Dynastian98
11 years ago
Edited
Well that's the difference between the Madrid squad and the Chelsea squad. With Chelsea right now, you have either,
A) Players who have previously worked under Mourinho, and have gotten used to him and his style.
Or...
B) Young players who have never received "special" treatment, and need to have their attitude moulded for the future.
With Madrid, you had a group of expensive superstars who have gotten used to being treated differently during their careers. Mourinho's tactics were fine in the first two seasons, but when his tactics started to fail in his third season, the players no longer seemed to be able to tolerate his style and attitude. Their massive egos couldn't hold it any longer, and their relationship turned sour. Just imagine Cristiano Ronaldo getting yelled at and being threatened. Even Sir Alex was never that harsh.
Mourinho style is not the problem. Yes, he screwed up his tactics in his third season, but nothing will ever be perfect. He can't be the "world's best manager" every season. The problem was that Mourinho tried to use his old style on a completely different mould of players. You can't go around threatening players like Ronaldo and Ramos to play better or that you'll throw them on the bench. You have to encourage them. Different players have different attitudes, and Mourinho failed to realize that this band of players were different, and they needed to be treated differently.
Oh well, not my problem anymore. I still believe Mourinho was a decent move by Perez. Just a shame his departure had the dressing room and the fans divided. :P
EDIT:: Wow, I never expected Arbeloa to be this straightforward and honest. Good on him. He seems like a very good person.
Well that's the difference between the Madrid squad and the Chelsea squad. With Chelsea right now, you have either,
A) Players who have previously worked under Mourinho, and have gotten used to him and his style.
Or...
B) Young players who have never received "special" treatment, and need to have their attitude moulded for the future.
With Madrid, you had a group of expensive superstars who have gotten used to being treated differently during their careers. Mourinho's tactics were fine in the first two seasons, but when his tactics started to fail in his third season, the players no longer seemed to be able to tolerate his style and attitude. Their massive egos couldn't hold it any longer, and their relationship turned sour. Just imagine Cristiano Ronaldo getting yelled at and being threatened. Even Sir Alex was never that harsh.
Mourinho style is not the problem. Yes, he screwed up his tactics in his third season, but nothing will ever be perfect. He can't be the "world's best manager" every season. The problem was that Mourinho tried to use his old style on a completely different mould of players. You can't go around threatening players like Ronaldo and Ramos to play better or that you'll throw them on the bench. You have to encourage them. Different players have different attitudes, and Mourinho failed to realize that this band of players were different, and they needed to be treated differently.
Oh well, not my problem anymore. I still believe Mourinho was a decent move by Perez. Just a shame his departure had the dressing room and the fans divided. :P
STOP !!! IF YOU HATE MOURINHO or Real Madrid , SAVE YOUR TIME , DO NOT READ IT !!
Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa spoke to the International Business Timesand revealed how ex-manager Jose Mourinho would treat Real Madrid’s superstars just like the academy players. Basically he would treat everyone equally which may have rubbed some players the wrong especially the ones that expect special treatment. Alvaro Arbeloa on Jose Mourinho’s man management style:
“We realised who Mou was one day in the preseason. The Spaniards were just coming off their World Cup win and we met up in Los Angeles. There we played a game against the Galaxy and at half-time we were losing 2-0. The screams that came from that mouth! At everyone, no one was spared. We learned very quickly who Mou really was. You could’ve never imagined Pellegrini yelling like that at Cristiano. We remember that chat vividly. He said: ‘You don’t want to run? It’s not a problem for me: to the bench. You neither? It’s not a problem for me: out. Whoever it was: a World Cup champion, I’ll put in Kaka or a youth player’.”
Arbeloa also spoke about the falling out between Mourinho and the Real Madrid players and what ended their relationship:“Mourinho’s relationship with some of the players had deteriorated quite a bit [by the time Real lost 4-1 to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last season]. But we were professional enough to not allow it to affect us on the pitch. We lost La Liga first, then the Copa del Rey and then the semi-finals of the Champions League. The 4-1 loss was the straw that broke the camel’s back, that was it. There was no coming back from that, good or bad.”
“Casillas? It’s all been said already. We are two professionals who fight for the same thing, Real Madrid. It’s not a topic that we’re going to talk about.”
Arbeloa then spoke about the dressing room after his brief feud with Casillas and insists that all is much better.
“I have a good relationship with the dressing room and so does he. We are a team and this situation is in the past. There have been times where two players, who were once close, don’t speak for two years. The dressing room works things our naturally and things get settled. There are 22 of us in there day after day, most of us travel together every week. In all that time, we become friends; we make enemies, things from good to bad. But Real Madrid is above it all and on the pitch; Madrid is the only thing that exists.”
Arbeloa then discussed the hostile and aggressive meetings with Barcelona in 2011, and while they regret that it got so out of hand, it was not they who invented the historic rivalry.
“It started with the 5-0 loss. Not because they scored five goals but more so for their comments after the match. After taking such a beating, they’re comments hurt us a lot and it affected us psychologically. Later on we were able to beat them in the Copa del Rey. The entire week before the Copa del Rey, Valdebebas was covered in print outs of their comments about their superiority, style and all that stuff and the photo of Pique’s gesture of holding up his hand. Don’t ask me who did it, because I have no idea and I know that it wasn’t Mou because was absolutely against it, but someone had to have done it.
“Before that game we played to a draw at the Bernabeu and we were heated. We were playing a lot of games against them and there was incredible tension. But hey, we didn’t invent the rivalry. Madrid-Barca has always been there. I’ve seen ZIdane grab Luis Enrique by the neck. Yes it’s wrong, but it’s nothing new. Or should we kiss each other beforehand?”
Arbeloa concluded by discussing his playing style and insists that he should not be looked at as an example for children, while also admitting he likes the way Atletico Madrid and Spanish international striker, Diego Costa plays.“Nowadays there is much ado about the fact that we have to be examples for the children. I don’t have to be an example for anyone. I have to be an example for my children and that’s it. I never step out onto the pitch thinking about the kids. Nor do I go out trying to hurt anyone or wanting to injure them. I’m a footballer and the only thing I’m thinking about when I step out onto the pitch is doing my best for the team. I had a father once say to me when he saw me on the tv, he said: “Look, you can’t do that, that’s bad.” And yes, there are situations where that’s true. What do you want me to stay? You see how Diego Costa plays and think: “****, look at the things this guy does” Well, I want a Diego Costa on my team. A hard ass that goes for every ball and clashes with everyone. And when I play against him, I try to get into it with him, but that’s it.”
It is no secret that things went very wrong for Mourinho in his last year at Real Madrid but Arbeloa revealed that it was not because he favored certain players over others, just that he treated all of them the same. Some players need special treatment to give their all for the manager and while Mourinho develops special relationships with his players, it is not because he gave them special treatment.
Mourinho inspires a rare sort of loyalty in this generation of footballers and it is a shame that it did not work for him in Madrid but he is back where he belongs now and he will thrive once again at Stamford Bridge.
STOP !!! IF YOU HATE MOURINHO or Real Madrid , SAVE YOUR TIME , DO NOT READ IT !!
Real Madrid defender Alvaro Arbeloa spoke to the International Business Timesand revealed how ex-manager Jose Mourinho would treat Real Madrid’s superstars just like the academy players. Basically he would treat everyone equally which may have rubbed some players the wrong especially the ones that expect special treatment. Alvaro Arbeloa on Jose Mourinho’s man management style:
“We realised who Mou was one day in the preseason. The Spaniards were just coming off their World Cup win and we met up in Los Angeles. There we played a game against the Galaxy and at half-time we were losing 2-0. The screams that came from that mouth! At everyone, no one was spared. We learned very quickly who Mou really was. You could’ve never imagined Pellegrini yelling like that at Cristiano. We remember that chat vividly. He said: ‘You don’t want to run? It’s not a problem for me: to the bench. You neither? It’s not a problem for me: out. Whoever it was: a World Cup champion, I’ll put in Kaka or a youth player’.”
Arbeloa also spoke about the falling out between Mourinho and the Real Madrid players and what ended their relationship:
“Mourinho’s relationship with some of the players had deteriorated quite a bit [by the time Real lost 4-1 to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last season]. But we were professional enough to not allow it to affect us on the pitch. We lost La Liga first, then the Copa del Rey and then the semi-finals of the Champions League. The 4-1 loss was the straw that broke the camel’s back, that was it. There was no coming back from that, good or bad.”
“Casillas? It’s all been said already. We are two professionals who fight for the same thing, Real Madrid. It’s not a topic that we’re going to talk about.”
Arbeloa then spoke about the dressing room after his brief feud with Casillas and insists that all is much better.
“I have a good relationship with the dressing room and so does he. We are a team and this situation is in the past. There have been times where two players, who were once close, don’t speak for two years. The dressing room works things our naturally and things get settled. There are 22 of us in there day after day, most of us travel together every week. In all that time, we become friends; we make enemies, things from good to bad. But Real Madrid is above it all and on the pitch; Madrid is the only thing that exists.”
Arbeloa then discussed the hostile and aggressive meetings with Barcelona in 2011, and while they regret that it got so out of hand, it was not they who invented the historic rivalry.
“It started with the 5-0 loss. Not because they scored five goals but more so for their comments after the match. After taking such a beating, they’re comments hurt us a lot and it affected us psychologically. Later on we were able to beat them in the Copa del Rey. The entire week before the Copa del Rey, Valdebebas was covered in print outs of their comments about their superiority, style and all that stuff and the photo of Pique’s gesture of holding up his hand. Don’t ask me who did it, because I have no idea and I know that it wasn’t Mou because was absolutely against it, but someone had to have done it.
“Before that game we played to a draw at the Bernabeu and we were heated. We were playing a lot of games against them and there was incredible tension. But hey, we didn’t invent the rivalry. Madrid-Barca has always been there. I’ve seen ZIdane grab Luis Enrique by the neck. Yes it’s wrong, but it’s nothing new. Or should we kiss each other beforehand?”
Arbeloa concluded by discussing his playing style and insists that he should not be looked at as an example for children, while also admitting he likes the way Atletico Madrid and Spanish international striker, Diego Costa plays.
“Nowadays there is much ado about the fact that we have to be examples for the children. I don’t have to be an example for anyone. I have to be an example for my children and that’s it. I never step out onto the pitch thinking about the kids. Nor do I go out trying to hurt anyone or wanting to injure them. I’m a footballer and the only thing I’m thinking about when I step out onto the pitch is doing my best for the team. I had a father once say to me when he saw me on the tv, he said: “Look, you can’t do that, that’s bad.” And yes, there are situations where that’s true. What do you want me to stay? You see how Diego Costa plays and think: “Shit, look at the things this guy does” Well, I want a Diego Costa on my team. A hard ass that goes for every ball and clashes with everyone. And when I play against him, I try to get into it with him, but that’s it.”
It is no secret that things went very wrong for Mourinho in his last year at Real Madrid but Arbeloa revealed that it was not because he favored certain players over others, just that he treated all of them the same. Some players need special treatment to give their all for the manager and while Mourinho develops special relationships with his players, it is not because he gave them special treatment.
Mourinho inspires a rare sort of loyalty in this generation of footballers and it is a shame that it did not work for him in Madrid but he is back where he belongs now and he will thrive once again at Stamford Bridge.