{"id":31546,"date":"2026-04-25T12:08:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T12:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/former-real-madrid-player-watches-mourinho-from-the-bench-his-best-days-are-not-now\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T12:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T12:08:24","slug":"former-real-madrid-player-watches-mourinho-from-the-bench-his-best-days-are-not-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/former-real-madrid-player-watches-mourinho-from-the-bench-his-best-days-are-not-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Real Madrid player &#8216;watches&#8217; Mourinho from the bench: &#8216;His best days are not now&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">T<\/span>Speculation about him is already in full swing. With nothing left to compete for in April, Real Madrid will end another season without a trophy, and in the dugout the names of the players to replace Alvaro Arbeloa are dominating the news.<\/p>\n<p>Jose Mourinho is one of the candidates. Jose Mar\u00eda Guti\u00e9rrez, &#8216;Guti&#8217;, was asked about Mo&#8217;s second appearance at the Bernab\u00e9u last night while commentating on Los Blancos&#8217; draw at La Cartuja<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Kylian Mbappe shows off his skills in the locker room<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Mourinho is a great manager, but I don&#8217;t think his &#8216;best years&#8217; are now. He managed Benfica during a very bad period, in the sense that he is from Fenerbah\u00e7e. 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