HRH The Special One Has Arrived...

The self-anointed Special One Jose Mourinho will be officially unveiled today at the Santiago Beezelbub.  He made a point to say that he didn't want a huge deal made out of him like RM did last year with their big signings.  Ironic coming from a man who makes a huge deal of himself in everything else he does.
I was wondering aloud if everyone in Madrid were happy about this signing.  I know that Cristiano has said, "I welcome him...he's a winner."  But what is he supposed to say..."he called me 'uneducated' when he was the manager of C-Club, and my mother told me not to speak to him...ever!"?  Cristiano never warmed to Pellegrini and so it may be the lesser of two evils, although Mr. Aveiro may find out the hard way that his new manager likes to control his players and berate them publicly when they don't perform up to his standards.
Of course the RM mouthpieces, marca.com and AS.com had the headlines of "Mourinho is now at the Bernabeu."  The Special One arrived with his agent, Jorge Mendes (also CR's agent...been a good year has it, Jorge?).  The circus begins.
RM will say, as they did last year, that "this is the year" and Jo Jo Mourinho will "bring us the 10th" (CL title).  They said the same thing last year with the arrival of Ronny, Kaka, and Benzema.
But what about those who aren't paid by RM to say "J-MO es fantastico!"?
I found one such person, in the Opinion pages of marca.com. *GASP!*  One Oscar Garcia who begged the question:

"And what if Mourinho wins nothing?"

Mr. Garcia dared to ask the question that is on the lips of everyone in footyland.  My translation:

"Florentino Perez has made a radical shift in his strategy for the first time since becoming president of Real Madrid...he has hired a coach. Until now, to Florentino a coach was just a necessary evil, a worthless piece. Everything in their projects revolved around the players, galactic if possible, people born to play for Madrid. Now he has put his future in the hands of Jose Mourinho. But what if Mourinho has not won anything?

Nobody guarantees titles, not even Mourinho, who comes to Madrid after having won everything with Inter. Porto became the best team in Europe, but he spent more than 300 million in signings at Chelsea and didn't win the Champions League. It is not easy to win the Champions League and Mourinho knows that football is not all about money.
The day he announced the dismissal of Manuel Pellegrini and the arrival of Mourinho, Florentino said the "titles are stable." For him there is no more project than that. If Mourinho does not win anything next season do we understand that he will follow the same path he just took with Pellegrini, for Mourinho has also signed a multi-year contract? [Pellegrini signed a two-year deal and had to be compensated for the last year].  Florentino has made a risky bet to be placed in the hands of the Portuguese coach, who will need to win titles for next season. If Perez can not win a title. it is time to close this project and open the door to a new stage."
[end opinion]

*GASPS FOR AIR*  Wow, someone had the temerity to challenge Perez' presidency at RM!!!  For those new to footy, this is Tito Perez' second round as head of RM.  He was ousted the first time due to his Galacticos being UnGalactic.  No titles.  No job.
So, is Mr. Garcia right?
I believe so.  It is very difficult to win Champions League titles.  The two playing for the title this year were not the best teams in Europe.  A few refereeing disasters and untimely injuries prevented the real contenders from meeting in Madrid for the title.  Even last year's winning manager, Pep Guardiola of Barcelona, said at the beginning of this year, "we are not the favorites to retain...it is almost impossible to win two-in-a-row."  That coming from a man who has arguably one of the best teams in the world.
I might remind everyone that this time two years ago, and last year as well, Mr. Mourinho was "on his way out at Inter" because he had failed to win the Champions League.  He was fired from his job at C-Club for the very same reason.  Now that he has won one with Inter, he has taken on an iconoclastic aura (thanks in part to his own self-aggrandizement and RM's three-ring circus PR).  If he fails in Madrid it will be a very expensive proposition for RM.  Rumors are that he has signed a multi-year deal.
He has already started to stir the pot, revealing his wish-list of signees.  It's no secret that RM have a pathetic defense that could be penetrated by a few eight-year-olds with modest skills.  Pepe and Ramos seem to be the only two defenders that Jo-Jo likes, and he's intimated that Ramos is the "world's best center-back."  Of course J-Mo said at Inter that "Ibrahimovic was better than Cristiano"......wait for it........hahahahahahaha.  He then swapped the lazy Ibra for Eto'o, which was a master-stroke and brought him a CL championship.
It's no doubt that he will clean house defensively, and I think Pepe is a solid defender.  He has marshaled a Portugese NT defense that has given up two goals in 18 months.  Of course there was the nasty incident two seasons ago when Pepe decided to stomp on a player's head because he had stolen the ball from him.  He was banned for ten games and RM suffered a deserved black eye.  I'm sure MoMo would say, "ahhhh he is Portuguese...he has passion for the game."
The shocker for me was hearing that J-Mo is a big fan of Benzema and wants to "make him the main striker and the world's best player."  *brakes screeching*  Huh?
What about Cristiano (26 goals)?
And what about Higuain?  RM's best scorer this year (27 goals), who was only beaten to the la Liga Pichichi by HRH the Troll of Barcelona.
It seems that Higuain will be taking a "secondary" role, as will Raul.  Tutanbaul will be "asked if he can take this secondary role, if not..."  he will be taking the same route as Guti...adios.
Higuain has been courted (United) by others (United) this year...maybe it would be a good time to ply his trade in a more suitable atmosphere. *dials Sir Alex*  He was far better than any other player at RM this year and if J-Mo can't see that, then he's a fool.  
Benzema is an over-rated gangsta wannabe.  And don't think for a minute that his former club, Lyon, didn't relish beating his current club in the CL round of 16...in Madrid.  Their vociferous celebrations on the pitch screamed, "WE DON'T NEED YOU!!!!...AND THANKS TO RM FOR THE OVER-INFLATED PRICE WE GOT FOR YOU!!! WORD!"
Maybe JoJo doesn't read the papers. His predecessor was interviewed just yesterday and said, "managers don't stay long at Real Madrid." We all knew this so it's not news, but Pellegrini's comment the day he was let go that "I didn't want to sell Robben and Sneijder" should be a big red flag for Mourinho.  The "manager" at RM doesn't "manage" anything.  After being sold to finance the "Summer of Galacticos," Sneijder revealed that "RM is run by two mafiosi."  The two mafiosi had to sit in the stands and watch their two former charges, Robben and Sneijder, play for the Champions League title in the Bernabeu.  Ouch.
With no titles last year, the RM board will be circling Dumb and Dumber (Perez and Valdano), wanting results for the outlay they are leveraged to the gills for.
But that's to be worried about tomorrow.  Today?
Cue the clowns.  Cue the trapeze.  Cue "Thunder and Blazes."  The circus is in town.