News Sports Showbiz Join Sky

Email & Tools

Sky Customers
Sky Customers
EmailJoin
& Tools
Sky

Sky Sports.com Google

Search

Transfer Centre US Open Get Sky Sports

Take a look back at the summer News and scores from Flushing
window deals Meadows

+ Football+ Cricket Rugby U Rugby L Golf Tennis Boxing F1 Cycling More+ TV+ Radio Video Opinion Scores Bet More+

Home Video News Fixtures & Results Tables Experts Features Live on Sky Score Centre Photos Sky Bet Leagues & Competitions Select a team

Real Madrid Next game: Spanish Primera Liga Last game: Spanish Primera Liga Competing in:
Founded: 1902 Real Madrid v Osasuna Mallorca 0 - 0 Real Madrid Champions League
Ground: Santiago Bernabeu Sat 11th Sep - Santiago Bernabeu Sun 29th Aug - ONO Estadi Primera Liga
Capacity: 80354 Match Facts Bet Now Match Facts

Real Madrid links: Home Video new! Club Info Fixtures & Results Primera Division Table Squad Stats Photo Stream

Jose - I'm not Harry Potter Video TV

Portuguese boss pleads for patience after disappointing Real start
By Ben Collins Last updated: 1st September 2010

DROP KICKED
Jose Mourinho has warned Real Madrid
fans not to expect him to perform
miracles after stepping into the
Bernabeu hotseat.
Fixtures Results
The Portuguese coach has won 17 trophies in the
Saturday 11th September
last eight years at Porto, Chelsea and Inter
Spanish Primera Liga
Milan, including two Champions League
titles, while Real have endured a relative barren 19:00 Real Madrid vs Osasuna
run. Wednesday 15th September
UEFA Champions League
The Spanish giants' last Champions League 19:45 Real Madrid vs Ajax
crown came in 2002 and they have been Sunday 19th September
trophyless for the last two years. Spanish Primera Liga
16:00 Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid
Real have had nine coaches in the last seven
Wednesday 22nd September
years and had decided on Mourinho as Manuel
Spanish Primera Liga
Pellegrini's successor even before they saw his
Inter side win the Champions League final at the Mourinho: Insists German duo need 16:00 Real Madrid vs Espanyol
SPANISH PRIMERA LIGA TABLE
Bernabeu in May. time Sunday 26th September
Pos Team P Pts
Spanish Primera Liga
Mourinho's first league match in charge was a SKY SPORTS ON SKY 1016:00
Real Mallorca
Levante vs Real Madrid 1 1
disappointing 0-0 draw away to Real Mallorca 11Tuesday
Osasuna 1 1
28th September
on Sunday. There's more live football on Sky
Sports than ever before, including 12UEFA Champions
Real Madrid League 1 1
the Barclays Premier League, UEFA 19:45 Auxerre vs Real Madrid
But the new boss has told those expecting 13 Real Zaragoza 1 1
immediate success that he needs time to Champions League, Clydesdale Sunday 3rd October
14 Hercules 1 0
implement his philosophy and get his six new Bank Premier League, England Spanish Primera Liga
away Euro 2012 qualifiers and La Spanish
16:00 Primera
Real Liga
Madrid table All tables
vs Deportivo La Coruna
signings to settle in.
Liga. With four live Sky Sports
Sunday 17th October
FEATURES
channels, as well as Sky Sports
No magic News, you'll never miss a moment
Spanish Primera Liga
Laporta's to blame
on Sky. Click here for more. 16:00 Malaga vs Real
Cesc Madrid is still an Arsenal player
Fabregas
"Look, I'm a coach, I'm not Harry Potter," he told because
Tuesday 19th Octoberof Joan Laporta, says the
AS. "He is magical, but in reality there is no Revista panel.
UEFA Champions League
magic. Magic is fiction and football is real. Related links
19:45 Real Madrid vs AC Milan
The Mourinho factor
Teams
"I have been in Madrid a couple of months and Real Madrid Sunday 24thAndres
OctoberIniesta warns that Real Madrid will
be a greater force under new manager
we've had 40 training sessions. Do you know Spanish Primera Liga
Players Jose Mourinho.
how many training sessions we have had Mesut Ozil 16:00 Real Madrid vs Racing Santander
Far from special
together, including the new signings? Not 10. I Sami Khedira Sunday 31st October
together, including the new signings? Not 10. I Sami Khedira
Terry Gibson told Revista that Real
repeat: not 10. Madrid must up their game after a
Also see
Primera Liga fixtures lethargic display in Mallorca.
"The easiest thing for me would have been not to Primera Liga table
More Features
change anything, to play like we played last year Primera Liga stats
and keep the structure that already existed," Revista de la Liga
Guillem Balague's column
EXPERTS & BLOGS
Mourinho added.
Andy Gray
Read the thoughts and opinions of Andy
"That would have been easier to start the season, but it would have been misleading. That's Gray with skysports.com
not the direction that I want to go."

Chris Kamara Phil Thompson Martin Tyler Paul

And Mourinho urged those concerned by Sunday's draw that there is still a long way to go in
Merson Peter Beagrie Guillem Balague Alan Smith
the season. Ali Douglas World Cup Panel Soccer Saturday Jamie
Redknapp
"Early matches are always very strange," he said. "Bayern lost this weekend, Inter drew,
Juventus lost, Manchester United drew with Fulham.

Good omen
"I'll say one thing for the superstitious - my seasons at Porto and Inter always started with a
draw. In Porto, we then won four titles and at Inter we got two in the first season and three
in the second.

"I do not see a draw as a drama on the first day. Winning this game was not a pre-requisite
for a great season. But I'm not going to lie, obviously I wanted to win my first game."

Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira were both lured to the Bernabeu after impressive
performances for Germany at this summer's World Cup and both featured from the bench at
Mallorca.

"It's not easy for the Germans," added Mourinho. "They do not speak a word of Spanish. LATEST REAL MADRID NEWS
They can just say 'buenos dias' and 'hola'.
Rafael - I'm no Real reject
Tottenham's latest deadline recruit Rafael van der Vaart
"The work we do is intense and luckily I have an assistant who speaks some German and insists he was no 'failure' at Real Madrid.
has given them my instructions. Jose admits transfer woe
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has revealed he
"But it's not easy for my message to get across as I wish. In addition, the social life of the wanted to sign another striker before the window
group is still zero for them. Patience. Give them time." closed.
Spurs sign Van der Vaart
Tottenham have confirmed that an agreement is in
place to bring in Holland international Rafael van der
RELATED ARTICLES powered by Lingospot Vaart from Real Madrid.
Spurs switch excites Rafael
Rafael van der Varrt admits his last-minute move to
Tottenham came as a welcome surprise even to him.
Jose - I'm not Harry Potter
New coach Jose Mourinho has warned Real Madrid
Bebe realises Fulham eye Drenthe Wes backs Jose for
fans not to expect him to perform miracles.
Portuguese dream deal United post
Manchester United Fulham are eyeing a Wesley Sneijder has
striker Bebe has spoken move for Real Madrid hinted that Jose
of his joy at being called ace Royston Drenthe, Mourinho will one day
up to represent Portugal skysports.com replace Sir Alex
Under 21s. understands. Ferguson at Manchester
United.

Send to friend Print Save to

AROUND SKY SPORTS TODAY SERVICES

Super 6 Sky Sports News App Fantasy Football Sky Sports pub finder
Free to play - Predict 6 Download the FREE Sky Play for free and win up to Sky has launched a pub finder for eager fans
correct scores and win Sports News app for iPad, £25k with monthly & wanting to find a venue to watch Sky Sports.
£100,000 iPhone and iPod Touch. weekly cash prizes Sky Sports Living for Sport
Get a sports star to visit your old secondary
school as part of our free schools initiative.
Football Rugby Union Cricket Tennis More Sports Sky Sportzine
Premier League Aviva Premiership Ashes News Boxing Packed full of features, interviews, soccerettes
Championship British and Irish Lions Domestic ATP Schedule Horse Racing and fantastic competitions!
Scottish Premier Heineken Cup International WTA Schedule Cycling
OUR NETWORK
Champions League Internationals Indian Premier League Rankings Snooker
League One Super 14 Cricket AM Photos Darts Sports
League Two Tri-Nations Live on Sky Video NFL Sky Sports Sporting Life Football365
FA Cup Speedway TEAMtalk.com Planet Rugby Golf365 Planet F1
Rugby League Golf Formula One Cricket365 Extreme365 Fixtures365 Sportal
World Cup 2010 A1GP
Football 365 ZA Sky Pro Cycling Living for Sport
Internationals World Cup The Open Lewis Hamilton Netball
UEFA Cup News Archive European Tour Schedule WWE Betting & Gaming
Betting Zone WSOP Betting Poker Casino
Primera Division Fixtures & Results European Tour Schedule News Olympics Betting Zone WSOP Betting Poker Casino
Bingo Oddschecker Casino Checker Poker
Serie A Live on Sky US Tour Driver Standings
Checker Free Bets Premier League Betting
Bundesliga Boots 'N' All World Rankings Photos
Ligue 1 Video Profiles Mobile, Fun & Games
Play Online Games Webcam Games Kids Games
Super 6 Fantasy Football Sky Player Fantasy F1
© 2010 BSkyB Accessibility Privacy Notice Terms and Conditions Contact Us Service Status Links