José Mourinho's Promise to Real Madrid Fans

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15/09/26 21:30:00

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José Mourinho has set a specific deadline to assess the team's progress after his signing with Real Madrid: when they reach six months of work, he expects to see a team clearly superior to the current one. The coach has been in charge for about three months and places that review in the middle of the season, with the white team in second place in LaLiga.

Mourinho conveyed that message during his presence at the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix. In his return to Spain to start a second spell at the Madrid bench, the coach understands that the process requires time, but he does not want to use that circumstance as a permanent argument.

🗣️ José Mourinho: "I ask for 3 months to play "well" and others ask for 10 years, I don't have anything magical that within 3 months we will be at an incredible level, the longer we are together, the more capabilities we will have to be stronger."

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— (fan) REAL MADRID FANS 🤍 (@AdriRM33) September 14, 2026

José Mourinho Demands Another Level Within Three Months

The Portuguese believes the team must take another step in the coming months. Coordinated pressure, verticality, and structure after losing the ball are some of the areas worked on since his arrival, although their application still varies within the same match.

The recent sequence reflects that inconsistency. Real Madrid lost 1-0 against Betis, won 2-1 against Inter in their European debut, and responded with a 4-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano. With this last triumph, they have won four out of five LaLiga matches and continue three points behind Barcelona.

After the match against Rayo, Mourinho once again placed the team in a construction process after only three months of work. Madrid practically resolved the game before halftime but had less continuity during a second half marked by fatigue accumulated from the Champions League.

The reference to the six months also turns the message into an evaluation of his own work. José Mourinho does not limit the responsibility to the squad: if the same flaws persist by then, time will no longer be an excuse for the coaching staff.

Real Madrid Still Seeks Better Control of Matches

One of the pending points is in dominating certain matches. Against Inter, the white team won 2-1 even though the opponent had about 70% possession and created more chances in the first half.

Mourinho has Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius, Jude Bellingham, and Arda Güler at his disposal to build a structure that combines individual ability with greater collective continuity. Managing these hierarchies and preventing the team from breaking when losing the ball are part of the pending work.

The coach also aims for Madrid to be able to switch gears. Verticality is one of his tools, but the squad must be able to slow down, retain possession, and avoid turning every game into a continuous exchange of attacks.

LaLiga Tests Mourinho's Deadline

The calendar does not offer much leeway. Madrid visits Elche on September 15th and faces Atlético on September 20th in the derby, two immediate tests before an autumn full of national and European commitments.

After returning to Spain this summer, José Mourinho has already set his first major checkpoint. When he reaches six months at the helm of Real Madrid, the coach hopes to have corrected a large part of the current issues; if not, his own work will face greater demands in the midst of the battle for LaLiga.

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