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The return of Jose Mourinho could bring order to Real Madrid. |
Jose Mourinho hasn't officially returned to Real Madrid yet, but the atmosphere at the Bernabeu is already heating up. For many Madridistas, it's a feeling of both excitement and unease, because Mourinho always brings hope of victory, but also the familiar sense of chaos.
Real Madrid's problem
Jorge Valdano understands this better than anyone. The man who had a tumultuous year with Mourinho during his first stint has just made the remarkable observation that Real Madrid currently needs at least five new signings and that "Mourinho cannot fix everything alone."
That wasn't a criticism of the Portuguese strategist. On the contrary, it reflects the reality that Real Madrid's problems right now are bigger than just the coaching position.
Valdano pointed out that the Royal team lacked at least four defenders and a central midfielder to create balance. This assessment is not difficult to understand considering Real Madrid's turbulent season, when they possessed one of the world's most expensive attacking lines but lacked a stable defensive structure.
Moments of losing control occur constantly, especially in big matches. Real Madrid has many stars, but they lack the feeling of a complete team. That's also why President Florentino Perez is considering Mourinho during this turbulent period.
The Real Madrid president understands the personality of "The Special One" very well. He knows that Mourinho always brings controversy, pressure, and internal conflicts. However, at a time of chaos at the Bernabeu, Perez needs someone capable of bringing the dressing room back onto a winning track.
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Mourinho remains one of the best coaches in the world when it comes to instilling a fighting spirit. |
Mourinho remains one of the world's best coaches when it comes to instilling a fighting spirit. Few strategists can make their players approach a game with such a strong survival mentality as Mourinho, because his teams always feel ready to jump into a real battle.
Valdano believes Mourinho will return in his "most charming version." This comment is noteworthy because it reflects a different Mourinho from the image he displayed in his final years at Roma or Fenerbahce.
A challenge for Mourinho
In this reunion, Mourinho understands that he is no longer the absolute center of attention as he was more than a decade ago. Modern football is changing too rapidly, and the dressing room today is different, making tense confrontational methods less effective in the long run.
Therefore, the early stages under Mourinho are likely to be more peaceful. He will try to build a connection with the players instead of creating a tense atmosphere from the start. Valdano also believes that the absence of the Club World Cup this summer will give Mourinho a full preseason to impose his tactical ideas.
However, the question is how long that peace will last.
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Valdano believes Mourinho will return in his "most charming version". |
Valdano mentioned the risk of instability returning when Real Madrid starts losing, something that happened during Mourinho's first stint at the Bernabeu. The Portuguese strategist almost always creates polarization: when victory comes, he becomes a hero, but when defeat strikes, the dressing room is easily fractured due to the immense pressure he creates.
Real Madrid is not an easy team to control right now. Big egos still exist in the dressing room. It's a team built around "heroes," as Valdano describes Florentino Perez's philosophy.
And Perez will not sell those heroes.
That detail is particularly important because it means Mourinho will have to adapt to the current stars instead of completely rebuilding the team according to his own vision. This has never been easy for the Portuguese strategist, as Mourinho is always at his best when he has complete control of the team.
But at Real Madrid, the greatest power always rests in the hands of Florentino Perez and the Galacticos ecosystem. That is the biggest challenge for Mourinho if he were to actually return to the Bernabeu.
Real Madrid may need Mourinho to pull the team out of chaos. However, Mourinho himself must prove he is flexible enough to survive in a dressing room full of power and big egos, because, as Valdano said, Mourinho cannot save Real Madrid alone.
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