Arbeloa played for Mourinho at Real Madrid, winning the LaLiga title together.
He said: , "I think that José, speaking a little before about what the victory 12 years ago here, in this stadium, that tenth European Cup, meant...
"Everything that came after, I think I can't take away, well, on the contrary, a lot of credit from the work that Carlo (Ancelotti) did, from the work that Zizou (Zinedine Zidane) did afterwards...
"But well, I'm convinced that the foundations of everything that came during those years were laid by José Mourinho and obviously, well, I'm here to give my opinion, not to convince anyone, but that's something I have inside me.
"I think that within the club they have always valued José and well, that's why I think he was, is and will be, 'one of us'."