His time at Real was magical too. It was when Barca shocked the entire world, their dominance and consistency were never seen before. I remember waking up on Monday, checked livescore and would would be surprised if the scoreline was anything under 4-0. That was crazy, nobody has come close to that level.
And Mourinho was the only one who could stop them. He was the chosen one. And he somewhat succeeded. He ended Pep's Barca but it was also the end of Mourinho the Special One. Their battles were so fierce, so stressful that everyone was on the verge of exploding, every game ended with nothing less than a fight. In the end, Mourinho outlasted Pep, but his players couldn't take his fierce mentality anymore, and I believe Mourinho himself couldn't take it much longer either.
And that was the end of the Special One. Mourinho came back to Chelsea, but the Special One never did. The day Mourinho called himself The Happy One was the funeral of the Special One. The Mourinho we knew was never happy...