Agreed. Thing with Real Madrid was, Mou had to compromise for their attacking stars. Madrid was never a completely Mou team where he had full control. The more Mou gets close to his ideal, the more the team becoming defensively formidable. This can be said about the second stint at Chelsea. Mou had toned down and was not backed to full extend as his first tint. He had to compromised with lesser quality in defense: David Luiz, Cahill, aged Terry, Cech & Ivanovic; inexperienced Zouma. Then he had Hazard not on the level that's worthy neglect of defensive duty, so Mou had to compromised. Bought Felippe Luiz who was one of the best balanced full backs, but couldn't work out with Hazard left him fully exposed. Understandably, Azpilicueta would give a better balance to the team since he is a defend first full back. This is not Mou ideal of building the team, but compromise to Abramovic's sexy football.
That's being said Mou ideal is not a full out attacking football. Mou uses exploiting tactic building strong team ethnic mixed with great disciplined. To those calling Mou ideal is defensive, that may be half true. However calling that football boring is hypocrite seeing SAF in later years using similar tactic. Bayern's counter attacking set up under Heynckes or Simeone's Atletico are also defensive but are entertaining.
Sorry thought it was Ramshock. My bad.
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He did an McLaren with Netherland national team and made them missed out on WC 2002 too.