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5 things Real Madrid should consider with Mourinho
Jose Mourinho is all but set to sign for Real Madrid after he negotiates his contract termination with Inter Milan and there has been a lot of talk about his role at Real Madrid and how would he revolutionize this Real Madrid team into a treble winning side thus returning Real Madrid to the pinnacle of European football which many believe lost quite a few years ago.
Real Madrid have tried and tested people from all over the globe and now have had to come to the best in order to be the best. Mourinho is the best there is no question about it. Though Bojan Krkic thinks otherwise, but Mourinho is the best. Yes, Guardiola won 6 titles in a single year with Barcelona but one must consider the fact that he had in his side, probably the greatest player of all time in Lionel Messi, the greatest striker of the last decade in Henry. The current best striker in the world Samuel Eto’o and a midfield trio of Xavi, Iniesta and Toure who are also amongst the best in the world. Barcelona’s back four is also the best in the world with Daniel Alves and Abidal playing as right and left backs respectively.
Both are arguably the best in the world in their respective position and in the center of defense he had Carlos Puyol who we all know is quite a handful so though Guardiola played his part in winning things for Barcelona, one must not forget that his cause was greatly helped by these fantastic individuals, his job was (at it’s simplest) to unite the squad and make them into a team. I wonder why people call Real Madrid the GALACTICOS when Barcelona have the best side in all of Europe.
Anyway, coming back to my original reason for writing today. I just want you guys to have a look at what worries me, if Mourinho does take the helm at Real Madrid, these are:
- First one is quite obvious, what IF Mourinho DOES NOT deliver?. Best coach in the world given the best squad in the world SHOULD deliver but there is always a possibility of failure and I think Real Madrid have no plan for that. Most, if not all, Real Madrid fans think that bringing Mourinho means, bringing in European glory but I say what IF, just what IF!! he does not deliver in his first season (you all know, the first season rule at Real Madrid “Win or You’re FIRED!!”. If Mourinho does not win things quickly, then quite frankly, I do not even know myself what Real Madrid would do. He is our only option I think (apart from bringing in Capello and sacking him a third time after he wins the league title for the 3rd time in his first season in charge).
- What would be the future of the current Real Madrid players. Almost all (apart from kaka and Benzema) are well and truly established at Real Madrid and if reports are to be believed then as usual there will be a remake of this squad and if Mourinho does bring in star players like Lampard, Gerrard and Torres then where would they fit in?. May be Real Madrid are planning to sell Benzema which I tell you now would be a HUGE HUGE mistake. He has a future at Real Madrid. Kick Raul and Guti out of Real Madrid to make way for these super talented youngsters.
- Even if Mourinho does take the charge at Real Madrid, what would his relations be like with the Real Madrid hierarchy. We all know that Real Madrid management LOVE to interfere in sporting matters and we also know that Mourinho hates that. It is THE reason why he left Chelsea. Mourinho always wants total control of sporting matters. Who goes and who stays is always decided by Mourinho wherever he is coached. Perez on the other hand always wants to bring in star players and is always on the lookout for a puppet coach who would not question his wisdom in signing players that are not of urgent need. Pelligrini is the prime example of that. Mourinho is so not cool with this type of attitude from the management and Valdano has already started to say NOT SO ENCOURAGING things about Mourinho.
- Let us assume for second that Mourinho does INDEED win everything with Real Madrid inside the first two years of his contract then what would happen after that?. We know Mourinho is a mercenary, he goes to work, he gets paid, he achieves his goal and then he sets out for another goal. He is not Alex Ferguson. Real Madrid is not a club which would settle for two or three year glory. I know, every coach must leave one time or another but, considering the amount of money Real Madrid would spend in order to satisfy Mourinho, I think he should at least stay at the club or 5 or 7 years which I do not think has ever happened in the history of Real Madrid so my advice to Real Madrid fans would be to not to get too excited if Mourinho wins the Champions League for Real Madrid as you can bet he will not be staying at a club where he has achieved everything there is to achieve.
- This one is probably the most talked about and as far as I think, one of the most important one and that is the style of play. Capello would tell you that style and flair DOES matter at Real Madrid no matter what the situation. Don’t get me wrong but I say to heck with style as long as we are winning trophies but its just something with the people watching the match inside Bernabeu do not get and start booing the team which plays with efficiency as opposed to flair and uncertainty. I do not whats wrong with them. I, for one, want trophies first and style later. Sadly, many do not share my belief and this is one of the more serious issues that should be looked into either before or after signing Jose Mourinho.
What do you guys think? Mourinho is definitely right man for the job for now but will he be loyal to Real Madrid or will Real Madrid be loyal to Mourinho and not sack him as Real Madrid sacked Capello after a successful season without any style? What would you take? No trophy with a lot of style or trophies without any style and flair?
