Jose Mourinho is becoming the brightest candidate to replace Alvaro Arbeloa. However, the fact that the Portuguese coach may officially take on the role of captain is leaving many internal controversies. Many players are worried that Mourinho's personality may ruin the dressing room, although it is no longer smooth sailing. Besides, many other experts worry that the "Special One" has left top football for too long, no longer suitable to revive Los Blancos.
However, if viewed from Mourinho's perspective, returning to Real Madrid is not negative at all. He has been away from top football for too long and now has the opportunity to return, even sit in the captain's chair of one of the greatest teams. When Carlo Ancelotti returned, he had 2 more Champions Leagues with Real Madrid and with Mourinho, the same is also being expected.
Throughout his reign at the Bernabeu stadium, owner Florentino Perez left behind many successes but also many failures in appointing head coaches. Most recently, cases such as Julen Lopetegui or Xabi Alonso, who came and went very quickly, leaving chaos. When Real Madrid is facing a great risk of going empty-handed for 2 consecutive seasons, now is the time for Perez to calculate very carefully. Therefore, this Mourinho deal, if it happens, is certainly not a momentary excitement in terms of the views of this powerful president.
One of the issues Mourinho must improve if he returns to Real Madrid is the story of "third season". In most teams he has worked for in the past, problems usually occur in the 3rd season. Mourinho can immediately bring success to a team but has never been a good long-distance coach like Pep Guardiola or Sir Alex Ferguson.
Mourinho will have to deal with the internal issue that is prominent in Real Madrid's dressing room at this time when there are too many big stars, even some disobedience. After the recent scandals of the team, just uniting the collective has been considered an extremely difficult task, the "Special One" will be distracted a lot.
However, with a team with so many great talents like Real Madrid, just doing this, everything on the field will almost certainly be resolved. There are many opinions that Mourinho will not be able to create modern football like Bayern Munich or PSG, but Real Madrid has never been the team that approaches such matches. They only need stars to shine, sometimes it is too much to win tournaments. This is the first but possibly only task Mourinho needs to do to succeed, if he can join Santiago de Bernabeu again.
When Jose Mourinho was sacked by Manchester United in 2018, the Spanish newspaper Marca likened this personality coach to "an outdated rock star, one of those who goes to resort hotels for the elderly, playing old music on an organ with bass and percussion recorded by a recorder".
Since then, Mourinho has wandered around many teams but has not had significant success. His time in Turkey or Portugal has not been noticed much, making his image now only remembered to the glorious days of about 20 years ago. Suspicions from the media and inside Real Madrid are inevitable, but Mourinho also realizes that this is the last chance of his career to reach the peak again.
If Mourinho comes to replace Alonso in the middle of the season, it may just be a temporary option for Real Madrid. Once he is appointed in the summer, it is a long-term choice for the club even though it is not yet known what owner Perez really wants.
Mourinho is back, Real Madrid's appeal will be multiplied, and the story of achievements, let both sides reunite and then let time tell.
