Yeah but if you're trying to win titles then you can't do that every week, can you? Style eventually wins out, that's the whole point.
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Manchester United has announced that Jose Mourinho has left the Club
- Thread starter Weegian
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Yeah but if you're trying to win titles then you can't do that every week, can you? Style eventually wins out, that's the whole point.
I wouldn't call him overrated, he just has a very specific style of play which was dominant in the previous decade, but not anymore. He was also lucky enough to have had the opportunity to work with great players and within clubs that were never frugal to begin with. He has not done much to change his style of play though, and lately he'd been spending insane amounts of money for players to then blame them for not performing.
It was a matter of time really.
Careful, Mourinho might make an Era account just to tell you what trophies he has won.
You can say about Mourinho what you want, but he's already a football coach hall of famer. He's maybe fading now and a maniac but just go to wikipedia or any football site and look up what he has achieved. I don't like him but he really had a hand with Porto, Chelsea, Inter and a bit with Real.
Even that was not something they were capable of. Ignore the "beautiful" football, even just a simple game plan with attack and defense in mind was beyond this team. Panic mode as soon as the ball went near Smalling/Jones, hoofball into knockdowns to the opposition defense. What little spark of light they showed would inevitably be snuffed out by the next game and suddenly come back again 10 games later, it would appear just as inexplicably as it disappeared.
And the man management...oh dear god. I know you picking on the guy for his (perceived) plasticness but anyone who followed the games knew this went beyond just about the football style being played. The lack of anything resembling a proper top 4 challenging side was evident and if not for Wenger's Arsenal these last few years the spotlight would have been brighter on the turd that was Jose's Utd.
I still think Jose was only half the problem with the board and players being the other side of this mess.
Carrick till the end of the season, a move that screams 'we are going all out for Poch in the Summer.'
Otherwise why not just say Carrick as caretaker till we appoint a permanent manager? There are a few people they could get in with little fuss. Conte, Zidane, Or Blanc being the obvious out of work choices.
Otherwise why not just say Carrick as caretaker till we appoint a permanent manager? There are a few people they could get in with little fuss. Conte, Zidane, Or Blanc being the obvious out of work choices.
Yeah, no.
I don't want him anywhere near from the Bernabeu, and only crazy people would like that.
Thank fucking God. unfortunately, I doubt another manager will change things up too much. At least in the interim. It's not just the manager that's wrong with the club. It's everything ATM.
Can only get better from here though. Find a DOF that matches the philosophy of the club, strong attacking football/focus on youth and get a manager that can bring that vigor back to Old Trafford.
Maybe Poch will be that guy, who knows
Can only get better from here though. Find a DOF that matches the philosophy of the club, strong attacking football/focus on youth and get a manager that can bring that vigor back to Old Trafford.
Maybe Poch will be that guy, who knows
If that's the best Jose can do with united I don't see who united are gonna get that's any better. Even with the 3 year curse he's still not really achieved anything in previous years.
Just highlights how great Ferguson was really to achieve so much more with a far worse team
Just highlights how great Ferguson was really to achieve so much more with a far worse team
Stolen from a different forum:
Too many players just performing WELL below what they're capable of
Too many games where Mou would play insane defensive against 17th team in the table
All his signings would be benched, not used, degrade in performance compared to usual etc.
He has done nothing to help United, no progression.
Yeah, WTF were they thinking. It's like paying Sanchez a fortune or giving Ozil a mega contract. They really are idiots in charge of football clubs.
Last season's second place will be Man Utd's best league finish in the next decade. Enjoy the draught.
Truthfully, should've been sacked after that Sevilla result. Just unfathomably bad.
And as all the ABUs like to commiserate about the clubs failures, there's still a strong nucleus of a team there if you play to its strengths. As others have said, SAF got the best out of worst. A good manager will do the same instead of pushing everything into his preferred methodology, regardless of whether it fits.
And as all the ABUs like to commiserate about the clubs failures, there's still a strong nucleus of a team there if you play to its strengths. As others have said, SAF got the best out of worst. A good manager will do the same instead of pushing everything into his preferred methodology, regardless of whether it fits.
Well, everything was going well in January. United finished second last season and that was the before the defeat to Sevilla in the Champions League. 2020 is only what, 12 or 18 months way. He's completely shit the bed this season though. Surprised they've sacked him. United usually limp along to the end of the season as it's the right thing to do.
Well anyone could see it from a mile a way, i'm surprised it didn't happen sooner.
Maybe you should watch some football, it's pretty good you should try it.
Maybe you should watch some football, it's pretty good you should try it.
Lol, wishful thinking.
In our 'draught' we've taken three trophies.
United are in that special bracket of too big to fail, so keep praying I guess.
What nonsense.
"You're not allowed to be upset because you support a team that wins trophies and plays in Europe".
That's like when a celebrity complains about something and some moron chimes in with "my heart bleeds for him as he earns millions".
A fan of a bigger club is obviously going to have different standards and expectations than a fan of a lower league club.
They usually limp along to the end of the season because they have clauses in managerial contracts to pay reduced compensation if they fail to qualify for the Champions League. There's a reason why both Moyes and Van Gaal were sacked when fourth place became mathematically impossible.
It's nothing to do with morality.
Next step is the take Phil Jones out somewhere and lose him. Could take him years to find his way home.
Take Ed away from anything to do with football decisions and let him fill his time with finding official hand cream, curtain and sanitary towel sponsorship deals.
Shut down Pogba and Lingards Instagram accounts and fine anyone that puts more time into new dance moves than actually caring about the team.
After all that we might start looking like a real well run club again.
Take Ed away from anything to do with football decisions and let him fill his time with finding official hand cream, curtain and sanitary towel sponsorship deals.
Shut down Pogba and Lingards Instagram accounts and fine anyone that puts more time into new dance moves than actually caring about the team.
After all that we might start looking like a real well run club again.
Yeah yeah, I got it, I just saying that not even as a joke we want him close lol
Is Henning Berg free? He could bring back the glory years, along with Klèberson as his assistant.
Many big clubs now, Man Utd is just another one. Recruitment is horrible at Man Utd, the squad is mediocre and the fans still believe in unicorns.