He has no choice. He has to extract every last bit of talent from his players this season. His job depends on it.
José Mourinho | 2018/19 Performances
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Fair enough. I just don't want to waste another year. To think there's at least another season where we're also rans to a rampant City (and probably Liverpool) is annoying.
It also gives Jose an excuse when things don't go well. He'll just say he wasn't supported fully in the summer. Can see that getting thrown about a lot this season when City go like 10 points clear or something.
This basically. We just need to get on with it. Mourinho now has to focus on getting the max from his talented players.
If he can get the likes of Bailly, Lindelof, Matic, Fred, Rashford, Lukaku, Sanchez, Pogba and reintegrate Martial and get him motivated, there is no reason why that team can't have a good season.
The expectations are low, so there's no pressure to match City. Let Liverpool deal with that.
Get those lads playing well and with good football, those players are more than capable of getting results.
Hate coming back to Pep but City's insane consistency last season wasn't because Silva, Aguero and KDB were incredible. Those players have always been that. It was because the likes of Delph, Sterling, Fernandinho, Sane, Otamendi were in top form throughout. Jose has to get ours to perform. Get them happy playing in a way that suits them and this summer could be quickly forgotten.
A left back short 
Our best crosser of the ball and (for large points of last season) only width is our main centre forward.
Our best crosser of the ball and (for large points of last season) only width is our main centre forward.
It is now time for Jose to prove that he is a great manager. I have faith in him
If you look at the players we have we can be up there at the top
Top players
De Gea
Fred
Pereira
Pogba
Matic
Sanchis
Lukaku
Quality
Martial
Lindehof
Bailly
Jesse
We can compete with these if jod
Jose can motivate them
If you look at the players we have we can be up there at the top
Top players
De Gea
Fred
Pereira
Pogba
Matic
Sanchis
Lukaku
Quality
Martial
Lindehof
Bailly
Jesse
We can compete with these if jod
Jose can motivate them
I'll admit that I don't expect us to challenge even if the board fully backed the manager this summer. I've lost confidence because we have such a wealth of talent and yet we're not actually seeing them put to good use. I'd rather we take a season to see whether Jose's still up to it, than give him whatever he wants and then end up with a bunch of unwanted players for the next manager if it comes to that. Or worse, tightened purse strings because we spent too much during his reign.
As for excuses, there'll always be plenty as long as there are players to scapegoat. And City's spending over the past decade of course.
All that said, I'm rooting for Jose Mourinho to prove that Ed Woodward was an absolute ass not to back him this summer. He doesn't have to win anything to regain my confidence, just get the team playing some good, competent football and stop falling out with his players.
I'd like him to revert back to a 2-striker formation again, see how it goes.
Hopefully he remembers he’s not exactly sitting with a squad full of Kevin Kilbanes (sorry Kevin).
Might have been better equipped with new full backs but improvement is still expected.
Might have been better equipped with new full backs but improvement is still expected.
Just get the team playing entertaining football ffs!
I miss the days United showed any sort of proper football in attack. It's been more than 5 years already.
And somehow i'm not too sure that this season, even if results will be good, our general play in attack will improve.
Perfectly said! We have a very good squad. Our midfield of Fred, pogba and matic is Worldclass. You really can’t name a team other than city with a better midfield. If mourinho can find a way to get the best out of our quality attackers lukaku sanchez and martial there really won’t be too many problems going forward this season. Fred and pogba supplying those trio will be too much for the opposition. This season is really going to show how good mourinho is given his previous history regarding 3rd years and all that.
The only problem I actually see comes from our defense. All our CB are suspect. What’s even worse is our fullbacks. Mourinho really needs to ditch his defensive approach and play to their strengths. Valencia and Luke Shaw are better going forward than defending.
After everything that has occurred this summer there really is no excuse to not excel this season. As some have said there is less pressure but the goals are still the same. Challenge for the league while trying to at least entertain in MOST games. Park the bus for all I care against city and Liverpool but that’s we’re it ends. I’m really excited for tomorrow and I’m hoping mourinho leaves behind all the moaning and negativity and we see a very entertaining game tomorrow because he the squad is capable.
The only problem I actually see comes from our defense. All our CB are suspect. What’s even worse is our fullbacks. Mourinho really needs to ditch his defensive approach and play to their strengths. Valencia and Luke Shaw are better going forward than defending.
After everything that has occurred this summer there really is no excuse to not excel this season. As some have said there is less pressure but the goals are still the same. Challenge for the league while trying to at least entertain in MOST games. Park the bus for all I care against city and Liverpool but that’s we’re it ends. I’m really excited for tomorrow and I’m hoping mourinho leaves behind all the moaning and negativity and we see a very entertaining game tomorrow because he the squad is capable.
Did he address the Pogba and Martial situations in the presser?
He has a good squad.
But he will be part of the problem this season.
Our football will continue to be awful. Under him and Van Gaal, it seems that we are being punished for terrible crime.
But he will be part of the problem this season.
Our football will continue to be awful. Under him and Van Gaal, it seems that we are being punished for terrible crime.
No excuses for Jose for me.
He has to get the best out of what he has. We have a good squad. Extract the maximum from you have. He used to be able to do that.
He has to get the best out of what he has. We have a good squad. Extract the maximum from you have. He used to be able to do that.
Hopefully Poch is all pissed off about the lack of signings at Spurs and is setting his timer to when Jose fecks off.
-----------Lukaku
Sanchez---------- Lingard
-------Pogba------Fred
-----------Matic
Young---Bailly---Lindelof----Dalot
-----------De Gea
This is basically a Jose Mourinho first team. He has to get the maximum out of this lot at least.
Sanchez---------- Lingard
-------Pogba------Fred
-----------Matic
Young---Bailly---Lindelof----Dalot
-----------De Gea
This is basically a Jose Mourinho first team. He has to get the maximum out of this lot at least.
Make no mistake - we've a great squad and if Jose can get a combination of Pogba, Sanchez, Lukaku, Martial and Rashford playing well together we can smash any side
Coach the feck out of the team Jose
Coach the feck out of the team Jose
As said, we have genuine talent in the squad. Jose is a good manager but the wrong personality for the type of players we have. The team needs a free spirit and positive manager, and not one who throws players under the bus and calls them out when things are going wrong.
Ok, I'm glad we never got another CB if that would have led to us employing that 3CB nonsensical system.
Maximum of that team gets us what?
I don't know. Only Jose knows what he was planning when he asked Ed to sign those players.
Yes said all is as right as rain.
You make it sound like he's already been doing that or at least getting close. If he got the best out of our attacking players we'd be playing some pretty good football.
You have it wrong. He hasn't got them performing at snywanyw near their level.
After last night’s ridiculous briefing I totally understand Jose’s grumpiness.
It’s not just that he hasn’t been backed, he’s being undermined from above.
How is Mou meant to command the dressing room with the players aware the suits are taking shots at his judgment in the press?
Seeing non-football people put their opinions above Mou’s on players like Alderweireld...it’s embarrassing. Frankly, it’s disgusting.
It’s not just that he hasn’t been backed, he’s being undermined from above.
How is Mou meant to command the dressing room with the players aware the suits are taking shots at his judgment in the press?
Seeing non-football people put their opinions above Mou’s on players like Alderweireld...it’s embarrassing. Frankly, it’s disgusting.
This. Put our squad into Pep’s hands and he would do some real damage with it.
He's taken plenty of shots at his players in the press. Including a boat load at the one he convinced the board to spend a record fee to sign just two years ago. What's good for the goose and all.
Mate, if that's the case Pep wouldn't need to spend so much since he comes on board city. He is good, but not that good.
To be fair Jose played the media game first. The board tried to get him his players and were negotiating all summer but were not willing to pay silly money. Frustrating yes but he needs to get on with it. Maybe his previous CB signings come good this year.
This board just doesn't understand football. Vidic has spoken about how much the younger centre halves at the club could develop alongside more experienced players.
Do you see this board signing a Laurent Blanc or a Henning Berg to help younger, less experienced players? No chance. They might have signed William Prunier though!
If the board has decided it knows more about creating a successful team than the manager then why keep him? The stuff I read last night was utterly atrocious. Claiming that players like Alderweireld wouldn't improve us while putting it out there that they would've spent £100m on the right guy. Its worse than Wenger saying he could've got Yaya and Suarez. We've adopted the Arsenal model and our fans are swallowing it and blaming Mourinho.
Most dumb and idiotic comment of the century, there is a reason he chose to go to City instead and it's not cause they are the bigger club they obviously aren't but they definitely had by far the better squad of player, he didn't come here cause he knew it's a damn hard job, you'd think after 3 coaches struggling in this club fans would realise the biggest problem is many of the shite players all of them had to deal with. And there is a possibility that both parties didn't want to work together cause most likely United wouldn't meet his transfer demands? We are fecking struggling to buy one defender for fecks sake where as Pep can buy WHOEVER he wants cause oil. So shut up with your stupid nonsense the only thing I will give you is he would play more attractive football even with this set of players but in no way would he be more successful, no chance, period.
I highly doubt Valencia and Young would still be our starting full backs entering a 3rd season with Pep.
But that's a whole other topic altogether.
Do you have anger management issues? I'm genuinely concerned for your mental health.
This board just doesn't understand football. Vidic has spoken about how much the younger centre halves at the club could develop alongside more experienced players.
Do you see this board signing a Laurent Blanc or a Henning Berg to help younger, less experienced players? No chance. They might have signed William Prunier though!
If the board has decided it knows more about creating a successful team than the manager then why keep him? The stuff I read last night was utterly atrocious. Claiming that players like Alderweireld wouldn't improve us while putting it out there that they would've spent £100m on the right guy. Its worse than Wenger saying he could've got Yaya and Suarez. We've adopted the Arsenal model and our fans are swallowing it and blaming Mourinho.
Blanc was signed for free. The board did try to get that experienced defender but wouldn’t pay silly money for it.
Jose’s approach would see us paying the 30M we paid for Ferdinand the summer after for Blanc instead.
I agree with Woodward has done after reading the briefing. My only point of disagreement is when they said Alderweireld is the same as our current CBs. He’s probably amongst the top 3 center backs in the league ffs.
To be fair, you were dead wrong even if Greek9 went over the top in his response
Just an opinion. I think Pep could really have this squad playing better football simply because of the way he imprints a proactive approach rather than a reactive one here. I’m not saying Pep would win the league with our bunch but I think we wouldn’t play such terrible football. And I dare you or anyone to disagree with the terrible football part.
In any case, the lack of signings this window might be a blessing in disguise. Jose could be forced to work this squad to its potential.
They are responsible for buying many of those shite players. Keep the excuses coming though
Agree.
As I posted in here yesterday morning, I now have more sympathy towards Jose after everything thats happened this summer and especially the last few days
J stand was loudly singing Jose’s name today, loudly singing Mourinho’s red army and something good even got an airing. Delighted to join in and delighted for the manager after the all the fake news spread about him over the summer.
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