Why Jose Mourinho Needs to Change His M.O. To Be a Long-Term Success at Chelsea

Three season remains the maximum amount of time Jose Mourinho has managed a single club, flirting with Chelsea, Benfica, Porto, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Uniao de Leiria in a managerial career spanning just 13 years.

He's always been a short-term guy, and that's the reason many believe he simply wasn't considered for the Manchester United vacancy earlier this summer.

He's won the UEFA Champions League twice, domestic titles in four different countries and countless individual awards—you'd be hard pressed to suggest his method isn't working.

His announcement as Chelsea manager this week—arguably the worst-kept secret in world football history—has the entire fanbase eagerly awaiting the start of the 2013-14 season; his hairy, bitter divorce with the club in 2007 well and truly forgotten.

As effective as his ruthless moving from club to club has been in establishing his stock, it's time for Jose Mourinho to plant his roots and stick around.

He's a legend at Chelsea football club thanks to three glorious years—imagine the status he'd hold if he committed to a six-year project this time around?

There's never been a better chance to take the English Premier League by the scruff of the neck and dominate it. United have lost their cloak of invincibility in Sir Alex Ferguson, Liverpool are a shell of the presence they were when Mou was last in England and Manchester City are transitioning.

Jose will walk into Stamford Bridge and find an unbelievable squad, the likes of which most managers can only wish for.

Minimal change is required to convert this group of players from underachievers to world-beaters, and Mourinho is the perfect man to sculpt a truly elite side.

Adored by the British media, adored by the fans; it would not have been possible for the Portuguese to build a dynasty in Spain, but a prolonged stay in England will forever be an option.

Part of the reason he never sticks around is his spats with players, the board and anyone else available. Many stories have been told of his disagreements, with his biography by Luis Lourenco a primary source for the difficulties he faced in Portugal.

He's a big character—that's what he's built his legacy on—but his penchant for a dressing room dispute has hurt him in the past. Taking on Pepe and Iker Casillas stings the recent memory.

Mou is revered at the Bridge and that will never change. Chelsea fans will be hoping he changes his modus operandi, reforms his lust for conflict and leads their club to a glorious decade or two, just like Sir Alex did with United.

Perhaps the next step he needs to take to contend with Sir Alex for the label as the greatest manager we've ever seen.

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