5 players who reached super stardom under Jose Mourinho

#3 Mesut Ozil

When Real Madrid signed Ozil from Werder Bremen, he was quite successful in making a name for himself, thanks to his form with the club and an impressive performance with the national team at the World Cup.

Ozil, who needed to be streamlined very carefully, was delicately handled by Mourinho. To this day, Ozil holds his former manager in high esteem. Mourinho mainly used Ozil as the central attacking midfielder in his 4-2-3-1 system. With his clever passing and vision for finding forwards with accurate balls, Ozil orchestrated Madrid’s attacks.

His rise at the Santiago Bernabeu was meteoric. In his second season with Los Blancos, Ozil earned a nomination for himself in the Ballon D’Or shortlist. His performances were also noted by UEFA.

Ozil came to Madrid with Mourinho and left when the Portuguese manager returned to London. Carlo Ancelotti did not think Ozil was worthy of playing in his team. It is quite clear that Ozil’s full potential at Madrid was known only to Mourinho. It is sad to say that even the famous Arsene Wenger has not been able to get Ozil back to his best form, partly due to his injury record.