If reports are to be believed, the Special One is on the brink at the Bernabeu. After today’s humiliating 3-2 loss to lowly Malaga, Real Madrid now stand 16 points behind league leaders Barcelona. At this point in the season, Los Blancos have already dropped more points than they did during the whole of last season’s campaign. And as a result, the Champions League showdown with Manchester United in February will all but decide Mourinho’s future with Madrid.
The ex-Chelsea boss has insisted he will not quit at any point this season even though he has all but conceded the title to Barcelona. At the same time, multiple reports have surfaced that even prior to the beginning of this season Mourinho was keen on returning to the Premier League. It is no secret that he and his family love living in London; so much so that in early February of 2012 he was caught house hunting in West London with his wife and two children. His daughter has also recently enrolled in courses at the Camberwell College of Arts in London which sits a mere six miles from Chelsea’s football ground.
It is also no secret that the Chelsea faithful have yet to warm to interim-manager Rafa Benitez (and will probably never warm to him as the signs below show), and have yet to forgive Roman Abramovich for his haste dismissal of Roberto Di Matteo (as evidenced by the 16th minute chants for Di Matteo every home game).
This is the perfect storm that I have been “patiently” waiting for since Mourinho’s shock departure from Chelsea in September of 2007. Since ’07, Chelsea have sacked 6 mangers and if you include Rafa Benitez (who has the interim tag and is not likely to get a renewal at the end of the year), an argument can be made that Roman has been searching for that “Special One” long-term manager ever since. Mourinho has been the “one who got away”, like the perfect girl for you but you where too stupid to realize it.
This is a key moment in Chelsea F.C. footballing history and Roman has an opportunity to inject a level of management stability to a club that hasn’t seen such stability since Jose Mourinho. During his three-year tenure with the Blues, Mourinho won two Premier League titles, two League Cups, and an FA Cup. There are talks that Roman craves Pep Guardiola, who in my opinion is not worth the £15 million price tag because I have doubts about his abilities to coach players not named Messi and Iniesta.
Chelsea are currently third place after 17 games and 11 points off pace. They have also been knocked out of Champions League. We need a proven manager (not named Rafa Benitez or Pep Guardiola) who has been there before. We need a manager who knows how to handle player egos. We need a manager who values defense first and protects results. That manager is Jose Mourinho.
Chelsea are currently third place after 17 games and 11 points off pace. They have also been knocked out of Champions League. We need a proven manager (not named Rafa Benitez or Pep Guardiola) who has been there before. We need a manager who knows how to handle player egos. We need a manager who values defense first and protects results. That manager is Jose Mourinho.
The time is now to bring Chelsea’s most successful manager back to the Bridge. Roman, give me and the Chelsea faithful what we want. Bring back the Special One! I promise you will not regret it!
