He doesn’t need a break, the newly released José Mourinho stressed on Monday to the English journalists from Sky.
Numerous photographers and media representatives quickly gathered in front of his London house to accompany the 58-year-old’s arrival.
Even if Mourinho would like to forego a break from football himself, the question arises as to which top club wants to take on the eccentric Portuguese at all.
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Because: Mourinho has built up the image of the tough, characteristically complicated trainer over the years.
The success that the self-proclaimed “Special One” brought to the clubs probably made many club bosses overlook this problem and the high salary expectations. Mourinho has won an impressive 21 national and four international titles since 2003.
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The Belgian also said: “When the results are bad, he criticizes his players.” Parallels to Mourinho’s time in Tottenham emerge. Full-back Danny Rose, for example, was excluded from the first team.
Dele Alli must also be counted among the Mourinho victims and was about to move to PSG in the winter. There were also disagreements with Gareth Bale, Tanguy Ndombélé and Toby Alderweireld.
According to “Sun”, the dissatisfaction of the professionals is said to have sealed the exit. Allegedly, former Mou supporters such as keeper Hugo Lloris and star striker Harry Kane also contacted CEO Daniel Levy. The tactics and training methods of the coach are outdated, it said. The barrel of overflow apparently brought Mourinho’s public criticism of Spurs’ elimination in the Europa League. The coach also attributed the lack of success in the Premier League – Tottenham ranks seventh – to his team.
The expulsion could become a problem for Mourinho. After all, which top club brings a coach into the team who is known for causing unrest and leaving scorched earth behind?
José Mourinho (l.) And Harry Kane
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Return to Real Madrid or job at Juventus?
But there was also speculation about a return to Real Madrid, where President Florentino Pérez is a 58-year-old fan. Given the current situation, a dismissal of Zinédine Zidane would come as a surprise, because Real is still in the race for the championship and the Champions League. A renewed collaboration with Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus Turin is more likely. Coach Andrea Pirlo has been criticized for a long time, did not make it to play for the title in either the league or the premier class.
But Mourinho has also had less and less success in recent years, but there have been more disputes in the respective club. The high salary (allegedly 16.5 million euros gross per year) is difficult to justify. Mourinho won his last really big title in 2017 with Manchester United in the Europa League. The Red Devils were also in a pretty bad mood at the end. Above all, Paul Pogba had little positive to say about the coach after an initially good relationship with the Portuguese.
In an interview with Sky Sports, the French world champion recently drew an unflattering comparison between Mourinho and ManUtd coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: “Ole wouldn’t take action against the players. Maybe Ole wouldn’t field them, but it’s not that he puts them on their side as if they no longer exist. That’s the difference between Mourinho and Ole. ”
“The Special One” reacted coolly: “I don’t care what he says. I couldn’t care less.”
It remains to be seen whether and where Mourinho will soon be able to add more titles to his collection. At least it should be clear to every club by now what they are getting into with the uncontrollable “Special One”.
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