Circus Mourinho is acceptable only if accompanied by success—mainly in the Premier League and the Champions League. Wins and trophies in both competitions continue to look less likely whilst this predicament goes on. Never mind the fact how we play and our lack of control in matches on a consistent basis, clearer than ever by our current run: one win out of seven.
With the most recent press conference fresh in memory, it provides a good example to use as one point, amongst many, to criticise him. Rather than mentioning a player that hasn't retired, Martial, for instance, Mourinho instead felt the need to be humorous (or whatever that was) and said that Carrick can't play as a striker. Great, very insightful.
Of course, that in itself isn't a big deal. It's the accumulation of all his headline-grabbing (some of them controversial, if you will) comments since joining us. Stacking them together, that is one tiresome pile. I am absolutely certain we'd also find a lot of it to be contradictory compared to each other in a chronological timeline.
Despite his comments, his at times dour demeanour, and his general idea of football (cede possession to avoid making mistakes—I'm okay with that too, depending on the opposition and occasion) and other negative points, my biggest issue with Mourinho still remains elsewhere, which is his astonishing failure in building a balanced and competitive squad for the level that Manchester United should be competing at. Yes, a messy cleanup was expected, but in the five transfer windows since Van Gaal was sacked, as many others have pointed out on this forum, he's definitely not amended that, perhaps having made it even worse.
To avoid further disarray, I was steadfast in the notion that Mourinho must stay and see the season out. Now, that idea makes me concerned.
