Jose Mourinho was behind Alvaro Arbeloa becoming more open, the Real Madrid defender said.
Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa says former coach Jose Mourinho taught him to be braver.
The 33-year-old is preparing for his final game at the Santiago Bernabeu as Madrid hosts Valencia in La Liga on Sunday.
Arbeloa, a 56-time Spain international, has regularly been involved in wars of words with Barcelona defender Gerard Pique.
The fullback said it was Mourinho, who coached Madrid from 2010-13, who helped him speak his mind.
"Surely the treatment of the press towards me has been very different, but Mou has helped me not only in football, but personally," Arbeloa told Marca.