BBC: United hold talks with Mourinho

Would you be happy to see Jose Mourinho become next United manager?

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Antisocial said:
They renewed Blanc's contract after Jose was sacked, which I don't think they would've done if they were looking at bringing Jose in. I agree though, that's a natural fit for both parties.

I can't quite rule-out Everton - there aren't many sides in the league potentially looking to change managers, and if we don't move for him then Everton would probably be the highest placed option available to him. Logically they'd need to increase their budget substantially to cope with Jose, but if his choices are limited in the Premier League then I wouldn't rule them out completely.

It would all depend on if we are going to make a change - and I can unbelievably believe we won't...
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Ahh I never knew about Blanc renewing his contract. But then again Pellegrini renewed his at the end of last season if i remember correctly and the Pep deal was supposedly already lined up.

Yeah Everton is a difficult one, as they have a good foundation of players (Lukaku, Stones, Coleman and Barkley) So with £££ available too, Jose could see it as a challenge he cant really loose at.

Sadly I seem to agree with you there, but I feel we will be forced to make the change as it will become even more hostile towards LVG and if the board were to sack him early next season then we would have passed up the opportunity on a few decent managers (Jose, Carlo, Klopp). I guess its just a waiting game now, but the fact the club are still not commenting on anything kind of gives me hope, as its similar to when we spoke to LVG under Moyes.
 
Antisocial said:
They renewed Blanc's contract after Jose was sacked, which I don't think they would've done if they were looking at bringing Jose in. I agree though, that's a natural fit for both parties.

I can't quite rule-out Everton - there aren't many sides in the league potentially looking to change managers, and if we don't move for him then Everton would probably be the highest placed option available to him. Logically they'd need to increase their budget substantially to cope with Jose, but if his choices are limited in the Premier League then I wouldn't rule them out completely.

It would all depend on if we are going to make a change - and I can unbelievably believe we won't...
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Wasnt there some guy recently bought more shares in the club and now has 60% ownership or something like that ?
 
royboy16 said:
Wasnt there some guy recently bought more shares in the club and now has 60% ownership or something like that ?
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49.9% IIRC. A rich Iranian who was involved with Arsenal for a bit, but he's not Roman/Mansour rich so what effects that will have on Everton remains to be seen. Though even if his ownership only loosens the purse strings a little for Everton then that might be a game-changer for them. I still don't see them keeping Jose happy, but if his choices are limited...
 
mu77 said:
the year before he got fired I think. i also think he got them close every year. fired for winning the league! FFS it's RM at it's worst!
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Thats nothing.

In 1998, Real fired Jupp Heynckes 8 days after winning the Uefa Champions league.

In giving his reasons for firing him, the then president of Madrid(Not Perez) said : ''If it had not been for winning the European cup(their first in 32 years), this would have been one of the worst seasons in recent years''

Madrid. Anything is possible with them.
 
K2K said:
Thats nothing.

In 1998, Real fired Jupp Heynckes 8 days after winning the Uefa Champions league.

In giving his reasons for firing him, the then president of Madrid(Not Perez) said : ''If it had not been for winning the European cup(their first in 32 years), this would have been one of the worst seasons in recent years''

Madrid. Anything is possible with them.
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I loved it how when Perez sacked Ancelotti, Perez was asked why he did it and just said ''i don't know''.
 
pocco said:
What is it then? Unless you know Jose, Woodward or Mendes then you don't really know for sure. Even if one of our players had said it, they are always wrong and I wouldn't be 100% confident.
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I can attest to that. A mate of mine is very good pals with James Morrison and he told him that Michael Appleton was taking over as WBA manager a few years ago. Me and a few mates stuck a small fortune on it thinking we were printing money. Can't remember who took over now but it certainly wasn't him!
 
Mitchell Nicholas said:
I loved it how when Perez sacked Ancelotti, Perez was asked why he did it and just said ''i don't know''.
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That was funny, and baffling at the same time considering who they hired next.

Madrid are just very trigger happy, and the fans have almost become conditioned to accepting it as a way of life.

We are the complete opposite. We'd rather keep an underperfoming manager no matter how detrimental to our ambitions. I dont think either of these two stances are right.
 
We have to get him, we'd be bloody stupid not to. If he goes elsewhere and we stick with van Gaal then I expect us to get left behind by the rest of the pack.
 
Potchetinno will be off to Madrid not Mourinho.

Would be great for us that he gets the Madrid experience out the way.
 
I doubt Pochettino will move anytime soon.
He only moved there less than 2 years ago, so I think he will stay put with Spurs for at least another season, unless things go pear shaped.
He is currently on a title charge, so it makes no sense to change clubs.

Are Madrid not happy with Zidane?
 
sunama said:
I doubt Pochettino will move anytime soon.
He only moved there less than 2 years ago, so I think he will stay put with Spurs for at least another season, unless things go pear shaped.
He is currently on a title charge, so it makes no sense to change clubs.

Are Madrid not happy with Zidane?
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If Madrid come calling, Pochetino will definitely leave.

And Zidane and Madrid are 15 points behind Barca now, and its always about keeping with the Jones with those two, so Zidane could pay for Barca's success this season.
 
sunama said:
I doubt Pochettino will move anytime soon.
He only moved there less than 2 years ago, so I think he will stay put with Spurs for at least another season, unless things go pear shaped.
He is currently on a title charge, so it makes no sense to change clubs.

Are Madrid not happy with Zidane?
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Of course he'll leave if Real come in for him. They're an absolute circus but they still hold massive appeal to players and managers alike.
 
Organic Potatoes said:
Not sure who he'll buy, but some new fan favorites like Varela may fall by the wayside in favor of athletes like Darmian who fit the bill of Mou's preference in those positions.
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Since when has Darmian been an Athlete?

The cnut can barely complete a half of football without looking like he's knackered.
 
Organic Potatoes said:
He runs around like a madman, and has been subbed mostly when he's not match fit coming off an injury.
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Darmian? The guy who barely gets across the half way line.

His stamina has been shit the whole season even after a run of games. Once he gets past 60-70 minutes he's usually huffing and puffing.
 
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stevoc said:
Darmian? The guy who barely gets across the half way line.

His stamina has been shit the whole season even after a run of games. Once he gets past 60-70 minutes he's usually huffing and puffing.
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I guess I wasn't clear in that I meant an athlete as opposed to a skilled footballer. He's barely had a chance to adjust to the pace of the English game, but I could see Mou favoring him.

I mean, this is a manager that returned one of the best LB's around back to Spain in favor of playing a sound defensive RB on the left in order to accommodate a declining Ivanovich on the right.
 
Organic Potatoes said:
I guess I wasn't clear in that I meant an athlete as opposed to a skilled footballer. He's barely had a chance to adjust to the pace of the English game, but I could see Mou favoring him.

I mean, this is a manager that returned one of the best LB's around back to Spain in favor of playing a sound defensive RB on the left in order to accommodate a declining Ivanovich on the right.
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This is just rewriting history now.

Especially as Ivanovic was in the PFA team of the year last season(deservingly too). And Azpi was in very good form too.

Luis was sold on the back of that. Ivanovic's decline came long after Luis had left.
 
K2K said:
This is just rewriting history now.

Especially as Ivanovic was in the PFA team of the year last season(deservingly too). And Azpi was in very good form too.

Luis was sold on the back of that. Ivanovic's decline came long after Luis had left.
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It is but I don't think it is inaccurate to compare Darmian to Azpilicueta. In a well organised defence I think he could play a similar role and be equally as impressive.

I think Mourinho would be a big fan of Darmian. Hopefully we will get to find out!
 
POF said:
It is but I don't think it is inaccurate to compare Darmian to Azpilicueta. In a well organised defence I think he could play a similar role and be equally as impressive.

I think Mourinho would be a big fan of Darmian. Hopefully we will get to find out!
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I agree with that, I was disagreeing morw with the point that Luis unfavoured while an ineffective Ivanovic played, which isnt true at all.

As for Darmian, I'm still in the camp thinking that he will come good, and yes, Jose might be just able to get that out of him.
 
I agree. I could see Mourinho favouring Darmian for the same reason as he favoured Azpilicueta and Ivanovic. They are (maybe "were" in Ivanovic's case) good defenders.

I am really reluctant to speak of Mourinho as United manager because I have a really bad feeling it won't happen, but if it does it would be a refreshing change to see a manager select defenders because they are good at defending.
 
I wonder if Mourinho would accept/want Giggs as part of the his backroom staff.
 
Escobar said:
To be honest, we need a fresh start with new faces. Ties are too close behind scenes and I believe it hinders us to move forward
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Definitely agree. But it'll be interesting what Mourinho's stand will be. He's not someone who takes orders if he disagrees with them. At the same time I get the feeling Giggs is seen as a future manager of ours by the establishment.
 
POF said:
I agree. I could see Mourinho favouring Darmian for the same reason as he favoured Azpilicueta and Ivanovic. They are (maybe "were" in Ivanovic's case) good defenders.

I am really reluctant to speak of Mourinho as United manager because I have a really bad feeling it won't happen, but if it does it would be a refreshing change to see a manager select defenders because they are good at defending.
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Ivanovic is one of the most attacking full backs in the game, and Azpi is not that far behind. Not sure Darmian is in the same class as them.
 
clarkydaz said:
would you want someone by your side you know full well wants your job?
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Nope. But would he be willing to string him along knowing the club's desire to have him around presumably learning? Generally Jose strikes me as someone who will go with what he believes in but his options aren't too great right now either.
 
clarkydaz said:
would you want someone by your side you know full well wants your job?
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No.

And also, I wouldn't want Giggs (who has been through 2 failed management/coaching teams) to be part of the management.
In any case, I'd want a fresh start for everybody and Giggs would need to leave.
 
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