Chelsea in 2004?
BBC: United hold talks with Mourinho
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They just came second to the invincibles, definitely a good squad already and not low morale.
Shall we start a poll?
Mourinho+Zlatan+De Gea or Van Gaal
Mourinho+Zlatan+De Gea or Van Gaal
If this is to happen then the fans need to voice their opinions tonight. If they sit idly and support blindly then LVG should stay because it's what they deserve. Otherwise let it be known that it's time for change.
Everyone chanting Mourinho for 90 minutes straight should do the trick.
Really? He inherited a squad consisting of:
Up and comers in Huth, Johnson, Cole, Parker and Bridge all of whom at the time or thereabouts were tipped to be massive players.
Then he has Lampard, Terry, Duff, Makelele, Gallas, Geremi, Crespo, Gudjohnsen and Cudicini.
They already had deals in place for Robben and Cech and was given the freedom to bring in known entities (well to himself) in Carvalho, Ferreira and Tiago and of course his best piece of business in Drogba who was one of those players who could've gone either way.
I think he did a grand job at Chelsea obviously, but what he inherited was decent and the resources he had to add to it in his first and second season are there to be seen.
I think the setting is similar again, it's just that Chelsea he inherited were far better on the table. This team we have here is better than what they show, I think many would agree with that.
A half empty Old Trafford would be better
Ok I want Van Gaal out now.
It will definately win the title of the most one sided poll in the history of polls.
Journalists don't name their sources - it's pretty much rule number 1 in the journalist's handbook. Otherwise they'd soon have no sources.
How about a half empty Old Trafford with the ones who turn up chanting Mourinho for 90 minutes?
Well they do if their sources are speaking on the record of course.
That sounds perfect. Start a social media campaign. #Mour-in-ho
Well they do if their sources are speaking on the record of course.
Neither will happen unfortunately. Hell be clapped all along the touchline.
Then they work for Sky.
Disagree
Everywhere he's gone he's had a very good chance of winning the big trophies, coming to United would be his hardest job yet, not sure he's the type that relishes a challenge despite what he may want us to believe
Even if its saying what we know its still nice to hear! Sooner he is in the better. Lining up with de gea, ibra, mou, and potentially Sane, Joao Mario and whoever else is very exciting.
he said recently he doesn't like having 3 or 4 tough games a season, it bores him. He wants to be here
Sky's story is totally without substance. Mourinho to United is very obviously not yet signed and sealed (the 'De Gea to leave' story being obvious evidence of that), but surely sometime after Saturday it will be.
And we take that as gospel?
Porto in the champions league? Inter in the champions league? It would be no tougher here then it was at chelsea anyway. His first stint he had to compete with the invincibles arsenal team and a Fergie led United side, with Liverpool being a decent side. Second stint chelsea hadnt won the title in like 4 years with United and City dominating. At real Madrid he had Barca as the greatest ever side and a very strong atletico team (with very little else tbf). Saying he doesnt relish a challenge is ridiculous. United is perfectly in line with the others, money to spend, promising team with a bit of transfer work needed to complete the team.
ok he was lying to the cameras
I would say Zouk more than gospel.
I do agree with this.
The other thing which was touched on in the LVG OUT thread was that in 2 years, LVG has brain washed our players into keeping the ball and not taking any risks.
I am not sure how easy it will be to get those risk averse players to all of sudden play with the aim of scoring goals and that it's "okay to concede goals".
Mourinho knows it's not his place to announce any appointment. It not only would undermine United, it would also be sticking the knife into a friend.
Indeed.
It'll be MUFC who first announce it. Not Jose himself.
Rather than interview Jose, they should try interviewing Woodward. He may spill the beans.
Not sure I can picture Mourinho drumming into the players that it's OK to concede goals. But I think they'll be fine adapting to a more counteracting style, and forgetting absurd rules like not being allowed to play the ball or shoot with one touch.
After the Moyes sacking fiasco I'd be very surprised if he tells anyone anything they don't need to know.
Or dribble with the ball or passing forwards or crossing the ball.
It's already done mate. In fact I'm so confident about it then I can bet anyone about it.
His situation is untenable now. No top 4, losing the support of players and I think OT will have the lowest crowd today in a long, long time. There's no chance that he's going to stay.
Which is why they should have sacked him before the final, would have lifted the whole club. Joyce would have deserved to lead us out on Wembley more than the fraud.
I think it is impossible to imagine any scenario where he is not the boss going in to next season.
The venomous negativity surrounding the club and LVG these days has to change.
The venomous negativity surrounding the club and LVG these days has to change.
Early indications suggest it will be the lowest OT crowd for a century. I hope the ones in the stadium chant for jose.
Winning the UCL at Porto and Inter just exceeded expectations make no mistake Serie A was a 1 team league when he went there so he was guaranteed league titles, before that he went to a Chelsea side with a blank chequebook and after Inter he went to Real Madrid a side with all the possibilities to do well despite Barca
Coming to United now is nothing like the challenge he faced when he went to Chelsea, Inter, Real and then Chelsea again
I'm struggling to think of anything that would annoy me more.
Some fans on the Everton forum seem convinced he's their's.
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