Jose Mourinho, present Real Madrid manager, has seen it all and won it all in European club football. Only a few coaches living or dead can boast of more trophies than the widely-travelled Portuguese.
Titles and awards from prestigious leagues in Europe spanning spells with Porto in Portugal, English side, Chelsea and Italian giants, Inter Milan, have given credence to the former Barcelona junior staff's claim that he is the 'Special One'.
The record-breaking, award-winning gaffer has another amazing statistics running for him. Come this weekend when relegation-threatened Levante visits the Bernabeu, Mourinho will be celebrating nine stunning years of managing sides without a single home league defeat.
In fact, the last time a Mourinho-led team kissed the dust at home was when Beira Mar humbled Porto 3-2 at the Dragon in 2002. Since then the Current Best Coach In The World has been in charge of about 147 home league games with his troops winning over 130 of those and drawing the rest.
Real Madrid should have no trouble destroying Levante this weekend though. But the question on every one's lips is How much longer can the 'Special One' keep his non-losing streak?
In a League where Barcelona have been most commanding and dominating, it seems only a matter of time before Les Blancos fall to the superior firepower of Barca. No one will forget easily the manner with which Pep Guardiola's side crush Mourinho and co. 5-0 at the Camp Nou while a repeat of such remarkable feat on Madrid's home ground does not sound so far-fetched.
La Liga is a strange league full of sweet surprises. And this might just be the year that Mou will be served a cup of his own medicine, and be forced to eat the humble pie. What do you think?
Titles and awards from prestigious leagues in Europe spanning spells with Porto in Portugal, English side, Chelsea and Italian giants, Inter Milan, have given credence to the former Barcelona junior staff's claim that he is the 'Special One'.
The record-breaking, award-winning gaffer has another amazing statistics running for him. Come this weekend when relegation-threatened Levante visits the Bernabeu, Mourinho will be celebrating nine stunning years of managing sides without a single home league defeat.
In fact, the last time a Mourinho-led team kissed the dust at home was when Beira Mar humbled Porto 3-2 at the Dragon in 2002. Since then the Current Best Coach In The World has been in charge of about 147 home league games with his troops winning over 130 of those and drawing the rest.
Real Madrid should have no trouble destroying Levante this weekend though. But the question on every one's lips is How much longer can the 'Special One' keep his non-losing streak?
In a League where Barcelona have been most commanding and dominating, it seems only a matter of time before Les Blancos fall to the superior firepower of Barca. No one will forget easily the manner with which Pep Guardiola's side crush Mourinho and co. 5-0 at the Camp Nou while a repeat of such remarkable feat on Madrid's home ground does not sound so far-fetched.
La Liga is a strange league full of sweet surprises. And this might just be the year that Mou will be served a cup of his own medicine, and be forced to eat the humble pie. What do you think?
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