In the blink of an eye, half of January 2008 had passed, and the two hottest news topics during this time were Barcelona's impending change of coach, with Mourinho as the potential new head coach, and Schuster's private discussions with the higher-ups, seemingly making some demands.
Guardiola, the then-coach of the Barcelona Athletic Team, showed no change in expression upon hearing the news that Mourinho might take over as coach. From both a reputational and "heritage" standpoint, Mourinho had reason and qualification to become Barcelona's head coach.
However, Mourinho's flamboyant attitude in facing the media seemed to pose a problem for securing his position as coach.
Yet nevertheless, Mourinho becoming Barcelona's head coach was commonly accepted online as an impending "fact," even sparking jokes about whether they would just pull a coach up from the youth team if it wasn't Mourinho.
