Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho.
When those two arrived at England, most of us expected them to be dominant and overpowered all the league clubs.And of course, along with that is the blockbuster intense rivalry between these two arc nemesis.
It's like two tigers can not live together in a mountain.But something that should be taken into account in this supposedly clash of the titans is, what if..yeah, what if, hypothetically speaking, that one of the tiger have lost its tooth?
I am speaking about Mourinho, who seems started to lose his touch lately.I kind of hope that he would show his magic but then I was disappointed all over again. He would just not consistent anymore.He won in one match but then he would either draw or lost in another.
Do not misunderstand me, I AM ONE HIS BIGGEST FAN. I have followed him since Porto, I knows his capability, he is indeed a special one as he took all those championship in one clean sweep.But if you followed his traits, he tends to shows his magical touch on the underdog clubs like Porto, Inter Milan and the prior years of weak Chelsea, but when he started to went to famous and legendary clubs, he stumbles.Hard.
In his early days at Porto, Milan, he went out in honourably and respected ways. But later, begin with Chelsea, Real Madrid and Chelsea again, he was kicked out, in another word, he was fired.
My guess would be, it may not him losing his touchbut rather he is losing his early passion in football, which if it is true, I sincerely hope he can find it back.
Perhaps, this time, he really needs his fairy godmother by his side.
As a big fan of Mourinho and his career as well, you bring up a good point about maybe him loosing his passion and drive. But it is well known that Manchester United was always a club that he wanted to manage, and that the Premier League is his favorite league, so I find it hard to believe that managing such a big team as Man U isn't enough to drive him to be his best. But rather that the other teams right now are just better. Better players who have better chemistry.