Man Utd board warming to Inter Milan boss Mourinho

Who should replace SAF after he retires ?

  • Jose Mourinho

    Votes: 270 58.1%

  • Laurent Blanc

    Votes: 61 13.1%

  • Steve Bruce

    Votes: 8 1.7%

  • Roy Keane

    Votes: 4 0.9%

  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

    Votes: 25 5.4%

  • Fabio Capello

    Votes: 10 2.2%

  • Pep Guardiola

    Votes: 8 1.7%

  • Arsene Wenger

    Votes: 5 1.1%

  • Mark Hughes

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • David Moyes

    Votes: 17 3.7%

  • Gus Hiddink

    Votes: 9 1.9%

  • Ottmar Hitzfeld

    Votes: 2 0.4%

  • Eric Cantona

    Votes: 12 2.6%

  • Alec McCleish

    Votes: 1 0.2%

  • Frank Rijkaard

    Votes: 2 0.4%

  • Louis Van Gaal

    Votes: 2 0.4%

  • Mike Phelan

    Votes: 1 0.2%

  • Carlos Quieroz

    Votes: 2 0.4%

  • Dick Advocaat

    Votes: 4 0.9%

  • Harry Redknapp

    Votes: 1 0.2%

  • Marcello Lippi

    Votes: 2 0.4%

  • Martin O'Neill

    Votes: 19 4.1%
  • Total voters
    465
  • Poll closed .
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Watching Mourinho's Inter, they play quite neat football. They largely dominated Chelsea tonight and strung some great moves together, mostly through the artistry of Sneijder. Not many long balls or percentage football. Was pretty impressive, and makes me think Mourinho could manage United with style.
 
Kraftwerker said:
Watching Mourinho's Inter, they play quite neat football. They largely dominated Chelsea tonight and strung some great moves together, mostly through the artistry of Sneijder. Not many long balls or percentage football. Was pretty impressive, and makes me think Mourinho could manage United with style.
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He proved what us believers have said for years.
 
Kraftwerker said:
Watching Mourinho's Inter, they play quite neat football. They largely dominated Chelsea tonight and strung some great moves together, mostly through the artistry of Sneijder. Not many long balls or percentage football. Was pretty impressive, and makes me think Mourinho could manage United with style.
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That's exactly what I thought. They approached the tie perfectly and in reality could have won by more. It wasn't a case of sticking every man behind the ball- practically every Inter player played to their strengths, they bettered Chelsea in attitude, technique and tactics. Inter looked really comfortable for most of the game.

He's certainly one of the only managers in the world capable of replacing Ferguson at this moment in time, but question marks as to whether he will be a long term appointment remain. In terms of tactical astuteness, media handling and mind games I would have no reservations at all seeing him at OT.
 
Ive definitely had my doubts about The Special one over the years seem as he never won the CL with Chelsea despite having by far the strongest squad in Europe for a number of years aswell as being a bit of a bad looser! Inter will be a dangerous dark horse in the competition now.
Would I say NO to mourinho when God retires one day? F@#k No, we should welcome him with open arms.....But I am sure he has already agreed to take over at City next season after tonights result on a salary of 4.5 Zillion per week!
 
I think it's as clear as day that Mourinho wants to come here and to be perfectly honest when Fergie does retire he's the only man big enough to take on the club IMO

Only reason it wont happen is if Inter get rid of him and Fergie's not ready to go, if that happens I could see him going to Liverpool or City
 
charlenefan said:
I think it's as clear as day that Mourinho wants to come here and to be perfectly honest when Fergie does retire he's the only man big enough to take on the club IMO

Only reason it wont happen is if Inter get rid of him and Fergie's not ready to go, if that happens I could see him going to Liverpool or City
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He's off to Madrid this Summer... :angel:
 
kps88 said:
No one else saw the time wasting and diving then?
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Thats what i thought. There was a damn lot of negative football for the majority of that match, a lot of cheating and time wasting. I dont mind it to an extent, part of the game, but I wouldnt like to see us playing on a regular basis - for the one nil win and then running the clock down.
 
Walrus said:
Thats what i thought. There was a damn lot of negative football for the majority of that match, a lot of cheating and time wasting. I dont mind it to an extent, part of the game, but I wouldnt like to see us playing on a regular basis - for the one nil win and then running the clock down.
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Manchester United 1 - 0 Barcelona
 
Cal? said:
He's off to Madrid this Summer... :angel:
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Which i personally wouldn't mind as he's said himself he's had this ambition to win the league in Italy, Spain and England. So if he goes to Madrid next season wins the league there it won't be long before they get rid of him for some unknown reason. Then he should just about have timed it right for Fergie's retirement.
 
nooshka said:
Which i personally wouldn't mind as he's said himself he's had this ambition to win the league in Italy, Spain and England. So if he goes to Madrid next season wins the league there it won't be long before they get rid of him for some unknown reason. Then he should just about have timed it right for Fergie's retirement.
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No no you want him at madrid when ferguson retires so he can start dreaming, it's always polemic with jose
 
esmufc10 said:
Manchester United 1 - 0 Barcelona
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phelans shorts said:
Exactly, the whole basis of that post was ridiculous, basing him time wasting on one game in which a conceded goal would put them under intense pressure.
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If you read my posts - I accept that in Inters situation, ie being away in the 2nd leg of a European tie and getting a lead - theres nothing wrong with going onto the back foot and playing on the counter etc.

But Mourinho on the whole is known for resorting to those tactics in pretty much every game. Obviously there are times we do the same, and times when hanging onto a lead is the best course of action, but I hope I never have to see our team diving around and time wasting to quite that kind of degree except in really exceptional circumstances.
 
esmufc10 said:
Yeah, United never time waste do they? Rooney, never seen that boy dive.
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Is it a coincidence that Porto, Chelsea and Inter don't exactly have the best reputation when it comes to those sorts of things?
 
Kraftwerker said:
Watching Mourinho's Inter, they play quite neat football. They largely dominated Chelsea tonight and strung some great moves together, mostly through the artistry of Sneijder. Not many long balls or percentage football. Was pretty impressive, and makes me think Mourinho could manage United with style.
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This.
 
Twigginater said:
Rafa: 1 champions league win. 2 La Liga's

Mourinho: 1 champions league win, 2 premierships, 1 Serie A, Portuguese league.

And Mourinho's been at much better clubs.
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The reality is very different.

Rafa won a champions league with Liverpool, Jose with Porto.


Rafa won La liga with a Valencia side that had been finalist's in 2 straight champions league finals. Jose is trying to make an already Serie A wining Inter finally stop underachiveing in Europe.

Raf can't win the Prem in England with a settled traditional giant. Though he goes for in Europe till recently. While Jose had to make champions of a bank rolled squad of many new faces. & he succeded in making them champions 2 times and going far in Europe.

Id say Jose has done far better with little
 
Can't see Fergie retiring for a few seasons yet, he's as addicted to the United buzz as we are, and he has to find a capable replacement. Jose's getting there but Blanc could be a lot closer come retirement time. I'd be happy enough if SAF was cloned, he's the man!
 
One day in November — it was during an international break, a period of relative tranquillity at Inter Milan’s training ground — José Mourinho’s mobile phone began to vibrate.

On it was a message from Sir Alex Ferguson and, although most of the text concerned a matter of limited interest, the PS caught the eye: “Let’s meet in Madrid in May.”

The draw for the next two rounds of the Champions League preserves that piquant possibility. If Inter see off CSKA Moscow and the winners of Arsenal v Barcelona, and Manchester United get past Bayern Munich and Lyons or Bordeaux, the veteran Scot will have his wish in the final at the Bernabéu.

And it will be quite a love-in, because Mourinho, who is apt to sneer at anyone else who gets in his way (even the likes of Arsène Wenger and Carlo Ancelotti have brought a figurative curl to his lip), accords Ferguson the utmost respect. He has even been known to call him “Boss” on private occasions.

That is a card close to the chest of, among others, David Gill, the United chief executive, whose supposed list of names betrays an air of having been influenced by Ferguson: David Moyes, just into his ninth year with Everton, is rightly prominent.

Martin O’Neill, the Aston Villa manager, is also understood to feature, along with Laurent Blanc, the former United defender, whose odds will shorten if Bordeaux emerge from the all-French quarter-final — and farther, dramatically so, if they proceed to turf out United.

Mourinho, though, remains in a class of his own. The feeling used to be that his equipment for the Old Trafford post — outstanding talent as a coach, motivational skill and, above all, presence — was outweighed by a footballing philosophy at odds with that of Sir Matt Busby and Ferguson (their belief in the importance of flair is indivisible), but achievements such as Inter’s removal of Chelsea from the Champions League alter the balance. Old Trafford enjoys a ripple of appreciation, but, like most places, prefers a celebration.

My view of the succession is long-held and quite simple: it should be gradual and involve Ferguson. This would defer to the wisdom once shown by Liverpool in prolonging their consistent success by keeping Bob Paisley on tap for those who followed, notably Kenny Dalglish.

It would also suit Ferguson, who, although his loyalty to the ruling Glazer family is still expressed (albeit with diminishing emphasis), would be just as happy to succumb to a presidential inauguration by the Red Knights, as long as the money were at least equally generous.

Ferguson could work in tandem with Moyes or Blanc, as outlined here on previous occasions, but the intriguing notion of his forming a dream team with Mourinho now arises.

Much has changed since Busby provided an old head for Ferguson to consult in his early days at United, but where there’s a will there’s a modus operandi.

Maybe he and Mourinho will have a chance to talk about it in Madrid.
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The ‘Boss’ summons Special One for summit in Madrid - Times Online

Don't agree with him on the bolded bit - I think whoever comes in next should be free to manage the club how they please, and not have any interference.
 
Although it wouldn't be any harm to have SAF around for advice.
 
Ronnie bigging up Mourinho as potential Madrid manager:


Cristiano Ronaldo would welcome Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid and believes his Portuguese compatriot could reinvigorate the club.

Although Mourinho is currently Inter Milan manager, he has been linked with a number of clubs across Europe, Madrid among them.

The former Chelsea manager has ruffled feathers in Italy and there is speculation he could move on from the San Siro as early as this summer.

Last week's defeat by Barcelona left Madrid three points adrift at the top of the Primera Division while their Champions League campaign was ended by Lyon in the last 16.

Ronaldo sees Mourinho as the man to reverse the club's fortunes.

The former Manchester United forward told Sky Sports News: "He is a special coach. He has shown that he is one of the best in the world so maybe the people don't like him because he is top, his character, he is a special person.

"I know him very well. I like him a lot - I know his character, he is a winning guy. This is why the people don't like him.

"Madrid he'd change a lot - he'd buy new players, new coach."

The 25-year-old admits the team are desperate to win silverware this season but knows Barcelona are in pole position.

He said: "We are out of the Champions League, the Copa del Rey, so we are not very happy of course. We are still in the league to fight so it's possible to win.

"We'll be very frustrated if we don't win anything. A team like Madrid has to win something every year.

"But Barcelona at this moment are a little bit stronger than us because they won both times they played us.

"I still believe we can improve in the next games, the next months, the next year, we'll be much stronger than we are at the moment.

"So if we don't win this season, definitely we will win next year."

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