Mourinho received a two match Copa del Rey only ban, for his red card. So he's still got two more games including one where he can wave goodbye to the Bernabeu. I'm sure there will be tears.
Can't say that I'm sad either. Not that I don't value competition, but I'd much rather a more civil kind of competition than Mourinho's antics. The Barca-Real relationship will probably get better now that he's leaving, meaning less nonsense on and off the pitch.
Haven't you heard Leroy? He went from the "Special One" to the self proclaimed title of "The Only One". There is nobody that comes close to him in the whole world. Ever.Said like a proper Mourinho fan boy, you talk like he's the only competent manager in football. He's not been chosen and don't kid yourself, it wasn't a case of him turning us down, there so many flaws in the theory that he did and so many obvious signs that he craved the job. He didn't get it. The important thing for him and his supporters is to move on.
I got that joke but I don't get why Mourinho would destroy Chelsea's reputation if it wasn't already destroyed. Maureen is a drama queen but he's also respected.
Seriously, where do you get people like these?
Do you think Mourinho's spell with Madrid contributed to the fact that we chose Moyes over him in the end? I mean do you think he had a better chance if he came straight from Inter to us?
Well sorry, no manager lasts at your club. It's a circus, not a football club. Mourinho is a fantastic manager and he's proven this in Portugal, in England and in Italy. Your players are primadonnas and your presidents more interested in buying shiny new toys than building solid teams. How is any of this Mou's fault? He just refused to become a doormat for the likes of Casillas and Ramos.
I do believe that Danny. This has put a stain on Mourinho's career and man management skills for me. It didn't make us look particularly good either, but I'm kind of being used to that by seeing Del Bosque sacked after his successful period. For me, he should have been our 'Fergie', that was probably the biggest mistake Real Madrid made in recent history.
Because our club is runned by morons, basically.Why was he sacked anyway? He seemed to be doing a very good job and just won the league in 2003 before you got rid, as well as two Champions League titles in 4 seasons. I thought it was because you failed to win CL in 2003 but it's still pointless as you weren't that far off, lost 4-3 to a brilliant Juventus side with Nedved on agg in semis after knocking United out - it was a decent campaign.
With all the talk of Mourinho going to Chelsea, I wonder if he might instead want to go to a sugar-daddy less profilic club like Monaco/Anzhi or even PSG instead. He could win them the champions league and flame his ego even more, rather than going to Chelsea and having less gloss over any achievement.
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Jose Mourinho has agreed a four-year contract to return as Chelsea manager.
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I think, and its only a hunch, that Mourinho probably thinks that short term-ism harmed his changes of landing the United job - nobody can convince me he didn't want it. I reckon he'll try to lay down roots at Chelsea in an attempt to show (not necessarily us but himself) that he can build teams over and over whilst staying competitive, that he can use the academy and that he can stay somewhere longer than three years. Whether or not he achieves it is another issue entirely, not just because of Jose's own inevitable controversies but also Roman's unrealistic expectations as an owner and his short sightedness. I think Mou will try to approach this one differently though.
I wonder what people's reaction is going to be if he wins the PL next year with Chelsea and we only finish third behind Chelsea and City?
Will people demand Moyes head and complain about us going for him instead of Mou?
I have a good feeling they will.
I wonder what people's reaction is going to be if he wins the PL next year with Chelsea and we only finish third behind Chelsea and City?
Will people demand Moyes head and complain about us going for him instead of Mou?
I have a good feeling they will.
Of course they will. It's not even a question. Even if we win the league people will probably call for Moyes head. The sensible few will give him enough time to accurately assess whether it was right choice or not but if Moyes loses his first match there will be a group who want him out.
Premier league website has confirmed he's going to Chelsea.
http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/jun/jose-mourinho-returns-to-chelsea.html
Signing a "xx-year contract", article dated Monday 3 June. I guess they've had this template sitting waiting for submittal for a while.
Terrible news for United and Moyes. I can't see Moyes competing with Mourinho but I hope I am wrong.
I can see Mourinho having some of the best and most glorious years in his managerial careers the coming 3-5 years. Had Fergie not been at United when he was here the last time he would have had an absolutely ridiculous record here in England. He had one already - so that says quite a lot.
Chelsea could win a few PLs in a row now. Their whole squad will be lifted by his return, and it's an absolute dream for the media. Everyone will be hyping up "Mourinho Vs Moyes" with the expectation that Moyes can't hack it. This will be very difficult for our new manager, and you just know that a lot of United fans won't give him the time.