And now... Mourinho

Florentino Pérez called elections last May 12 with every intention of them not being held, but the plan backfired and not only did the members vote for the first time in twenty years, but one in three of those who voted did so to tell him they no longer want him as president. In less than a month, Florentino has discovered he has opposition and, despite winning the elections, has lost the referendum. He will now retreat to his winter quarters after appearing on El Chiringuito to boast, and will leave the cameras and microphones to José Mourinho, who will be the face and voice of Real Madrid, a terrible piece of news no matter how you look at it.

Firstly, because from a sporting point of view the Portuguese coach arrives after another failure because he has not managed to qualify Benfica for the Champions League. Thirteen years after his first spell at the white club, he is no longer synonymous with modernity or energy, and the recourse to nostalgia for better times is unsustainable: it is a fallacy produced by the Florentine propaganda machine. Florentine. Mourinho only won a League, a Copa del Rey and a Supercopa with Madrid in three years; there is no other coach with such a poor record during the same period of time on the bench.

Secondly, because from a social and communicative point of view, his great achievement was to become a toxic character who poisoned the competition, provoked a bitter climate, an unbreathable atmosphere that ended up generating bad personal relationships among the players, not only of Barça, but also within Real Madrid itself. For him now to be the one to pacify a dressing room that is at loggerheads makes as much sense as calling a pyromaniac to put out a fire.

Finally, we can prepare ourselves for the fuss that is coming with the referees. If the videos from Real Madrid TV seemed shameful to us, it is not difficult to imagine the pressure Mourinho will exert with the president's approval as soon as the first official blows the whistle. Meanwhile, Florentino Pérez will dedicate himself to his machinations for the club ownership change he so desires, but his plans did not include one in three members revolting against him. If the ball doesn't go in, there will be no Mourinho to save him.