Arjen Robben claims he prefers playing under Louis van Gaal rather than Jose Mourinho.
Holland ace well-suited to van Gaal's attack-minded tactics
Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben claims he prefers playing under Louis van Gaal rather than Jose Mourinho.
Robben worked under Inter Milan boss Mourinho during his time at Chelsea and believes the Portuguese manager is happy to sacrifice attractive football for results.
And the former Real Madrid midfielder has questioned Mourinho's football philosophy ahead of Saturday's UEFA Champions League final.
"He puts out a winning team, it doesn't matter if it's done with nice football or not," said the Dutch international.
"The philosophy at Bayern is the coach [van Gaal] wants to win games by playing nice football."
"As a player you want to play and enjoy the game, that's also an important part."
A change in tactics ultimately led to Robben's departure from Stamford Bridge for the
Bernabeu but the winger was quick to praise the former Porto tactician's ability to coach.
"I was working with him three years at Chelsea. It was a successful time, he's a big personality and as a coach of a top team you need to be," added the 26-year-old.
"He knew how to work with big players and put them together and let them work together.
"He certainly knew what he was talking about and had the respect of every single player.
"But we started to play more in this diamond without wingers, which is not good for me. The system changed a bit so I made my decision and left."
