Ricardo Carvalho has followed manager Jose Mourinho from Porto to Chelsea, and most recently, to Real Madrid.
The centreback has a unique bond with his fellow Portuguese, and gave credit to Mourinho for being able to think from a player's perspective.
"His Porto was fantastic," Carvalho told AS. "We were all very well attuned and the way we played was perfect.
"He is a coach who thinks like the players or myself: it's worth more playing badly to win than playing well to lose.
The ideal scenario is to play well and get the win, and I know you know that if we win and play badly Mourinho is not entirely happy."
Real Madrid has been criticised for a lack of goals so far this season, and Carvalho admitted that he was eager to help add to their goal tally despite his defensive duties.
"It's an impulse to try to go and help," he said. "The important thing is to read the situation and play. And the only thing complicated is knowing when is the best time to go back."
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