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Would you want Jose Mourinho as manager of Manchester United?

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Not at the moment. I'd long been an advocate for Mourinho taking over. I'd have preferred him to Moyes in 2013: I said as much. He'd have been my first choice.

His recent form is extremely worrying though. From a managerial perspective, his head doesn't seem in the right place. He regularly slates his own players, his conduct has been shocking, his side play awful football, and the atmosphere at Chelsea just comes across as completely toxic. There are other concerns, such as his terrible record with youth.

Personally, I'd be interested in the possibility of appointing Mourinho in the future, but I'd avoid for now. I'd see how he does in his next couple of jobs, and then consider going back to him at a push. Personally, I'd prefer an option such as Guardiola or Ancelotti ahead of Mourinho right now if they were obtainable. There's just something incredibly toxic about the man right now, and his season with Chelsea this year has been utterly embarrassing despite the quality he has at his disposal.
 
Cheesy said:
Not at the moment. I'd long been an advocate for Mourinho taking over. I'd have preferred him to Moyes in 2013: I said as much. He'd have been my first choice.

His recent form is extremely worrying though. From a managerial perspective, his head doesn't seem in the right place. He regularly slates his own players, his conduct has been shocking, his side play awful football, and the atmosphere at Chelsea just comes across as completely toxic. There are other concerns, such as his terrible record with youth.

Personally, I'd be interested in the possibility of appointing Mourinho in the future, but I'd avoid for now. I'd see how he does in his next couple of jobs, and then consider going back to him at a push. Personally, I'd prefer an option such as Guardiola or Ancelotti ahead of Mourinho right now if they were obtainable. There's just something incredibly toxic about the man right now, and his season with Chelsea this year has been utterly embarrassing despite the quality he has at his disposal.
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Think you've literally summed up my feelings at the moment (and very well at that).
 
Zero chance now, at least while Sir Bobby is alive.

Sir Bobby has been fully vindicated as Mourinho's behaviour over the last 7 months has been appalling.

I just don't think he's worth the drama. There's other managers out there capable of achievement and some that are capable of sustaining it too and without drama.
 
Cheesy said:
Not at the moment. I'd long been an advocate for Mourinho taking over. I'd have preferred him to Moyes in 2013: I said as much. He'd have been my first choice.

His recent form is extremely worrying though. From a managerial perspective, his head doesn't seem in the right place. He regularly slates his own players, his conduct has been shocking, his side play awful football, and the atmosphere at Chelsea just comes across as completely toxic. There are other concerns, such as his terrible record with youth.

Personally, I'd be interested in the possibility of appointing Mourinho in the future, but I'd avoid for now. I'd see how he does in his next couple of jobs, and then consider going back to him at a push. Personally, I'd prefer an option such as Guardiola or Ancelotti ahead of Mourinho right now if they were obtainable. There's just something incredibly toxic about the man right now, and his season with Chelsea this year has been utterly embarrassing despite the quality he has at his disposal.
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Yeh good post agree entirely. I've always had my doubts but particularly after this season you'd be mad to hire him. He looks to have completely lost it this year and I'd want to know exactly what's been going on there before entertaining him as a our manager. Amazingly he could be a busted flush.
 
Your second thread on the man - big fan?

Never is my answer.
 
Everything is possible.

Would welcome him in general but make no mistake, it would be with some fear / resentment. Not at him, the recent past (Chelsea) or the task he'd have in front of him - weirdly I'd have more confidence in him than anyone but Pep to win something big I think - but completely at the state of the place after he leaves. Thought it was bad when Fergie left? Just imagine the scenes if he came and went.
 
He should have come here in 2013 instead of Moyes. I don't think a downfall like the one he's currently experiencing at Chelsea would happen here because I honestly believe he wanted to come here and not Chelsea two years ago.

On the other hand if he was sacked by Chelsea and came here he'd be very motivated to prove himself which could work in his favour. His stock must have fallen during the last 5 months with Chelsea performing the way they have but he's still one of the top 5 managers in the world along with Ancelotti, Guardiola, Klopp and Moyes.
 
Taking a side the fact he's a massive cnut - youth management was always my biggest concern with him being United manager and well this season more than ever has shown that he really doesn't give a feck about it.

So no stay as far away as possible.
 
Ancelotti for 3 years, Pep for 4 years then Mourinho to get us European Cup number 7.
 
Please no, my least favorite person in the world of football, would prefer van Gaal to be kept on.
He's clearly a brilliant tactician and has a good record of building teams when he has a large wedge of cash to spend on them, but he's just a bell-end basically (this is my most important point, I could never watch a presser with him in charge), and one who doesn't plan for the future in any way, leaves teams in a mess and doesn't even seem aware of youth systems.
 
If he comes to Old Trafford it won't be straight after Chelsea. I guess that he will have at least one year off.

I can see Mourinho leaving Chelsea this year and taking the Portugal after the Euro.
 
His football is almost as dull as ours, If we part with LvG I'd like an attacking specialist of a manager in all honesty.
 
It would really test my support for the club if he was hired

There is nobody in football I hate more than Mourinho
 
No. As much as i want LvG gone, Maureen is such a drama queen. Don't want him anywhere near our club.
 
If he was sacked now and spent the rest of the season taking a break to get his head together... then yes, I would take him in the summer.
 
He is a very good short term manager but I don't understand him. He is able to make his team produce a nice attacking style but will abandon it everytime he faces a good team. He is prone to meltdowns and seems to easily alienate his players, if there was a way to make him feel constantly safe, he might not try to sabotage himself.
 
I think it could well happen, we're making a habit of appointing the wrong man.
 
Sarni said:
He should have come here in 2013 instead of Moyes. I don't think a downfall like the one he's currently experiencing at Chelsea would happen here because I honestly believe he wanted to come here and not Chelsea two years ago.

On the other hand if he was sacked by Chelsea and came here he'd be very motivated to prove himself which could work in his favour. His stock must have fallen during the last 5 months with Chelsea performing the way they have but he's still one of the top 5 managers in the world along with Ancelotti, Guardiola, Klopp and Moyes.
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Agree with this. I also believe he acts up if the board don't back him fully in the transfer market (we've seen this previously at other clubs), which is probably part of the reason for their current slump. By the sounds of it he didn't really want any of their Summer signings. Judging by comments in the media it looked like his three main targets were Martial, Greizmann and Stones; whereas they ended up with Rahman, Pedro and a few unknown youngsters.

Again he wouldn't have this problem at United as we have a clear policy that the manager has the final say on all transfers, along with the budget to match.
 
JPRouve said:
He is a very good short term manager but I don't understand him. He is able to make his team produce a nice attacking style but will abandon it everytime he faces a good team. He is prone to meltdowns and seems to easily alienate his players, if there was a way to make him feel constantly safe, he might not try to sabotage himself.
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Pretty much my view
 
No.. he's always been a short term 3 year contract manager. Dont get me wrong, he is a brilliant manager but his methods is to cut corners and just buy ready made players than actually nurturing a young player to become a great player. Also his style of play isn't any different from LVG, so i cant see him doing anything different other than splashing the cash on ridiculous players then discard them, bench them and leaves with a mess. His ego is as much bigger as LVGs, how he conducts himself with the press is sometimes childish, he alienates players & staff etc. As much as i want LVG gone, id rather stick with LVG than have Mourinho at United. Only managers i wanna see take the helm when LVG is gone is either Pep, Ancelotti or even Gary Neville which is a huge shout i know, but out of all former Manchester United players who have become managers/coaches, he I consider could be the most successful one IMO.
 
I think it's possible - after this season he'll be raring to prove any doubters wrong.
Especially if Pep ends up at City.

Not that I would want him.
 
Cheesy said:
Not at the moment. I'd long been an advocate for Mourinho taking over. I'd have preferred him to Moyes in 2013: I said as much. He'd have been my first choice.

His recent form is extremely worrying though. From a managerial perspective, his head doesn't seem in the right place. He regularly slates his own players, his conduct has been shocking, his side play awful football, and the atmosphere at Chelsea just comes across as completely toxic. There are other concerns, such as his terrible record with youth.

Personally, I'd be interested in the possibility of appointing Mourinho in the future, but I'd avoid for now. I'd see how he does in his next couple of jobs, and then consider going back to him at a push. Personally, I'd prefer an option such as Guardiola or Ancelotti ahead of Mourinho right now if they were obtainable. There's just something incredibly toxic about the man right now, and his season with Chelsea this year has been utterly embarrassing despite the quality he has at his disposal.
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What he said.
 
JPRouve said:
He is a very good short term manager but I don't understand him. He is able to make his team produce a nice attacking style but will abandon it everytime he faces a good team. He is prone to meltdowns and seems to easily alienate his players, if there was a way to make him feel constantly safe, he might not try to sabotage himself.
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His teams have underdog mentality even when they're clear favourites. It's showing this season where they surrender every time the opposition has a proper go at them because they cannot sustain the pressure.
 
We should have got him in 2013 to make transition smoother. Instead of changing the whole squad he'd get the best out of players available as this is what he's usually able to do (which is why Terry was the best defender in the league last season) and inevitably he'd slowly replace them one after another while still getting results. He'd not be a long term option but for 3-4 years he'd keep us steady and we'd not go into this disaster of a crisis where we have not been competitive since May 2013.
 
Before this disastrous (Chelsea's) season, I'd have still said no. Something about him that rubs everyone up the wrong way. He is still a great manager though, this season doesn't change that.
 
He's organized but has a 2-3 yr life span at a club. So same shit different day. I'd have like Kloop but that ship has sailed. Jose should have Ben first choice after Fergie for the organization. He would have bridged the gap.
 
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