According to Marca, Gaizka Mendieta, a former Spanish international who played for Valencia and Barcelona, said that he would rather see Raúl as Real Madrid's coach than José Mourinho return to Real Madrid, believing that Mourinho is no longer in the same state as he was when he first coached Real Madrid.
Mendieta pointed out that Mourinho's return to Real Madrid would be an unexpected choice. He believes that "second chances" are sometimes very risky, and in his professional experience, there are not many successful cases. "And I think he is not the Mourinho of a few years ago, not the one who first came. Things have changed a lot for Mourinho himself," said the current PlayUK ambassador.
He added that many people close to the club have said that Mourinho is the preferred candidate and the president's first choice, but Mendieta frankly stated that if it were up to him, he would not consider this as one of the options, and emphasized that Raúl is his ideal candidate, and Raúl is currently without a team to coach.
Regarding Raúl's potential with Real Madrid, Mendieta said that if Florentino called Raúl today, Raúl would obviously accept, but he doesn't think this will happen. He also believes that Raúl will not wait by the phone for an invitation, because he knows that his opportunity "may have passed many years ago," perhaps before Xabi Alonso. Mendieta said that Raúl felt the time was right then, and he himself very much hoped to see Raúl in the Real Madrid coaching seat. He also mentioned that when Real Madrid transitioned and chose an internal coach who was not a truly "new face," such as Arbeloa, Raúl seemed to have the coaching conditions at the time, but he doesn't think he will ultimately see Raúl coach Real Madrid.
When talking about Real Madrid's future coach, Mendieta believes that the club is at a "very delicate" point in choosing a new coach. He said that even coaches with strong reputations and resumes would not find it easy to coach Real Madrid at this time: on the one hand, the team has not won a championship for two years, and the newcomer must do better than the predecessor; but on the other hand, taking over at this time also carries risks for famous coaches, because the team obviously needs reinforcements, almost every line needs to be strengthened.
Mendieta also pointed out that this was exactly what Xabi Alonso requested at the beginning of the season, but it was not met. He believes that if reinforcements still cannot be achieved, it will be difficult for top coaches to be willing to take over Real Madrid given the current situation.
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