Report: The main reason why Real Madrid turned to Jose Mourinho as their new manager

Report: The main reason why Real Madrid turned to Jose Mourinho as their new manager Real Madrid had a major decision to make regarding who their next manager after Alvaro Arbeloa was going to be, and they turned to their former great , Jose Mourinho. Mourinho’s stock may have taken a nosedive in recent seasons following a couple of difficult stints at Tottenham Hotspur and AS Roma, but he still continues to carry the same kind of charisma. Now, according to MARCA , Real Madrid’s decision to bring back Mourinho was driven by more than tactics. It was about authority. The club wanted Mourinho to put an end to the disrespect that Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa had suffered, with the message behind the appointment described as: “Let’s see who raises their arms now” . Los Blancos felt the dressing room needed a stronger hand, someone with enough personality to stop complaints, gestures and discontent from growing into a bigger problem. Mourinho brought in to restore order at Real Madrid. (Photo by Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images) Mourinho was not hired to be liked by everyone. He was hired to take control. Florentino Perez trusts his personality Mourinho’s appointment was made partly to end the chaos in the dressing room, with club president Florentino Perez trusting him to impose order. That is classic Mourinho territory. Throughout his career, he has built teams around discipline, hierarchy and emotional intensity. This could often prove to be a double-edged sword, and those qualities can be both useful and dangerous, but the club clearly believe this squad needed a reset. Real Madrid have stars, young talents and big egos. They need someone who can take control of all this. Florentino Perez trusts Mourinho to get things back on track. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images) A hard reset for the squad This is also a warning to the players. Complaints, public frustration and visible gestures towards the bench will not be treated the same way under Mourinho. That may be uncomfortable, but perhaps it is necessary. Real Madrid cannot enter a new cycle with a dressing room where every decision turns into a debate. Mourinho’s job is to create order without suffocating the team’s talent. That is the balance he must get right. The risk is obvious. If the pressure becomes too heavy, tension can grow quickly. However, Mourinho knows better than anyone how to handle such situations. It remains to be seen how the dressing room takes to Jose’s authority and his disciplinarian persona. This appointment could go either unbelievably well or horribly wrong for Perez, and it remains to be seen how things play out.