This final was not about Inter, it was about one man’s determined, motivated and success laden quest for unforeseen achievements as in true ‘Special one’ fashion he grasped the limelight away from his players when he went on his own mazy run around Real Madrid’s headquarters.
Jose Mourinho waves his last goodbyes to Inter fans, whilst his team celebrate.
Wave’s goodbye, a look suggesting the Portuguese’s tenure at the Italian outfit was over appeared all too obvious to call. Mouriniho then scuppered down the tunnel with his child riding high on his shoulders leaving everyone confused about the pragmatisms of his next move. Could he have been making a quick dash to Florentino Perez’s office to sign contracts to become the new coach of Real Madrid? Indeed, last night’s late press conference in the bowels of the Bernabeu all but confirmed the next port of call for Inter’s treble winning manager. The 47 year old said: “I’m so sad as almost for sure it’s my last game for Inter”. He continued: “If you don’t coach Real Madrid then you always have a gap in your career”.
The challenge of managing and rebuilding a Real Madrid side, dilapidated in a state of disrepair indefinitely would receive full marks on his open resamay.
For Mourinho, though, a man whose meticulous attention to detail and vivid football focus let’s him investigate his players and their personality’s right down to the wire, would he be granted the keys to this wholesale access at the Spanish giants he craves? As is well documented, years of sackings, shirt sale boosting galacticos, trophy less seasons and millions of euro’s thrown down the drain, reflect a difficult task in the offing.
Real Madrid, are a club where success and history goes hand in hand, but to please a vociferous Los Blancos faithful, beautiful, articulate and winning football needs to be played almost immediately as Madrid, unrealistically or not expects the most ingenious football, generating Champions League and La Liga titles season after season. Nevertheless, they have not received this in recent years following Barcelona’s unprecedented march to record breaking accomplishments; however I’m not sure whether Jose Mourinho will be able to instantly hit if off of as Real Madrid coach.
Inter Milan's skipper Javier Zanetti lifts aloft European footballs most prestigious prize, a sight Jose Mourinho's future suitors are desperate to see.
First of all, the football played under his stewardship at Chelsea and Inter was very much underpinned by a workman like, destructive defence, where team prosperity remained key. Secondly, Mourinho, if he became Real boss may not have full control over the football management of the club which would go against his way of working. This coupled with the fact, that time is of the essence and that instant instalments of winning would be needed right from the very first ball at Madrid may make a hothead Mourinho throw in the towel if he is not given the time required by Perez, who has produced a sprawling cemetery of coach filled coffins since his time at the helm.
You would suspect a rigid contract agreement would be shelled out, but I do not think Real Madrid want to be in the position where they delegate majority power to the extrovert ways of the Portuguese.
Negatives there are, but if Jose Mourinho did take charge at Los Blancos he would be inheriting a star studded squad, with more investment likely to be on its way and surely this is the ultimate test of his man management credentials?
Love him or loathe him, it is the Mourinho show. His arrogant, unique, lovable but sometimes untenable style is the stigma for more column inches on a limb. For now his Inter team should bathe in their triumph, but the brains behind this latest San Siro slice of history looks to have more pressing matters at hand.
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