to him in the Champions League.
Mourinho's Inter Milan will arrive in London on Monday holding a 2-1 advantage from the first-leg of their last-16 tie at the San Siro.
"I want to win the game, but it's not like I want to get one over on him. I just want to go through to the last eight.
"If you'd asked me at the start of the season who I'd want to win the European Cup if it wasn't going to be us, I'd have been happy to see José win it. He was great for me and I'm still close to him."
He added: "He gave me self-belief. He carried that aura around with him. It's very obvious that he believes in himself as a manager, and as a man, but he had this way of transmitting that confidence to his players.
"He just tried to make me believe in the player I could be, and helped me get to where I wanted to be.
"It was sad losing someone like that who you respect, but what he gave me stays with me. I'm a better player and a better person for having worked with him."
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Mourinho's Inter Milan will arrive in London on Monday holding a 2-1 advantage from the first-leg of their last-16 tie at the San Siro.
"I've got more respect for José Mourinho than for any other manager I've worked with because of what he did for me," Lampard told The Guardian.
"I want to win the game, but it's not like I want to get one over on him. I just want to go through to the last eight.
"If you'd asked me at the start of the season who I'd want to win the European Cup if it wasn't going to be us, I'd have been happy to see José win it. He was great for me and I'm still close to him."
He added: "He gave me self-belief. He carried that aura around with him. It's very obvious that he believes in himself as a manager, and as a man, but he had this way of transmitting that confidence to his players.
"He just tried to make me believe in the player I could be, and helped me get to where I wanted to be.
"It was sad losing someone like that who you respect, but what he gave me stays with me. I'm a better player and a better person for having worked with him."
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