Would we be able to stop Rio being such a transfer muppet though? That's the real question.
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Would be brilliant if we got Rio back at the club. He's a legend and would be a good mentor for the younger lads. Hope it's true.
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We'd have to take his Twitter off him at least
Be fantastic if this happens, positivity in so many ways with Rio, hope this come off.
I always thought that Scholes could stay in the club and be a couch of central midfielders or midfielders generally, than someone like Rio could be a coach of defenders and so on, having specialist who has massive experience and is a legend in a club could help to develop a lot of great players and iron their flaws but perhaps it works like this and Giggs and other parts of the coaching stuff do that however dont think Giggs is always around to give tips to wingers when he has other job to do as assistant manager. All in all Rio would be fantastic addition to the coaching staff even if he didn't work as "special coach for defenders" don't think mourinho means it this way anyway. No doubt he will have a big influence on kids, he has this aura around him of a winner and natural respect combining with his pranks.. bring him in
Personally i don't think Scholes has much interest in coaching young players to be honest. He's helped out Butt in 2011 after he retired (before he came back) and i think again under Moyes in 2013 but he doesn't seem too interested to really dedicate himself to it. Or any other type of coaching for that matter preferring to pick up a wage on BT sport.
Weren't there rumours also that he turned down a coaching role under Van Gaal because it wasn't with the first team?
I just don't know why he's been such an arse about us lately. It's like he wants to show he's not biased towards us but I'm starting to believe he has really developed a genuine hatred towards the club.
Or maybe these are just his opinions. It's not like he's alone I thinking what he says.
According to Rio himself he felt disrespected and shattered by the manner in which Woodward informed him his time is up just after the last game of the season and that Woody didn't give him the chance to say goodbye. I think he'll jump at the chance to get involved with the club again. Half of his tweets are still about us.
"If United fans say I had a decent career, then brilliant,".
"If they want to say, 'What's gone on with Ferguson stuff?' then f*** them".
A supposed legend of the club. He's been bitter and it's more than just Fergie.
Isn't that Shamoon whatever person a known bullshitter?
Ferdinand being back at the club would explain a bit. I felt his tweets have been a little too giddy over the Mourinho appointment. This would explain why
Ferdinand being back at the club would explain a bit. I felt his tweets have been a little too giddy over the Mourinho appointment. This would explain why
He works for the BBC.
He just says that The Sun says "Mourinho wants Rio back at the club".
Bitter fan in being bitter and bitterly accusing someone else of being bitter. Ironic!
It's easier for jose to approach rio since he's not content on being a manager. No conflict of interest and potential drama.
Need everyone to be focused
Need everyone to be focused
Ahh, fell for the sensationalized heading of the link, just read it now.
Edit: Doesn't change the fact that he's been bitter about us.
Plus, Rio would be great for team spirit
Keane is a lot of things but, the whole "decent career" thing...He's a very humble and self critical man. Read his book, it's like he's talking to his therapist.
As for him and Fergie. Both of them are pig ignorant shits, as much as I love them. Fergie continued to employee a secretary he hated, at St. Mirren, purely so he could make a point of not talking to her and that's not a joke
Keane is just as badEDIT: He's a season ticket holder ffs, him and his children. How bitter does one have to be to buy season ticket to something they hate?
Keane loves United. He hates Fergie. That's it!Not trying to bring Rio down but what qualifications does he actually have? Has been studying or taking up any licenses while being a pundit? If we want to bring him back let him work with the academy and learn his trade there. Then in a few tears can work on the first team. We need actual professional on our coaching staff. Mourinho knows more than I do so hey, any decision is a win win.
Disagree. It's not always the license, paper qualification that matters. Rio was one of our captains, higher in the pecking order than Scholes and Giggs. He may not be a good coach, but he is easy going and well connected with players, Mourinho and his staffs can take care of the technical detail of tactic, training... SAF has good eye for his captains, leadership. Rio can act as good bridge between fans, players and Mourinho even without coaching quality at the worst case. Scholes, Giggs despite being United through and through lacks the charisma as leaders. Rio has been with different coaches, clubs during his playing career that also a bonus. Gary Neville, Giggs Scholes can spout United way all day as it's the only way they know, but that's not helpful for players transferred from different clubs, with different background. There would be an invisible barrier between the through and through United players and recruited players. Rio would be better bridge in this scenario. Didn't Ronaldo say in an interview he didn't talk with Giggs outside of training and matches? Rio bonded well with almost everyone.
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Rio had been taking his badges while at QPR. No idea how far along he is with them, might even had been derailed because of his wife's passing but he definitely was going through them.
Keane is a lot of things but, the whole "decent career" thing...He's a very humble and self critical man. Read his book, it's like he's talking to his therapist.
As for him and Fergie. Both of them are pig ignorant shits, as much as I love them. Fergie continued to employee a secretary he hated, at St. Mirren, purely so he could make a point of not talking to her and that's not a joke
EDIT: He's a season ticket holder ffs, him and his children. How bitter does one have to be to buy season ticket to something they hate?
Nutcase.I remember reading something about that, wasn't that feud part of the reason St Mirren sacked him.
That's what I find interesting. Fergie, as much as I love him, was as much of a cnut as Mourinho is, maybe even more. Yet some of our fans don't want Mourinho on the basis that he is an undignified jerk.Yep. He continued it for six months and only communicated through insults apparently. All read out in court etc.
Shouldn't laugh but,
"Good morning Mr Ferguson!"
"BITCH! TART!"
I try to explain this with the fact that Mourinho wasn't "ours" while Fergie was a United manager, so people see him in a different light. I'm curious to see what Twiggi thinks of Sir Alex.
Personalities like SAF and Mourinho have one very common similarity. They are very sore losers. It's what makes them thrive so hard for success and set such high standards for themselves and people working with them. Mourinho is of course much more public with his misdemeanors which I do hope he keeps in check with us. Nonetheless, I still rather Mourinho at the helm than someone else who's willing to compromise expectations.
I hope this is true and Rio accepts. He wasn't overly critical of LVG reign, his opinion was spot on unlike someone. The young players seem to love him too.
If you read the interview he had with Gary, he said he doesn't have style, everything depends on the players at the club and that what decides his set up.
I'd love to see Rio back.
Jose's latest Instagram seems like a show of faith to his watch sponsor after all the talk of United's watch sponsorship causing difficulties with the contracts.
He's much more articulate than Scholes. It makes him a better pundit and while you can't be sure of his coaching qualities you'd think it would also make him able to get his point across well.
I've always thought Scholes comes across like he's always been a bit of an alpha in the United clique and what he says always got a nod or a laugh. He gets away with being a bit of a nob because everyone's always given him a nod or a laugh.
When it comes to punditry he doesn't get the same privalige and some of what he says is just plain daft.
It seems the club went into a state of depression after ronaldo left, fergie lost that hunger to build on and slowly but surely it regressed, summer 2009 was a summer everyone at the club should have been ashamed of themselves, the same summer robben, sneijder, sanchez and aguero were available that summer, we sign owen, obertan and diouff. So it seemed to me he did not want to build a super squad again with almost felt like paranoia, the big clubs in spain will take his players again. Its the reason why we stuck on a pathetic 3 european cups, and Real are on 11. We did not deserve a european cup after 2009, if a club sells their best players and replaces them with crap, don't expect a CL medal at the end of it when our rivals are strengthening from a position of strength, or are about to by pass us. From 2011 onwards I say Bayern, Barca, Real had overtaken us, city were about to, and by the time fergie left everyone had, even everton
Wasn't there a rumor in the Moyes days that Rio was leaking information to the press? This could cause trouble with Jose if true.
Anyways, would love to see rio back. He loves the club and he's a winner.
Anyways, would love to see rio back. He loves the club and he's a winner.
Yup, same.
Yeah, apparently he leaked our lineups to a Mirror journalist.
Would love to see Rio here in some capacity. He's already a very good ambassador for United.
Well, coaching would be a piece of p!ss to him. All he'd need to say to the defenders is "think to yourself, what would Jags do?"
I watched a Mourinho interview yesterday where he said the hardest thing about management for him is working with people he doesn't like. If there's anybody in the squad he doesn't "like" I can see them being sold early. Bye bye Mata I guess.
Really hope it's true about Rio, would be fantastic to see him back would give the dressing room a real boost! Horrible what happened to him in his personal life and its clear he still loves the club!
What I really want Mourinho to bring back to the club is some Fight and guts. I know many people identify United to counter attack , attacking football and style ,however for me United was always about the Fight.
2-0 down, 3-0 down first half , the opposition would still be in doubt because its United who are down , and you can never ever write them off. 10 points behind, 12 points behind and still we would never be written off. This is the true and the perfect identity of our club.
We have had some matches where we have had people like park , nevielle etc in the midfield fighting for every ball and giving their all just to cling on to the slender lead, not even close to playing football with swagger and hardly playing adventurous attacking football ( a game against arsenals invincibles comes to mind ), i don't remember anyone complaining of boring football that day , everyone enjoyed the win and were proud of the performance. I also remember Fergie starting as many englishmen or local manchester players in the derby because he knew that game would require fight rather than an attacking exhibition. Fergie for one knew the true identity of the club and always stuck to it.
This is exactly what i want Jose to bring to the club- FIGHT and PASSION and he will. You can see how he celebrates his goals and wins, this surely rubs on to the team and will also fire them up. LVG failed because he felt on the field he cannot really change much. Jose would know that a simple show of agression on the touchline will fire people up.
I hear some people complain that Jose will make all our attackers track back like how Hazard was used. Well i for one will be happy if this is the case. You cant win football games with only one quality- attack , you need players to learn doing the dirty job because its not always that the game will turn out as expected, but once you make winning a habit (playing however), this will create the Fight, because habits are not easy to let go .Doing this also develops a players because now there is more respect and accountability around in the team because everyone understands how hard the other player it trying to make sure everyone wins.
I am also extremely glad that Rio is being mentioned to join. Rio was always a winner like giggs but personality wise they bring different qualities to the dressing room. Being a defender , Rio will bring fire , fight and determination to the party , some passion and fight much needed and will also be of great help to Smalling and the other young guns. If we are able to add some creating talent to this team i would be very excited for our chances. Bring on Pep.
2-0 down, 3-0 down first half , the opposition would still be in doubt because its United who are down , and you can never ever write them off. 10 points behind, 12 points behind and still we would never be written off. This is the true and the perfect identity of our club.
We have had some matches where we have had people like park , nevielle etc in the midfield fighting for every ball and giving their all just to cling on to the slender lead, not even close to playing football with swagger and hardly playing adventurous attacking football ( a game against arsenals invincibles comes to mind ), i don't remember anyone complaining of boring football that day , everyone enjoyed the win and were proud of the performance. I also remember Fergie starting as many englishmen or local manchester players in the derby because he knew that game would require fight rather than an attacking exhibition. Fergie for one knew the true identity of the club and always stuck to it.
This is exactly what i want Jose to bring to the club- FIGHT and PASSION and he will. You can see how he celebrates his goals and wins, this surely rubs on to the team and will also fire them up. LVG failed because he felt on the field he cannot really change much. Jose would know that a simple show of agression on the touchline will fire people up.
I hear some people complain that Jose will make all our attackers track back like how Hazard was used. Well i for one will be happy if this is the case. You cant win football games with only one quality- attack , you need players to learn doing the dirty job because its not always that the game will turn out as expected, but once you make winning a habit (playing however), this will create the Fight, because habits are not easy to let go .Doing this also develops a players because now there is more respect and accountability around in the team because everyone understands how hard the other player it trying to make sure everyone wins.
I am also extremely glad that Rio is being mentioned to join. Rio was always a winner like giggs but personality wise they bring different qualities to the dressing room. Being a defender , Rio will bring fire , fight and determination to the party , some passion and fight much needed and will also be of great help to Smalling and the other young guns. If we are able to add some creating talent to this team i would be very excited for our chances. Bring on Pep.
I want united's tempo to be allot quicker, and Mourinho style is about moving the ball quicker. But the most important part Mourinho can do, is not only program a champions mentality, but bring in leaders who can spread that. But I just hope he does not do what Moyes and VG have done, fallen for rooney and continue to play him who has been woefully out of form for a long time now. Another thing Mourinho must avoid, playing too many 30 year olds, of zlaten arrives, it would be a worry seeing rooney carrick and zlaten in the same team, when clearly there are better options than carrick and rooney. I am hoping he puts faith in rashford, memphis, herrera, because there is players there, rashford proved it and so can herrera again along with memphis.
The Boss is coming to town.
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