He WAS a great manager.
We just have to hope he can regain that now and that his best days are not behind him.
Is Mou still 'The Special One' for you all?
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He WAS a great manager.
We just have to hope he can regain that now and that his best days are not behind him.
Fergie had big brass balls. Mourinho has little mouse balls.
I'm not anti-Mourinho at United. You can see we've improved. Even just attracting in Pogba, Ibra, Mikhitarian and Bailly has been huge so for that reason alone he's been a positive but... my god for someone who acts the big man, he's one hell of a little scaredy-cat.
Trusting to continue attacking when you're on top takes courage. Trusting young players at the highest level takes courage. Where's the courage Jose?
I'm not anti-Mourinho at United. You can see we've improved. Even just attracting in Pogba, Ibra, Mikhitarian and Bailly has been huge so for that reason alone he's been a positive but... my god for someone who acts the big man, he's one hell of a little scaredy-cat.
Trusting to continue attacking when you're on top takes courage. Trusting young players at the highest level takes courage. Where's the courage Jose?
My bad, still had this in my mind. http://pulse.ng/sports/football/man...nho-have-the-same-league-stats-id6471732.html
There will be hardly any difference at the end of this season when the balance is made and LvG's FA cup win comes into play, that much I know. He only missed out on fourth by goal difference as well.
The football is hardly much more exciting now, we still play slow football and we are still heavily reliant on moments of individual class (swap martial for ibra).
Didn't Fergie pretty much do this in most away games. I remember quite a few European games under Fergie where we had the same feelings as tonight.
I believe his best days are behind him.Hope I am wrong.
Not going to happen, he would rather throw Martial or any other player under the bus to demolish their already non-existent confidence.
The Special 1-1 did it again.
What?
It's not Mourinho it's the players.
I do, but that was different, shit happens.
Even though that also resulted in a dreadful ending of the match, I blame Fellaini more for his action tonight.
Penalties happen, it's a part of the game. But he completely failed Mou against Anderlecht, put doubts in his trust.
That stat wasn't even right.
Well we still have a good shot at winning one more trophy. We're unlikely to finish fourth but I'm sure we'll have more points. That means we've improved.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we shouldn't be doing better but Mourinho is a long way ahead of Van Gaal for me which is why he isn't being hounded out yet. The football has been much better and I think there was still players in the squad this season that Van Gaal lumbered us with that should've been nowhere near the club. If we're still in the same state this time next season then I'm sure the tide will turn against Mourinho too.
Not a good sign when you're paying your manager a whooping 14 million a year.
He is the one that's constantly bringing in Fellaini to close down games even tho Fellaini's defensive contribution was always questionable.
Condescending isn't the right way either my friend.
Are Man United fans slowly starting to realize the obvious? That Jose is a one trick pony tactically?
You think? Fellaini cost us two vital points against Everton and Mourinho still defended him. Will probably give him a contract extension
FWIW, even though he got it wrong tonight in other games, IMO Mou has to stay on next season.
But you have to admit that it's worrying that we keep making the same mistakes. The Fellaini sub is just one example. Just keeps trying to do the same thing over and over when it's not working
Where would you guys rank Jose as "Current best managers in the world", I.e. does he make your top 3 or top 5?
Mine would be:
Allegri - Dominant albeit with a weak league
Ancelotti
Conte
Zidane - Might be a bit early but wouldn't surprise if Real win La Liga and CL
Leonardo Jardim - Nice football and look very good in the league and in the CL
Special mention for:
Tuchel - I think Dortmund are playing better football under Tuchel than under Klopp and he can embed young players to play very good football
Semione - In terms of what he has done at A. Madrid over a period of time and consistency to achieve top 3 and CL final twice in last few years
Klopp - If he can get top 3 with his current average squad, then I think that's a good achievement
Pep and Jose have been very underwhelming. I was one of those at the start of the season thinking the 2 Manchester clubs would be going neck and neck for the title
Mine would be:
Allegri - Dominant albeit with a weak league
Ancelotti
Conte
Zidane - Might be a bit early but wouldn't surprise if Real win La Liga and CL
Leonardo Jardim - Nice football and look very good in the league and in the CL
Special mention for:
Tuchel - I think Dortmund are playing better football under Tuchel than under Klopp and he can embed young players to play very good football
Semione - In terms of what he has done at A. Madrid over a period of time and consistency to achieve top 3 and CL final twice in last few years
Klopp - If he can get top 3 with his current average squad, then I think that's a good achievement
Pep and Jose have been very underwhelming. I was one of those at the start of the season thinking the 2 Manchester clubs would be going neck and neck for the title
Cheers, mate.
Well that one trick is really great since he has been so successful.
Pochettino is one of the best managers in the league. You can prefer Mourinho but lets not think he is 'decent' by Spurs standards when he has made a fool of Pep and mourinho this season.
Nonsense.
Marcus Rashford for instance started tonight. So how is he not trusting youth on the highest level exactly?
I agree.
Remind me, what is the number of Pochettino's trophies?
Unfortunately for United, it isn't. He's always had one way of understanding football and his methods have become stale.
This.
Mourinho set united up perfectly against Chelsea in the FA Cup. That was his old school organisation.
But attacking wise he depends on good players. At chelsea he was notorious for relying on attacking players rather than coaching them.
Ranking managers is silly.
Not like he has many options mate. Depay sold, Mikhi and Lingard both started, Mata and Young both injured and Martial getting "the special" treatment for the better part of the season.
At Chelsea he relied on MF players just to carry the ball pass the half line and give it to Hazard, Willian and Costa to do their magic.
I blame luke shaw.
Rashford has been starting all season regardless of those players.
Can't blame Jose, Pogba should've scored to make it 2-0. Since he didn't we put on Fellaini to see it out 1-0, he didn't track his man and it ends up 1-1, not the managers fault in my eyes but down to individual mistakes.
We saw many defensive away performances under SAF in his last few seasons in Europe when we'd play 4-5-1 which would turn 4-3-3 on the counter. The difference is SAF had Ronaldo and peak Rooney to rely on the counter.
We need to see a reaction from these attacking players now at the weekend, time to see who's up to the task of carrying our team forward.
We saw many defensive away performances under SAF in his last few seasons in Europe when we'd play 4-5-1 which would turn 4-3-3 on the counter. The difference is SAF had Ronaldo and peak Rooney to rely on the counter.
We need to see a reaction from these attacking players now at the weekend, time to see who's up to the task of carrying our team forward.
Henry came out and said Pep's job was to get them to the final 3rd and from there, it's up to them.
So interpret that as you will.
I've read variations of what you've said, and I tend to believe this seeing our inept attack at times.
Didn't see the game. In what way did Mourinho go wrong?
Cue this thread after chavs game
Can we really blame Jose for the stupid number of easy chances we've missed? Week in week out I see players, supposedly much worse than our players, scoring the one v ones, free headers and penalty area chances we are missing every match. That chance Pogba missed tonight the likes of Cabaye etc. are burying those right now. Its too easy to blame the manager. Arguably our players are bigger bottlers than Arsenal's. Arsenal do not miss as many easy chances as we do.
never liked the man, never will.
Don't get this song about "playing football the Manchester United way", i find his brand of football quite boring.
He will get a shit lot of money thrown at him so their is no reason he should not win the league.
Either way I don't see it being done it a free flowing manner.
Manchester United way my arse.
Don't get this song about "playing football the Manchester United way", i find his brand of football quite boring.
He will get a shit lot of money thrown at him so their is no reason he should not win the league.
Either way I don't see it being done it a free flowing manner.
Manchester United way my arse.
Yet again, one goal scored, one game drawn, more negative in-game substitutions. It's not remotely good enough. Of course, we can blame the players as per. They're rubbish. I think we should go out there and buy world class players like Ibrahimovic and Pog... oh.
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