Real Madrid are going well under Jose Mourinho, and Thibaut Courtois feels "the Special One" was exactly the kind of personality the team needed.
Mourinho was appointed as Madrid coach in the summer, replacing Alvaro Arbeloa, who had only taken the role in January following Xabi Alonso's dismissal.
It is Mourinho's second stint in charge of Los Blancos, whom he previously coached between 2010 and 2013.
Madrid sit second in LaLiga, three points behind two-time reigning champions Barcelona, who they beat in last month's Clasico.
Mourinho's men have won all of their games since they lost to Atletico Madrid on September 20, and Courtois feels the 63-year-old was the perfect choice for the kind of coach Madrid needed after two unsuccessful seasons.
"It was really exciting to have him back," Courtois said during a summit in Lisbon.
"He fills the room. When you come in and he's there, you feel he's there. I think that is something that we needed.
"I think he himself says, he has maybe grown to be more mature even.
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"And with the experience, I think sometimes he is a bit calmer. At Chelsea, I remember he was a bit stronger in the dressing room, a bit heavier [intense].
"Also, now he still is, but I feel he is a tiny bit less, from what I remember from 12 years ago. But he's still the same personality, the same presence."
Mourinho is now on 97 wins in charge of Madrid in LaLiga, across his two spells in charge.
Only three coaches in Madrid's history have hit a century of wins in the top flight.
Mourinho has overseen 126 LaLiga games, meaning his 77% win ratio is the best of any coach to have taken charge of 100+ games in the competition.
"At the beginning, we had two losses but now everything is going well, and we hope to keep that run going," Courtois added.