WHY MOURINHO FAILED AS A COACH IN HIS REAL MADRID CAREER

Jose Mourinho has finally left Real Madrid after ending his three seasons as their coach,but to what level do you rate the Portuguese man? Many people who love the game have reacted to Mourinho’s error in Madrid. Some have called it a disgrace, cultural disaster, nightmare while only few will term it a success.However,looking at his contributions both in the field and off the field across the three years of his stay,one can easily deduce that Mourinho has not done something worth remembrance in football history.

His first year as Real Madrid coach saw the club winning one title,Copa Del Rey,the second most tresured trophy in the Spain after La liga.This was after defeating their traditional rivals FC Barcelona in the finals.The rest of the season was disappointing as they were outdone by their traditional rivals who won Laliga,Supercup and eliminated them from the Uefa Champions League semi-finals to eventually proceed to lift the trophy.Though many claimed that it was his first year but all the same,he ended with one tophy.

The second season saw Mourinho and his team bounce back from the previous humiliations as they won the Laliga from their traditional rivals with a record of 100 points.His hopes of winning Uefa Champions League was however buried after his team was knocked out in the semi-finals by Bayern Munich.FC Barcelona also denied them the trophy they won in the previous year,Copa Del Rey,by sending them out of the competition at the semi-finals stage to eventually lift it.The season ended with Mourinho lifting one trophy since their traditional rivals had earlier defeated them in Supercup tie.

If there is a season the Real Madrid fans would want to forget about is Mourinho’s third and final year as their coach.Losing Laliga to FC Barcelona,elimination from Uefa Champions league by Borussia Dortmund at the semi-finals and the defeat by Atletico Madrid in the Copa Del Rey finals are just but worse than ever.The only thing Mourinho can boast of this season is winning the Supercup tie against FC Barcelona through courtesy of an away goal.Although this season saw them outdo their traditional rivals,it is less appreciable without trophies.

Apart from these,Mourinho has also exposed his weaknesses by engaging in burst-ups with some of his players including defender Sergio Ramos and goalkeeper Iker Cassilas.His tactics has gone as far as creating disputes in Spain camp between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona players.He has also engaged in several abuses to some coaches in the country and most striking is the pinching of by then FC Barcelona assistant Tito Vilanova on the ear.Ovarally,Real Madrid had lost their football ethics and codes of conduct under Mourinho’s management.

Despite having World class players,he has not achived for the club what they invested in and this has made it a great failure in his career.