UPDATED: 05:01 EST, 3 April 2013 Jose Mourinho prepared for a reunion with one of his favourite sons by laying into states he was showing a lack of respect to his current leader Iker Casillas. The Special You have been remembering his former striker Didier Drogba along with former Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder all week and he said: 'It is not my design to reward people for no reason. There is real sentiment behind what I've said. 'They were my participants and I enjoy and respect them but tomorrow we've different objectives. They want to truly have a good game I want to be sure that my players stop that from happening.' Asked if he felt Drogba was the best player he'd coached he said: 'It's difficult to say the best since I have experienced several top people but he was a player and a great friend. I am sure he'd say the exact same about me, we shaped links that went beyond just football.' Get fourth: Mourinho is searching for his fourth major European prize as a director Nevertheless when the niche considered present skipper Casillas and Mourinhoas decision to leave him completely from the group to handle Galatasaray his mood changed completely. Asked in regards to the match again Real Madrid and Spain chief he said: 'He is teaching well. He must keep working well and await his opportunity.' Certain parts of Real Madridas followers feel the decision to incorporate unskilled owners Jesus Fernandez and Antonio Adan in the squad at the expense of the only person at Real Madrid who has won the Champions League with the Spanish team is still another below-the-belt strike in the pairas ongoing uneasy relationship. When asked: 'maybe you have for ages been good with Casillas'? he replied: 'Yes, I havea. And he was equally quick with yet another question as to whether his decision to keep Casillas out could have any influence on the dressing room addressing simply: 'no.' Of his current goalkeeper he said: 'This goalkeeper is playing so well that he's only being criticised by individuals who are not impartial.' Destination: Real have reached the semi-final just twice within the last few ten months Threat: Mourinho is all too aware of the danger famous brands Drogba and Sneijder may bring Mourinho became the first coach to fall Casillas in a decade when he left him out of Real Madridas trip to Malaga at the end of last year. He pushed for the signing of Sevillaas Diego Lopez and plans to stay with the new person until the end of the year, though his decision to keep Casillas entirely out of the group has however surprised some when the keeper broke his hand two months ago. Mourinho remains tipped to leave by the end of the season and he refused to rule that out when questioned about his future he said: 'Folks are not important." A protest march by some followers wanting him to stay has been blocked by the city council. Standing out: Goalkeeper Iker Casillas' future is uncertain under Mourinho Diving in: Cristiano Ronaldo dives right into a tackle in education today in front of tomorrow's match Mourinho said he was satisfied that the demonstration planned for the week-end would not be going forward. He said: 'I am grateful (for the support) but I donat just like the idea. Baseball is played in the ground. It is a team activity and the team is more important than any individual. The assistance I want is for the group on the pitch. 'This sport is not likely to be easy. They've an excellent coach who's very experienced at this stage. They'll not play with fear, they have players who have played for some of the most important teams on earth and therefore it will be considered a difficult. And they have three players up-front who'd be at home in any group. 'The only motivation larger than achieving the semi-finals is the motivation to achieve the final, and we want to accomplish the first to go for the second. We realize what this clubas history is in this opposition. Back once again to bother? Drogba will be up against he was brought by the man who to Chelsea in 2004 Major time: Burak Yilmaz (right) and Hamit Altintop (left) practice at the Bernabeu arena earlier in the day today 'We know the membership has approved past from a time when they were being knocked out regularly in the quarter-finals to the last year or two when we have been almost men falling at the semi-final stage a' today we need certainly to become the team that reaches the final. 'We had probably the most difficult group and then we beat a group that is usually a candidate to win the prize (Manchester United) a' we are not better or worse than we were last time but we've everyone fit and letas see if we go one better than we did last year.' Asked about his two strikers Gonzalo Higuain and Karim Benzema, he said: 'We've to report enough goals to win the overall game. It doesnat subject who scores. When you have good players you always expect a lot from their website, we have two No 9s with quality. But Higuain didn't score against United and he still played a very good game.' And when asked in regards to a story last week that he'd sent specific information to PSG to help them beat Barcelona he joked: 'I do believe Carlo Ancelotti already answered when he said he was still awaiting the stories. I'd everything ready to send but I forgot to to send it in time.' 'Out of this world': Mourinho has acknowledged his former striker in recent days
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