The Capital club cruised to Spanish Primera Division title but came up short in their pursuit of UEFA Champions League. With the ever ambitious Jose Mourinho at the helm with increased powers to direct footballing matters, Los Blancos are shaping
themselves for another shot at the elusive 10th European title that has dodged them for more than a decade.
Arrival of Jose Mourinho at the Santiago Bernabeu has seen the realization of Florentino Perez’s one promise being fulfilled, addition of silverware to the already bloated trophy cabinet. After the failed experience with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Pellegrini, the Portuguese
tactician has shown why he is so ‘special’ after all.
Mourinho failed to impress the Madridista as Madrid lost La Liga for the third time in a row but it was his side outclassing Barcelona in the Copa del Rey that gave him a year’s lifeline. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan manager does not needs to be told
something twice. He delivered La Liga to the Santiago Bernabeu faithful in record breaking style.
Real Madrid’s three year wait for the domestic championship was well rewarded. The Capital club stormed to success, lifting their 32 league title of their history with a 7-point advantage over arch rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604. In addition, Mourinho’s Madrid broke
league scoring records, shattered the maximum points tally standard, while also registering the maximum number of league wins in a championship defining season.
Mourinho’s triumph in La Liga have stopped the hyenas for some time and it will not be long before they are out in the open to bark at him again. The Portuguese knows that the UEFA Champions League is the Holy Grail and he needs it to establish himself not
only in the hearts of Madridista, but as the best club manager of all time.
The Portuguese tactician has been busy with club affairs ever since winning his fourth different domestic championship. He has looked to weed out surplus players from the dressing room and has set his sight at those whom he needs for the future.
Fringe players have been told about their status in the first team squad and shipped out of the dressing room. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Canales-c33052 have been sold to bolster the war chest at Mourinho’s disposal.
In addition, youth academy’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-c9879 Carvajal were acquired by German Bundesliga outfits with Real Madrid retaining buy-back options to secure
their return to the Bernabeu if they fulfil their promise.
Mourinho has been unimpressed with what he has seen of Kaka and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nuri-Sahin-c28251. The Brazilian’s fitness problems are unbearable for the Portuguese, a case he shares with Sahin. While the attacking midfielder has received some minutes, Sahin featured barely and
does not feature in the assured tactician’s plans. The duo have been told to look for employers elsewhere as first team minutes cannot be promised.
Madrid’s first team has not changed a lot since their last UEFA Champions League adventure, with the Capital club looking to add http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luka-Modric-c22857 to their ranks for more midfield stability. The Croatian star is the only reinforcement Mourinho is looking at but
the rigidness of his employers, Tottenham Hotspurs, has stalled the move.
Los Blancos are one of the most successful clubs in world football but have seen their stock decrease in recent years with Barcelona enjoying unprecedented success on the global stage. The Catalan club added 14 trophies to their trophy cabinet in the last
four years, while their Capital rivals can only show 2 against their names.
Mourinho knows despite signing a long term contract at the Bernabeu, his future is as secure as long as trophies are added to Real Madrid’s ranks. The Capital club were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League on two previous occasions, a feat the Spanish
club will be ill-advised to repeat so that they do not irk the Madridista.
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