5 Reasons Why Jose Mourinho Will Be Chelsea's Downfall This Season

4. His Experiences In Madrid Have Changed Him Dramatically

Before Mourinho joined Real Madrid in 2010, his record was practically unblemished. He had just won the treble with Inter Milan after spending just two years at the club, and was treated as a deity at San Siro. This led him to be the only man for the job at Madrid, with los Blancos chasing,'La Decima,' a tenth European title. His success at Inter and Porto in the Champions League meant he was the only man president Florentino Perez considered back in 2010, beginning a new era of the galacticos. During his time at Madrid, Mourinho won just one La Liga title and not much more, having been fought every inch of the way by a hostile Spanish media who, having seen the success of Barcelona thanks to a defined philosophy, saw Mourinho as the anti-Spaniard. His demeanour that made him famous and a darling of the English media did not help him, with the Spaniards seeing him as all talk, and his lack of trophies seemed to prove them right. He was constantly under fire at Madrid, and the loss to Borussia Dortmund in last season's Champions League Semi-Final proved the final straw for Perez, who negotiated with Mourinho to leave the club at the end of the season. The season culminated in a devastating loss to city rivals Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey Final at the Santiago Bernabeu, bringing Mourinho's miserable time at the club to a bitter end. His experiences at Madrid seem to have affected him badly, with his usual ebullient attitude to everything curiously missing from his character this season. He physically looks tired and this can only be detrimental for his players, who see their coach in interviews as a man who has changed dramatically since his first stay at the club.