Mourinho tried to take Deco to Chelsea after their successful spell together at Porto but the Portuguese international moved to Barcelona instead.
Deco said: 'As far as strategy goes Mourinho is the best coach I have worked with. He convinces you that if you do what he tells you to do it will bring results and it does.'
Potugeezers: Deco (right) played under Jose Mourinho during their time at Porto
Friends not reunited: Mourinho (left) tried to sign Deco at Chelsea before he eventually joined in 2008
He said: 'Working with Mourinho was incredible. I learned so much. It was a long time ago and some people say he has changed a lot, others that he hasn’t changed at all.
'He turned Madrid into a very effective team. They were different to Barcelona aesthetically but in terms of efficiency they were very effective.
'For everything that they say about him, he put Real Madrid at the same level as the best ever Barcelona side.'
Well travelled: Deco played for Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona before joining up with Luis Felipe Scolari at Chelsea (below)
Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari (L)
introduces his new signing Deco before talking to the media at their
training ground in Cobham, south of London July 18, 2008. REUTERS/Eddie
Keogh (BRITAIN)
He said: 'Scolari is another coach who convinces players with what he tells them. And I learned a lot of things about the ‘Italian school’ of playing from Ancelotti.'
The 36 year old who retired this year also said his former Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard had left a massive mark on him.
He said: 'I have never seen a coach, who having been a great player, was still able to put himself beneath his players. That is very rare in football.'
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