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10 Reasons Why Mourinho Is Wrong For United by miztersale(m): 12:33pm On May 23, 2016 |
1. TACTICALLY OUTDATED | Ever
since taking over Real Madrid
in 2010, Mourinho has not
evolved in a strategic sense.
While his favoured 4-2-3-1
system is still popular in the
Premier League, none of
Barcelona, Bayern Munich,
Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus
or Atletico Madrid use it.
Mourinho’s philosophy of a
rigid formation protected by a
flat back four and double
midfield pivot has become
predictable and overly
pragmatic. |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Mourinho Is Wrong For United by miztersale(m): 12:34pm On May 23, 2016 |
2. ANTI-FOOTBALL, NOT
ATTACKING FOOTBALL | One of
the principle reasons for
sacking Van Gaal is his sterile
brand of possession football.
It is farcical, then, that in a bid
to bring the buzz back to Old
Trafford, United have now
turned to a coach renowned
for a defence-orientated,
counterattacking game.
Against top opposition,
Mourinho's teams nearly
always set out to destroy
rather than create. Hardly 'the
Manchester United way'. |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Mourinho Is Wrong For United by miztersale(m): 12:36pm On May 23, 2016 |
3. HOMEGROWN HATER | Jose
Mourinho's record of bringing
young players through the
ranks – or lack of one – is
infamous. Would the likes of
Jesse Lingard, Cameron
Borthwick-Jackson, Marcus
Rashford or Timothy Fosu-
Mensah have broken into the
first team under Mourinho?
No chance. |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Mourinho Is Wrong For United by miztersale(m): 12:37pm On May 23, 2016 |
4. COMPLETE STYLE CHANGE |
Antonio Conte and Pep
Guardiola are coaches who
have been hired to develop
the existing styles and tactics
already deployed at Chelsea
and Manchester City.
Mourinho's tactics are nothing
like what Louis van Gaal has
been playing at Man Utd, so
the team will have to start
again from scratch. |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Mourinho Is Wrong For United by Peterich(m): 12:37pm On May 23, 2016 |
VAN GAAL SACKES BY MAN UNITED The Dutchman's polarising reign at Old Trafford has been cut short amid intense speculation that Jose Mourinho has been lined up as his replacementManchester United have sacked manager Louis van Gaal, Old Trafford sources have informed Goal . The Dutchman led United to their first FA Cup triumph since 2004 on Saturday, with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace, though celebrations were quickly overshadowed by speculation regarding Jose Mourinho's imminent arrival. Van Gaal's two-year reign at Old Trafford proved divisive, with several fans and former players bemused by the Dutchman's playing style having seen United score just 49 league goals this season. And after Van Gaal arrived at the club's Carrington training ground for work on Monday he was relieved of his duties. The 64-year-old remained cordial throughout the rest of the morning but his backroom staff were seen clearing their desks after being sacked along with the man who brought them to the club in 2014. Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward was also seen on site alongside one of the club's lawyer. Mourinho has been out of work since he was sacked by Chelsea in December, but is poised to return at Old Trafford. Van Gaal's departure comes two years after his appointment, with the manager guiding the club to a fourth-placed finish in his first season. However, United missed out on qualification for the Champions League - which they exited at the group stages this term - in his second campaign despite spending around £250 million on new players during Van Gaal's reign. United have now failed to finish in the top-three since Sir Alex Ferguson's last season in charge, when they won the league in 2012-13. Ryan Giggs was also on site on Monday morning, but he left around an hour later. The Welshman's future is unknown with Mourinho's appointment as manager on the horizon. source goal.com |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Mourinho Is Wrong For United by Peterich(m): 12:38pm On May 23, 2016 |
VAN GAAL SACKED BY UNITED The Dutchman's polarising reign at Old Trafford has been cut short amid intense speculation that Jose Mourinho has been lined up as his replacementManchester United have sacked manager Louis van Gaal, Old Trafford sources have informed Goal . The Dutchman led United to their first FA Cup triumph since 2004 on Saturday, with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace, though celebrations were quickly overshadowed by speculation regarding Jose Mourinho's imminent arrival. Van Gaal's two-year reign at Old Trafford proved divisive, with several fans and former players bemused by the Dutchman's playing style having seen United score just 49 league goals this season. And after Van Gaal arrived at the club's Carrington training ground for work on Monday he was relieved of his duties. The 64-year-old remained cordial throughout the rest of the morning but his backroom staff were seen clearing their desks after being sacked along with the man who brought them to the club in 2014. Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward was also seen on site alongside one of the club's lawyer. Mourinho has been out of work since he was sacked by Chelsea in December, but is poised to return at Old Trafford. Van Gaal's departure comes two years after his appointment, with the manager guiding the club to a fourth-placed finish in his first season. However, United missed out on qualification for the Champions League - which they exited at the group stages this term - in his second campaign despite spending around £250 million on new players during Van Gaal's reign. United have now failed to finish in the top-three since Sir Alex Ferguson's last season in charge, when they won the league in 2012-13. Ryan Giggs was also on site on Monday morning, but he left around an hour later. The Welshman's future is unknown with Mourinho's appointment as manager on the horizon. |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Mourinho Is Wrong For United by miztersale(m): 12:38pm On May 23, 2016 |
5. NO CLASS, NO DIPLOMACY |
Whatever one's views on
Manchester United's
supposed moral high ground,
it is easy to understand why
club legend Bobby Charlton
was against appointing
Mourinho as Alex Ferguson's
successor. He's eye-gouged a
fellow coach, played a direct
role in the retirement of a
referee and, most recently,
made a female team doctor's
position completely untenable.
Charlton said that while
Ferguson respected Mourinho,
"he doesn't like him too
much". Few do. |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Mourinho Is Wrong For United by miztersale(m): 12:40pm On May 23, 2016 |
6. RELATIONSHIP WITH JORGE
MENDES | The most powerful
agent in the world, Mendes is
so close to Mourinho that he
reportedly had his own office
at Real Madrid during his
friend’s reign. This has led to
many of Mendes’ players
moving to Mourinho clubs, but
will this be healthy for Man
Utd? The laughable loan
signing of Mendes client
Radamel Falcao for Chelsea
last summer illustrates the
risks of such a relationship. |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Mourinho Is Wrong For United by miztersale(m): 12:42pm On May 23, 2016 |
7. SHORT-TERM BLINKERS |
Instant success is everything
Mourinho stands for and why
he's being hired, but that's
not what Fergie saw as the
Manchester United way. Any
talk of the club developing a
dynasty will be torpedoed and
all that will matter is the next
result, the next win, the next
trophy. |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Mourinho Is Wrong For United by miztersale(m): 12:43pm On May 23, 2016 |
8. MAN UTD BOARDROOM
BATTLE | Transfer chief Ed
Woodward is believed to be
the architect of Mourinho's
impending arrival at Old
Trafford but few others at
boardroom level are
convinced the Portuguese
should be hired, including
Ferguson. If Mourinho flops,
the pressure to turn form
around will mount rapidly. |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Mourinho Is Wrong For United by miztersale(m): 12:45pm On May 23, 2016 |
9. POOR PEP RECORD | One of
the biggest challenges for Man
Utd next season will be
competing with Manchester
City and Guardiola. Although
he's had the occasional
success, the 2010 Champions
League most memorably, his
record vs Pep's Barcelona
while at Real Madrid was
noticeably inferior. |
Re: 10 Reasons Why Mourinho Is Wrong For United by miztersale(m): 12:46pm On May 23, 2016 |
10. MIXED TRANSFER RECORD |
Over £300 million has been
thrown away on transfers like
Marouane Fellaini, Memphis
Depay and Angel Di Maria
since Ferguson retired in
2013. Meanwhile, Mourinho's
transfer record is littered with
expensive flops like Ricardo
Quaresma, Amantino Mancini
and Nuri Sahin, as well as
terrible sales like Kevin De
Bruyne, Mohamed Salah and
Arjen Robben. |
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