Sneijder Mourinho raised in 24 hours

"I never had happened and can not possibly happen to me again." Wesley Sneijder still amazed every time he thinks about his first night in Milan. The Dutch international was leaving behind months of uncertainty at Real Madrid, a club that was definitely in the summer of 2009.

After days of intense negotiations, Inter and Real Madrid reached a definitive agreement on Friday August 28. That same day, Sneijder grabbed a plane to meet their peers in the concentration of Appiano Gentile. Jose Mourinho's team thoroughly prepared against Milan derby to be held the next day.

"You play tomorrow. Contractor. From the first minute. I trust you, trust you will win the derby"

The Portuguese coach came to receive Sneijder. Far from formalities and after a brief greeting, Jose Mourinho said a few words that are etched forever in the memory of the Dutch: "You play tomorrow. Contractor. From the first minute. I trust you, trust you will win the derby" .

"I do not want to believe. Even had trained once with my peers," says the midfielder. Sneijder does not hide the feelings of that unforgettable encounter: "I thought, 'Shit, this is great, great!'". Mourinho's first words tons of moral breathed his new signing.

Inter Milan thrashed by 0-4 with an exceptional character, Wesley Sneijder. "I think I signed one of the best matches of my career. It was as if were playing always with Inter and Mourinho was as if my coach had been so many years!" Said the Dutchman before recognizing that the Portuguese is a place of except in his heart.

Sneijder says that that weekend he experienced "a real thriller," and, above all, that show of confidence that catapulted his career. "Everything that happened after all that we win together, results from that day," confirms the player, then rejoice in the phrase that he projected to the altar of world football: "You're playing tomorrow, I trust you! ".