Mourinho the Mighty

At a UCLA press conference today, Real Madrid’s saving grace coach Jose Mourinho spoke about his philosophy as he joins a team of full of expectation and “specialness”. Mourinho stresses the clean slate he comes in with. “I didn’t see much of Real Madrid last season” he comments as he feels the past is exactly where it lies, in the past. Though he feels it is a gamble to come in and dramatically change how the team functions, this may be necessary after last year’s disappointing end to their season.
This is a new era for the team. Even team captain, goalkeeper Iker Casillas, in Mourinho’s opinion is just now becoming the real captain with all its responsibilities; Only now is Casillas ready for that job. He felt that having other players with leading roles like Guti and Raul did not allow for Casillas to truly reign. “He joined the team two days before. I could see it is a sign he want to be with the team,” says Mourinho of Casillas and his dedication to the squad. He does not want his captain sleeping on his success. Real Madrid has its final practice tonight at 5pm at UCLA before the game against the LA Galaxy at the Rose Bowl on Saturday evening.