Madness or genius: is this superclub now going all in?
Madness or genius: is this superclub now going all in? The current situation feels strangely familiar for Real Madrid. Barça are dominating the league, while Los Blancos themselves have gone two years without winning a title.
For Real, a catastrophe! Just like in 2010, José Mourinho is now supposedly meant to provide the answer to the problems. Is it madness, or actually a masterstroke?
What is beyond dispute is that the former superstar among coaches is long past his best. These days, he makes headlines less through sporting success and more through his press conferences, interviews, and behavior off the pitch. While the latter was also true in the past, it no longer seems like a formula for success, but rather a desperate attempt to distance himself from his teams’ failures.
Most recently, he could not even land jobs in Europe’s top five leagues anymore. And why would he? Over the past ten years, the now 63-year-old has won only four trophies: a League Cup and an English Super Cup with Manchester United, plus the Europa League with the Red Devils and the Conference League with AS Roma.
Not exactly the kind of silverware people dream of at Real. Whereas Mourinho averaged well over two points per game during his prime, he has only managed that since leaving Madrid in 2013 with Fenerbahçe and his current club Benfica. Both clubs play in leagues that are not at the very highest level.
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