Man Utd board warming to Inter Milan boss Mourinho

[redwhiteblack]

It simply has to be Mourinho. I think it was Scolari who said that after Sir Alex, the Manchester United job is the biggest in World football, and though Scolari is a twat, I agree with that statement.

Mourinho is the man to follow SAF, you can feel that we're all approaching the same mindset as fans and there is a beauty in that.

Our collective hearts are saying Mourinho.

If for some reason that can't happen (I'm sure it will, at the end of next season) then Cappello.

 

[Wumminator]

So do people still want Blanc? Has managed to piss away a 9 point lead into an 11 point deficit in Ligue 1.

I did not know this.

But yes, I would still like him.

 

[BaldwinLegend]

So do people still want Blanc? Has managed to piss away a 9 point lead into an 11 point deficit in Ligue 1.

What was Inter's lead in Serie A before Roma overtook them?

Edit: Just checked. Mourinho's Inter have let slip a 14 point lead over Roma.

 

[Mitch Conor]

Daily Star, maybe others, is reporting this morning that Fergie will step down at the end of next season, to be replaced by Mourinho.

Daily Star: Simply The Best 7 Days A Week :: Football :: ALEX FERGUSON OUT, JOSE MOURINHO IN

SIR Alex Ferguson will quit Manchester United at the end of next season – and Jose Mourinho will succeed him.

Ferguson aims to complete an unprecedented 25 seasons in charge at Old Trafford before calling time on the most successful managerial career in history.

By then, the man who took over in November 1986, hopes to have steered United to a record number of title wins and, hopefully, a third Champions League success.

Starsport understands United have already lined up the charismatic Mourinho, currently in charge of Inter Milan. Ferguson, who will be 69 on December 31, has been involved in discussions about his successor for the past few years.

Mourinho, who recently talked about his love-hate relationship with Italian football, earmarked himself as a potential successor to the remarkable Ferguson six years ago when his Porto team knocked United out of the Champions League at Old Trafford – and went on to lift the trophy.

Mourinho then took over at Chelsea and, for two years, dented United’s domination of the Premier League.

He is desperate to return to England – and the United job is the one he wants most of all.

Ferguson has delivered an amazing 11 Premier titles to Old Trafford and, after the weekend’s results, is poised to make it 12.

That would mean a record 19 Championships for the club, a milestone many people thought would signal Ferguson’s retirement.

But he has no intention of stepping aside yet. Ferguson’s retirement has been a closely-guarded secret ever since he did a dramatic U-turn in 2002.

Since then, Ferguson has led the club to a second Champions League success and four league titles. Now, just one point behind Chelsea after Saturday’s results, United are poised to claim yet another Premier League crown. And, still, Ferguson will want more.

The man who moved from Aberdeen to transform United from sleeping giant into the most successful club in the country is an almost impossible act to follow. United have decided Mourinho is the man to give it a go.

Story seems more like a fan wishing something to happen rather than a story they have actually picked up. I wouldn't expect any quotes in the article, but there is nothing at all in it. there is nothing that makes it seem like Mourinho may have agreed to this in behind the scenes negotiations or anything similar.

I have said before that I would like Mourinho as the next manager as I believe the person that takes over from Fergie will need experience and the arrogance to not be overawed by the prospect of taking over from one of the best managers in the game who was there for 25 years. I don't like his style of football, but his approach to management (of the entire club) reminds me of Ferguson and I think he is the best choice, overall, for the job. I also think he would love to manage United. However, I also think he would like a shot at managing Liverpool and the challenge of knocking United off their perch, as it were. So, if the Liverpool job becomes available in the summer, I reckon there is a good chance he will take it. If he is still at Inter next season, I would imagine there is a very good chance of him becoming the next United manager.

 

[ERICSAGOD]

Forget it Jose, I'm staying at Manchester United: Sir Alex Ferguson tells Mourinho he has no intention of handing over... yet

By BOB CASS

18th April 2010

Sir Alex Ferguson is determined to remain Manchester United manager for at least one more season, disappointing Jose Mourinho, who hopes to succeed him at Old Trafford.

The United boss emphasised his continuing enthusiasm for the job with his touchline celebrations yesterday after Paul Scholes’ 93rd-minute winner against Manchester City pulled his team right back into the title race.

Daily Mail

Looks like every newspaper is trying to outguess its rivals.

 

[Amir]

Seems like both stories are similar, it's just the angle they take. One says Fergie will stay for at least one more season, the other saying he'll be gone after one more season. He'll do whatever he wants anyway...

 

[esmufc07]

What was Inter's lead in Serie A before Roma overtook them?

Edit: Just checked. Mourinho's Inter have let slip a 14 point lead over Roma.

Yeah but Mourinho has proved himself wherever he has managed and it's glaringly obvious his priority is the Champions League, something Inter haven't won since 1965, so there is a bit of a difference between the two.

And can I have a source for this 14 points? I can't ever remember it being that big.

 

[Feed Me]

What was Inter's lead in Serie A before Roma overtook them?

Edit: Just checked. Mourinho's Inter have let slip a 14 point lead over Roma.

Because Ferguson has never been in charge of a team that has let a big lead in the PL slip, has he?

Wasn't it 12 against Arsenal in 97/98?

One season shouldn't disguise the fact that he is clearly the best character to take over from Ferguson.

 

[CROmanc]

For me, there are only 2 options....either we do a Barcelona and Ole's the man or...as much as I hate to say it...Mourinho...I don't see anyone else...


That said, I voted for Ole...

 

[Wumminator]

Yeah but Mourinho has proved himself wherever he has managed and it's glaringly obvious his priority is the Champions League, something Inter haven't won since 1965, so there is a bit of a difference between the two.

And can I have a source for this 14 points? I can't ever remember it being that big.

But do you think Bordeaux were not distracted by thier Champions League run as well?

 

[krazyrobus]

fecking hell Mourinho with this horrible football. Moyes or Ole for me.

 

[esmufc07]

But do you think Bordeaux were not distracted by thier Champions League run as well?

Inter have a chance of winning the Champions League, Bordeux do not, and never did. If Blanc seriously thought they could go all the way and allowed that to disrupt their league from then it's one more reason to not have him here.

 

[evra]

Inter have a chance of winning the Champions League, Bordeux do not, and never did. If Blanc seriously thought they could go all the way and allowed that to disrupt their league from then it's one more reason to not have him here.

Porto did it so it's not totally unthinkable that Bordeaux could have won it. I would seriously question Blanc's ambition if he hadn't tried everything to beat Lyon, especially when Bordeaux have proven they're more than a match for Lyon in past seasons.

 

[esmufc07]

Porto did it so it's not totally unthinkable that Bordeaux could have won it. I would seriously question Blanc's ambition if he hadn't tried everything to beat Lyon, especially when Bordeaux have proven they're more than a match for Lyon in past seasons.

Porto's 2004 team was a brilliant team, there's a reason they won their domestic league twice in succession and followed up their UEFA Cup win with the Champions League, comparing that team to Bordeux's is silly.

 

[evra]

Porto's 2004 team was a brilliant team, there's a reason they won their domestic league twice in succession and followed up their UEFA Cup win with the Champions League, comparing that team to Bordeux's is silly.

In retrospect it's easy to say that Porto team was brilliant but at the time they weren't talked about as potential CL winners. Anyway Bordeaux are French champions so I hardly think the comparison is silly.

 

[Baby Faced Assassin]

At the end of the 2010/11 campaign - which will mark a quarter of a century since the Scot took over at Old Trafford - Ferguson will step down to make way for the man many believe to be his natural successor.

Mourinho is known to be unhappy in Italian football and would relish a return to England.

MORE: Jose Mourinho full of praise for Barcelona's Pep Guardiola

And Ferguson, who famously loved and loathed the Portuguese in equal measure during his three seasons at Chelsea, could hand over the reigns to the Special One after one last shot at Champions League glory next year.

This season Ferguson hopes to guide his Manchester United side to a 19th top flight title - eclipsing bitter rivals Liverpool's long-held record of 18 championships.

But the former Aberdeen boss wants one last shot at achieving a hat-trick of Champions League trophies to add to his 1999 and 2008 successes after being knocked out by Bayern Munich earlier this month.

Ferguson turns 69 on December 31st this year and is reportedly keen to stand down before his 70th birthday, having made a U-turn on his initial retirement plan back in 2002.

He is known to have requested some input into appointing his successor, and famously saw eye-to-eye with Mourinho - who has always been outspoken but respectful and full of praise when addressing Ferguson.

Source: Jose Mourinho lined up by Manchester United as Alex Ferguson's replacement | Metro.co.uk

Last year of Fergie?!

 

[Wumminator]

Inter have a chance of winning the Champions League, Bordeux do not, and never did. If Blanc seriously thought they could go all the way and allowed that to disrupt their league from then it's one more reason to not have him here.

Bordeaux had a tough game against Lyon which is easily winable, which could get them to the Semis. The income for the club could be crucial.

 

[esmufc07]

Bordeaux had a tough game against Lyon which is easily winable, which could get them to the Semis. The income for the club could be crucial.

Well they sit 6th now so it's doubtful they'll even be in the CL next year.

 

[Jaap]

Is Mourinho really the answer? Will he be ready to make us an attacking side or a side that will park the bus?

I, myself, like attacking, creative football, but I have seen matches this season where Inter couldn't string a pass or two together, they were though great v Chelsea, especially with Snejider pulling the strings in midfield.

On the other hand - and looking at it more positively -, a new manager will attract quite a lot of different players (signings) we are not used to.

 

[kouroux]

Inter have a chance of winning the Champions League, Bordeux do not, and never did. If Blanc seriously thought they could go all the way and allowed that to disrupt their league from then it's one more reason to not have him here.

He didn't allow anything to happen.His main goal wasn't to win the CL but to reach the semis considering the team he had to face in the QF.After that anything would've been a bonus but his main priority was always the league.
They just happened to lose at the most important time of the season their most important players in a combo of injuries and suspensions.Plus the fact that some players made some huge academy like mistakes doesn't help.
What Blanc has done at Bordeaux is far more impressive for me than Mourinho winning the CL.

 

[p_ps_sock]

Is Mourinho really the answer? Will he be ready to make us an attacking side or a side that will park the bus?

I, myself, like attacking, creative football, but I have seen matches this season where Inter couldn't string a pass or two together, they were though great v Chelsea, especially with Snejider pulling the strings in midfield.

On the other hand - and looking at it more positively -, a new manager will attract quite a lot of different players (signings) we are not used to.

I've seen several games this year where we couldn't string two passes together, at times we couldn't string one pass together. It's a myth that we always play attractive attacking football, we can grind out results with the best of them it's that our instincts are to attack rather than defend and I'd say mourinho is pretty similar, he's certainly no benitez.

 

[Polaroid]

Purely judging by the CV, Mourinho would be top of the list. An astute tactician and clever motivator too, although his record in the transfer market is less than impressive. It is however worth noting that all the teams he has managed possess a common strain of shameless cheating and sneaky thuggery. Not the kind of team I want United to turn into, regardless of the trophies.

 

[Raoul]

For me, there are only 2 options....either we do a Barcelona and Ole's the man or...as much as I hate to say it...Mourinho...I don't see anyone else...


That said, I voted for Ole...

The concept of choosing a former player simply because they're much liked is a bit daft IMO. You choose an experience manager who has a record of winning the cups that we want to complete for. And preferably someone who is young enough to stick around a while.

 

[SATA]

Can't see Mourinho sticking around for more than 5 years. But you need than just more than managing the team to play good football - a big personality to manage at Old Trafford, one who isn't afraid to step out of Fergie's shadows and his accomplishments. Mourinho can do right that. I'm not exactly sure of his transfer records as well.

 

[markorm]

fecking hell Mourinho with this horrible football. Moyes or Ole for me.

Agreed. Mourinho with his shite style of football, his touch-line antics and the limelight hugging media craving, he's a complete loon.

We need a well grounded, experienced prem manager that shares the values of the club, their attacking pedigree. Moyes is the man in my opinion. We want someone to manage the team, not be the team.

I can't see Sir Alex going anywhere for a bit.

 

[BaldwinLegend]

Yeah but Mourinho has proved himself wherever he has managed and it's glaringly obvious his priority is the Champions League, something Inter haven't won since 1965, so there is a bit of a difference between the two.

And can I have a source for this 14 points? I can't ever remember it being that big.

Roma, Claudio Ranieri and José Mourinho: romance and revenge in Italy | Amy Lawrence | Football | The Observer

I would give an Oscar to Roma and Ranieri," said Capello. "They are doing something extraordinary, something unthinkable when they were 14 points back.

 

[Sir Matt]

The press will have a field day when he comes back to England.

 

[Bear Attack]

In terms of ability, I would say from that list I would choose Jose, Guus, Capello, and Guardiola.

But merely two of them are realistic choices. Capello is far too old and Hiddink, I just don't trust.

 

[Ringo 07]

Mourinho is the ideal candidate. He would get sweet revenge on Abramovich and would bring humour and personality to the club and has an excellent record in the Champins league and might stay for many years possibly as he is young and doesnt seem to want to pressure of managing Barca or Real!

 

[ciderman9000000]

Can't believe anyone wants Ole managing United. Great bloke and everything, could be a decent manager one day, but the United job? ffs, how daft can you get? Can anyone explain the logic to me? It seems that some seriously think him a viable option... he's never managed anyone, ever!

 

[datura]

Mourinho is the ideal candidate. He would get sweet revenge on Abramovich and would bring humour and personality to the club and has an excellent record in the Champins league and might stay for many years possibly as he is young and doesnt seem to want to pressure of managing Barca or Real!

He said he wants to win the title in Spain as well at some point, as well as manage Portugal when he's 'old'.

 

[datura]

Can't believe anyone wants Ole managing United. Great bloke and everything, could be a decent manager one day, but the United job? ffs, how daft can you get? Can anyone explain the logic to me? It seems that some seriously think him a viable option... he's never managed anyone, ever!

Pep Guardiola was only managing the Barca B team (effectively the reserves) before his appointment. His appointment hasn't turned out too badly for Barcelona. People see some parallels with Ole, who is doing a great job for the reserves at present, and might prefer an OT legend than some of the other options. It's not that daft, really.

 

[ciderman9000000]

Pep Guardiola was only managing the Barca B team (effectively the reserves) before his appointment. His appointment hasn't turned out too badly for Barcelona. People see some parallels with Ole, who is doing a great job for the reserves at present, and might prefer an OT legend than some of the other options. It's not that daft, really.

Is that it then? Just wishful thinking? fecking insane.

 

[datura]

Is that it then? Just wishful thinking? fecking insane.

I knew I shouldn't have bothered replying.

 

[Allforone]

Mourinhio is the only man who ticks all the boxes for this job, the obvious standout choice.

 

[Rob Bowman]

Issue with Jose...

Negatives tactics- You can argue this but rarely did his Chelsea sides enthrall and attack

Loyalty- Longest Jose has ever held a job was at Chelsea... seriously look at SAF tenure and then consider that again.

Class- To many issue to mention the most criminal being how he handed Cech skull injury.

Sorry for me no contest. I do not want him.

No doubt the quality just doubt the match would work. Too many look at only the positives imho and fail to see the sticking points for what they are. Ymmv of course... I just hope we never find out if I am correct or not .

 

[Allforone]

All this 'Jose plays negative football ' bollox is just that, bollox, did any of you guys watch us last season? how many 1-0 wins did we grind out to win the league? some of the football we played was at best tumescent at worst...well........ we scored a record low number of goals to (a pultry 68)....even this season weve very sparingly set the world alight.....can we please end this myth once and for all that under Sir Alex we always play this swashbuckling you score 3 we score 4 stuff? its just not the case by a long shot, hell in big games these days we often set up to nulify the opposition first before thinking about attacking....4-5-1 anyone?

I think people go way overboard with this myth about Mourinhio, when he had Duff and Robben at Chelsea he had them playing some great stuff....and hes a winner.

 

[evra]

All this 'Jose plays negative football ' bollox is just that, bollox, did any of you guys watch us last season? how many 1-0 wins did we grind out to win the league? some of the football we played was at best tumescent at worst...well........ we scored a record low number of goals to (a pultry 68)....even this season weve very sparingly set the world alight.....can we please end this myth once and for all that under Sir Alex we always play this swashbuckling you score 3 we score 4 stuff? its just not the case by a long shot, hell in big games these days we often set up to nulify the opposition first before thinking about attacking....4-5-1 anyone?

I think people go way overboard with this myth about Mourinhio, when he had Duff and Robben at Chelsea he had them playing some great stuff....and hes a winner.

I have never used a smiley before in over a thousand posts but for this I'll make an exception.

 

[Allforone]

I have never used a smiley before in over a thousand posts but for this I'll make an exception.

Id lay off the juice, you obviously never watched their european games against Barcelona for example.......to many stereotype posters in here.

 

[Rob Bowman]

All this 'Jose plays negative football ' bollox is just that, bollox, did any of you guys watch us last season? how many 1-0 wins did we grind out to win the league? some of the football we played was at best tumescent at worst...well........ we scored a record low number of goals to (a pultry 68)....even this season weve very sparingly set the world alight.....can we please end this myth once and for all that under Sir Alex we always play this swashbuckling you score 3 we score 4 stuff? its just not the case by a long shot, hell in big games these days we often set up to nulify the opposition first before thinking about attacking....4-5-1 anyone?

This has nothing to do with Jose attacking or not attacking. The only point you help confirm is when we are not attacking we are not up to our standards.

I think people go way overboard with this myth about Mourinhio, when he had Duff and Robben at Chelsea he had them playing some great stuff....and hes a winner.

This was the best side and when they did the double they looked strong. Still Jose's body of work covers a bit more than two years of Chelsea... Porto especially and some Inter may not help your argument... so at best we agree to disagree.

Now care to take a crack at the other two detractors ?