{"id":15456,"date":"2026-11-11T21:45:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T21:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/he-fills-the-room-courtois-lauds-more-mature-calmer-mourinho\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T21:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T21:45:57","slug":"he-fills-the-room-courtois-lauds-more-mature-calmer-mourinho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/he-fills-the-room-courtois-lauds-more-mature-calmer-mourinho\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;He Fills The Room&#8217; &#8211;Courtois Lauds &#8220;More Mature, Calmer&#8221; Mourinho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has expressed his delight at reuniting with Jos\u00e9 Mourinho, revealing that the Portuguese manager has become noticeably calmer and more mature since their time together in London.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho returned to the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u on June 11th on a three-year contract, ending a 13-year absence from the Madrid dugout. Tasked with rebuilding Los Blancos following two consecutive trophyless campaigns, the 63-year-old manager was brought in to halt rival Barcelona\u2019s domestic dominance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/tinubu-rewards-flamingos-with-%e2%82%a6100-million-each-for-world-cup-triumph\/\">Tinubu Rewards Flamingos With \u20a6100 Million Each For World Cup Triumph<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Courtois previously played under Mourinho at Chelsea during the 2014\u201315 season, winning the Premier League title together. Reflecting on their reunion, the Belgian international noted a subtle shift in the manager\u2019s approach while emphasizing that his commanding aura remains intact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really exciting to have him back. He fills the room. When you come in and he\u2019s there, you feel he\u2019s there. I think that is something that we needed,\u201d Courtois said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he himself says he has maybe grown to be more mature even,\u201d Courtois explained. \u201cWith 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 more heavy and intense. Now he still is, but I feel he is a tiny bit less so from what I remember 12 years ago. But he\u2019s still the same personality, the same presence.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"csa1x-widget csbw-odds-card\" aria-label=\"Match odds\">\n<p><label class=\"csbw-oddschip\"><span class=\"csbw-oddsbar__label\">Show odds<\/span><button class=\"csbw-oddsswitch\" type=\"button\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Show odds\" data-csbw-global=\"1\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"csa1x-actions\">\n<details class=\"csa1x-tipster-details csbw-article-tips\">\n<summary class=\"csa1x-tipster-toggle\">Match prediction<\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/afcon-2027q-full-house-in-uyo-as-super-eagles-intensify-preparations-for-tanzania-clash\/\">AFCON 2027Q: Full House In Uyo As Super Eagles Intensify Preparations For Tanzania Clash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a slow start to his second spell at the club, Mourinho has managed to stabilize the squad\u2019s form.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the beginning, we had two losses, but now everything is going well and we hope to keep that run going,\u201d Courtois added.<\/p>\n<p>During his initial tenure between 2010 and 2013, Mourinho took charge of 178 matches for Real Madrid, lifting the 2011 Copa del Rey, the 2011\u201312 La Liga title, and the 2012 Spanish Super Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has expressed his delight at reuniting with Jos\u00e9 Mourinho, revealing that the Portuguese manager has become noticeably calmer and more mature since their time together&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15457,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}