A former player of Jose Mourinho said he needs to modernize to save his job and become competitive again.

"During our first team meeting at Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho didn't talk much about tactics. In tactical terms, you just have to look at how he eliminated Barcelona in the Champions League with Inter in 2010 by playing defensive, counter-attacking football. Despite all the talented players he has had at his disposal, the recent years have shown that he has probably become outdated tactically.”

The player asked to remain anonymous since he's still active.

Mourinho has almost exclusively used his 4-2-3-1 formation. It is still relatively popular in the Premier League and Rafa Benitez uses it at Real Madrid, but none of the elite clubs use it.

Mourinho is obsessed with field a team that is solid, organized and protected by a flat back four and two holding midfielders.