"If Mourinho had called me directly, I would have come out!" The reason Pep and the Netflix documentary didn't appear... Legendary managers engaged in a subtle "battle of pride," leaving fans with less to watch.

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Jose Mourinho's (63) new Netflix documentary is drawing attention from fans. However, the figures fans had expected did not appear.

The UK's "The Sun" reported on the 11th (local time) that "Mourinho's documentary has become a topic of discussion, but many of the figures who were his biggest rivals during his football career have been excluded."

The documentary features John Terry, Frank Lampard, and other former pupils whom Mourinho favored, as well as former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who had a serious conflict with Mourinho, also made a surprise appearance. The media reported that "In the past, Mourinho suspected Casillas of leaking locker room information and benched him. Casillas's close friendship with Barcelona players such as Gerard Pique also fueled the conflict. However, Casillas appeared directly in this documentary to state his position at the time."

On the other hand, Pep Guardiola, manager of Manchester City and Mourinho's biggest rival, was absent. The two managers once worked together at Barcelona but later formed a fierce rivalry in La Liga with Real Madrid-Barcelona and in the English Premier League (EPL) with Manchester United-Manchester City.

Director Joe Pearlman, who directed the documentary, requested an interview from Guardiola. Guardiola agreed to share his experiences of facing off against Mourinho but added a condition: "Mourinho must contact me directly." Ultimately, Mourinho rejected this condition, and Guardiola's appearance was cancelled.

Former club owner Roman Abramovich, who brought Mourinho to Chelsea, also does not appear. When Mourinho was manager of Porto, he won against Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) and captured Abramovich's heart with his touchdown-line running celebration. He then secured two EPL titles at Chelsea.

Director Pearlman explained that "Abramovich had other personal issues to clarify before reflecting on his time at Chelsea, so he was not approached," and added, "It is also because former Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon perfectly testified to the situation at the time."

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who created one of the most interesting rivalries in EPL history, also did not attend. Mourinho once hurled harsh words at Wenger, calling him a "failure specialist." The production team did not even request an interview from Wenger. Director Pearlman stated that "Wenger always speaks his mind during press conferences, so there was no need to go through the trouble of contacting him."

The media reported that "As a result, many key figures who decorated Mourinho's football career could not make it into the final version of this documentary because they did not meet the conditions he set or were not approached by the production team at all."

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