The irony of Real Madrid supporters wanting Jose Mourinho back Real Madrid Opinion of Juanma Rodriguez

I am perplexed, stunned and petrified when I see Jose Mourinho top the polls carried out among Real Madrid supporters of possible candidates to replace Zinedine Zidane. And I say that because it was precisely Los Blancos fans who bought the myth of the journalistic establishment and the anti-Madridistas that Real Madrid were hated because of the Portuguese coach.

Real Madrid were not hated due to any particular coach or player. No, Real Madrid are hated and will continue to be hated because they are the best sports team in history. Mourinho was a pest to the best Barcelona side of all time, as he won the Copa del Rey and then LaLiga Santander. Despite all that, a significant chunk of Madrid's fanbase turned their back on the coach who gave his all to the club. Yet now, when they are drawing up potential coaching candidates, the polls claim that fans want Mourinho to come back.

Well, I don't want Mourinho to come back. I don't want Mourinho to return for the simple reason that if he returns it will be because Real Madrid have entered DEFCON 2 and, before being a Mourinho-supporter, I am a Real Madrid supporter.

Now I don't want Mourinho to come back because I want Zidane to do well and it would mean that things for the Frenchman have gone very wrong. But if Mourinho had to return, if there was no choice but to resort to him again in a situation of high alert, I ask Real Madrid supporters to do me the favour of being tough, enduring and supporting their coach.