Mourinho to assimilate his style

Jose Mourinho, the Real Madrid coach, watches over one of his recent recruits, Mesut Ozil, the German playmaker.

Jose Mourinho believes he will have to adapt his playing philosophy to his new surroundings at Real Madrid to bring success to the Bernabeu. Mourinho favoured a 4-3-3 formation at Chelsea and had success with a similar system at Inter Milan, but believes local conditions will define the team's playing style in Madrid as he tries to win the Primera Liga.

"The cultural aspect is very important," Mourinho said in an interview with El Pais. "It's impossible for a coach to go to a country and say 'This is my system, my playing philosophy'. "Will I be able to do at Madrid the same thing I did at Inter in terms of playing style? Impossible. The cultural aspect is very important. "Chelsea are champions of England, but if they played in the Primera Liga they wouldn't win. Just as Barca wouldn't win the Premier League.

"The construction of your team must be carried out in accordance with the culture. I will respect the cultural aspect at Madrid." Nevertheless, Mourinho wants his Real side to play attractive, attacking football. "I have an obsession to play attacking and attractive football at Madrid," he added. Meanwhile, Barcelona, the Spanish champions, sent out a strong statement of intent on Saturday night that they will be a force to be reckoned with again this season, as they beat Sevilla 4-0 to win the Supercopa 5-3 on aggregate.

It was a first trophy for Barca under Sandro Rosell, the new president, an eighth for Pepe Guardiola, the coach, and a welcome return to form for Lionel Messi following his World Cup disappointment with Argentina, as he scored a hat-trick, with an own goal accounting for the other goal. Guardiola said: "We did really well and we didn't let Sevilla play, but we still have a lot of hard work ahead. We moved the ball around well and played out from the back, but it's too early to assess what will happen in the season."

David Villa made his first competitive appearance for Barcelona since joining from Valencia, and Guardiola said of the Spain striker: "He will be great for us. He knows how to play inside and outside of the area - he has enormous versatility." * Press Association