The Special One Returns: Can José Mourinho Still Work at Real Madrid?
José Mourinho is back at Real Madrid. With Mbappé, Vinícius and Bellingham at his disposal, can the Special One adapt to modern football and win again?
José Mourinho left Real Madrid in 2013 after one of the most explosive managerial spells in modern football. Thirteen years later, he is back at the Bernabéu — but the biggest question is not whether Mourinho remembers how to win. It is whether football still has room for the Mourinho way.
Real Madrid’s decision to return to Mourinho feels unmistakably Real Madrid.
When things go wrong, find the biggest personality possible.
But Mourinho is not returning to recreate 2012.
He cannot.
Football has changed. Players have changed. Dres…
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