Mourinho future? Ex-Real Madrid star contradicts himself on Benfica boss | OneFootball

Guti, a former Real Madrid star, believes that José Mourinho could be the ideal coach to lead Los Blancos through this troubled period the club is going through, after two years without winning any trophies. However, in April, he had the opposite view.

"Mourinho is a fantastic coach and could be successful at Real Madrid", he said in comments to 'Marca', although he stressed that the club’s problems do not depend only on the coach: "They haven’t won anything for two years, so there must be more problems."

However, around 15 days ago, the former Spain international saw the Special One as the wrong solution for Los Blancos: "Mourinho is a great coach, but I don’t believe he is in his 'prime' right now [at his best], in the sense that he comes from Fenerbahçe, he took over Benfica at a very bad moment and I think there are coaches in better shape than Mourinho and whom I would hire", he said at the time, on the sidelines of Betis - Real Madrid (1-1).

The former Real Madrid footballer also rejects the idea that egos and individual players are the reason for the Spanish capital club’s lack of success in recent times. The theory defended by many is not supported by Guti.

"Real Madrid’s problem is not Vinicius, it is not Bellingham, it is not Mbappé. The problem is the team. When you have a quality squad, you fight for everything; when you don’t, it is harder to compete for long-term titles, like the league", he concluded.

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