Mourinho’s Real Madrid role is to reunite squad before successor arrives, says Grigoryan

Jose Mourinho should be viewed as a temporary solution at Real Madrid, according to former coach of several Russian teams Alexander Grigoryan.

Grigoryan believes the Portuguese manager’s main task is to bring the squad together before another coach takes charge. “After that, another coach will come,” he said.

He identified a lack of unity within the Madrid side as the key issue behind their failure to achieve results, arguing that Mourinho’s immediate responsibility is to resolve that division.

Under Mourinho, Real Madrid are third in La Liga with 21 points. They are six points behind leaders Barcelona.

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