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A brand new season is about to begin,and mind you, with a brand new Set-up as well.There have been plenty people moving around,with Manchester City doing most of the business.But, I believe the most important transfer this summer has to be the "Special One" arriving at the Santiago Bernebeu.Real Madrid have had so many Galacticos in recent times,but this is what precisely they have been lacking,a Galactico manager.
We all know Jose Mourinho is a Winner.You can call him Defensive minded,or arrogant or whatever you like,but you just have to agree he is probably the best manager currently out there.Yes,there are Sir Alex Fergusons and Pep Guardiolas, but no one can match what Mourinho has achieved while working under immense pressure to deliver the results.And we can't deny Real need exactly that.After his heroics with FC Porto,winning the Champions League,he came to Chelsea,where he just had to win the league in his very first year.He had just seen his predecessor sacked for finishing 2nd in the League.And he did it in an amazing fashion,finishing the season with highest number of points ever scored in the Premier League,backing it up with another League title very next season,and the Domestic Cup double in season after that.It was all the same with Inter Milan,delivering the Champions League that the Italians craved for almost 50 years,and he did it in just 2 seasons.Now he has arrived in Spain,where he not only needs to conquer the Mighty Barcelona,but also take Real Madrid closer to the Historic 10th European Title.
For the last 6 seasons,Real have failed to get past the Round of 16 in the Champions League.What's worse, they have done it with 6 different managers.For a Club of the magnitude of Real Madrid,this is shambolic stuff,after investing so many millions to capture the World's best players.So, Jose has a huge challenge ahead of him,and he knows that.He has seen Fabio Capello sacked even after winning the Spanish La Liga,because fans thought his style was too defensive and boring.He has seen Vicente Del Bosque,the man who led Spain to World Cup Glory this year, removed after winning the Champions League, just because Real didn't think he was the Right "Image" for the club.But,I believe Jose is going to be different.He is a no-nonsense manager who believes in his Work Ethics.He is the most flambouyant manager right now in world football.
People say he is a Defense-minded manager whom Real fans won't like.Just go and see the matches in which his team has fallen behind.I have seen him throw 4-5 strikers on the pitch to get the Results he wants,and importantly,he gets them most of the times.Just see how he took Inter from average performers to the Kings of Europe.He is strikingly disciplined with his team.He has already warned Real players that he would "Rather play with 10 men rather than the One who comes late ".That's why he never has ego problems even in star-studded teams,when Mourinho is around,you just know who the Boss is.
What's most exciting is his Battles with Barca.Barca may be called the Best team around for last few years.But,Jose has always managed to silence them.Barca fans just love to hate this guy.No one can forget his diving on the knees,celebrating,when Didier Drogba scored an equalizer at Camp Nou in stoppage time,almost forcing the Catalans out in the Group Stages.He has even openly accused Lionel Messi of playacting to win free-kicks.Barca fans held out the banners saying " Go to the Theatre" when Barcelona beat Inter in the Group Stages of the Champions League.But, Mourinho triumphed in the end,when he brought the "Seemingly" invincible Catalans crashing down to Earth in the semifinals in the same season.
Jose has already done his study about what has been lacking in this star-studded Madrid Team.Mourinho has already changed the transfer policy in the Spanish Capital.Madrid have not signed any Galacticos this summer,but rather the tough characters like Ricardo Carvalho,complimenting them young guns like Smmy Khedira and Di Maria.
Yes, Barcelona have been way too powerful for Real Madrid in last few seasons.True,they have bolstered their squad massively by Bringing in David Villa.But, I just believe Real will triumph this season.Because,Jose just doesn't lose,not even against the mighty Barcelona.And that's why he is the "Special One".
