Inter Milan have won two European Cups in their history, the last of which happened in 1965. For them to reach the final this year, after knocking out the champions of England and Spain, is a massive achievement.
So, how is Jose Mourinho spending the week preceding the biggest game Inter have played for decades? Talking to the press about his likely move to Real Madrid after the Champions League final.
May 16th: “This is not my home. This is not an easy place to work and be happy. There has been no time to think. After Madrid (the Champions League final) there will be time to be selfish for one, two or three days and to think about what will make me happiest from a professional point of view.”
May 18th: “It’s not a problem of contract or money and that makes me slightly embarrassed because of what I earn considering the (world economic) crisis there is. It’s a problem of personal satisfaction, to feel respected or not in a football nation where I have had so many problems. It’s not true that I’m the Real coach. After the final, I want to think about my future.”
May 19th: “I want to coach Real Madrid 100%. Whether it’s next year or later, I can’t say. A coach or a great player who does not play at a club like Real Madrid would leave a void in their career. To get me to leave this club after two years of incredible work, only Real Madrid could achieve that. If I go, I will move with a clear conscience having changed the club.”
May 21st: “When the match finishes I can’t say that it’s going to be my last match. Maybe three or four days from now or a week from now a decision will be taken.”
Any club who has this man as their manager becomes Mourinho FC. This might be good enough for a club like Chelsea, who had just one league title to their name before he came, or a club like Inter, whose biggest bragging rights were that they had never been relegated, but we are Manchester United FC and this fella can’t be allowed to come anywhere near our club.
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Some of his comments are OTT but strange that his players never mind him hogging the limelight and despite his comments it never affects his teams performance. He is a top coach. I would say one of the top 3.
as for the final,
come on Jose, come on Inter, Knock those cheating bastards out
FORZA INTER
Here here. He’s a knob.
He would be more dangerous to OUR club than glazer and his mongrel kids.
I must admit I kinda fancied Mourinho to take over from Fergie some day. But I’m realizing now that he is clearly not the right manager for us. He plays successful football, it’s not entertaining but he’ll most likely win some trophies wherever he goes. But he thinks of himself first and foremost. He doesn’t develop young players and he isn’t the kind of manager that stays long at the same club.
with you 100% Scott
phenominal coach – but would be an awful fit for united.
off topic, but interesting article about Ben Foster’s perception of the green and gold campaign
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1280333/Ben-Foster-warns-anti-Glazer-protests-unsettle-Manchester-United.html
I don’t know if I can see Mourinho and Ronaldo getting on…Two massive egos like that are bound to collide and I don’t think either will back down
SCOTT,
for the last two years i have always argued aginst u, tbh i just never saw mourinho in
this light
you are right. This man should be kept away from our club
Thank you for opening my eyes
He is the “Terry” of Managers….
You know, he is an arrogant cunt. But his ability to hog all the limelight eases all the pressure on his players. For all we know, Etoo could be screwing Cambiasso’s wife, and the media would know nothing off it because Mourinho is talking about himself, making a controversial comment. In many cases, I suspect its just a ploy to shield his players from the spotlight.
Do I think he should be United manager? I am yet undecided. There can be no denying he is a winner. And he usually always gets his tactics right in the big games. However, his style of football is anti-United, and he has no loyalty what so ever. He seems to have an inability to stay at a club for more than four or five years.
I think when the time comes, and Sir Alex leaves, the owners are going to have to make a choice between short term, instant success, which would involve hiring Mourinho, or long term stability, which could mean a few trophy-less seasons. I would opt for the latter, as would most rational United fans, but I am sure there are plenty of plastics baying for the other option as well.
My dream combination? Steve Bruce with Ole Solskjaer as his assistant manager. United through and through.
This guy is just a narcissistic self-centered bastard.
ngl, he’s an amazing manager and I think he’s great fun, but I agree that he’s not right for United unless he’s willing to change. He wouldn’t tone it down for Barca, but they say United is the job that he really covets, so maybe he’d be willing to change for us. I suppose only he knows.
BTW people… I don’t agree with the idea of this video, but it’s simply hilarious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmYDW4NV0u4
Ferguson FC, yes. Mourinho FC, thanks, but no thanks.
I’ve never seen a more arrogant man.
Though i’d rather inter win than bayern.please let it go to penalties.
This is quite a simplistic view of proceedings.
Yes, he likes to talk about himself, but the players don’t mind one bit.
ALL the attentions, focus and questions are about Mourinho.
They’re not about the expectations of winning Inter’s first European trophy in more than 3 decades. They’re not building pressure on the players or discussing whether the players are good enough or discussing tactics or discussing weaknesses.
NO.
They’re discussing Mourinho.
If I were a player, I wouldn’t mind one bit.
Only rival fans would perceive a club managed by Mourinho as Mourinho FC. The supporters and players of the club would absolutely love him.
though i wouldn’t want the man in control of united i do not agree with most sentiments here that mourinho turns a team dull. ive watched alot of mourinho’s teams play and they’re amazing. not to brag but im a decent player myself, national age group player blablabla so id look at a match from a different point of view from the fan and enjoyer of football. i watch inter play i watch the italian league and i hear people moaning the whole time that its boring this boring that. sure its not the same as the epl or united but its different but its still beautiful to watch. but well anyway, im gunning for bayern tonight
RFR is right. His players won’t mind. Besides, he gets asked about Real, so he answers.
Inter has 18 serie A titles, 2 European Cups and this is their 5th final. They’ve plenty to brag about.
I’m glad you posted this article Scott. I watched a bit of the Preview show on Sky Sports yesterday and surprise surprise, all they were talking about was him. Fucking Hell! The guy is a cunt and I do not want him to set foot in OT, unless he is the opposing Manager. I have never know so much obssession for an overrated cunt like him. The Final is about Bayern versus Inter, not that prick.
mhihrh
if i was trying to get ready o play in the biggest atch in my life i would love someone to take the limelight off me
I wouldn’t have any problems if he were to take over eventually. However, my personal favorite is still Blanc with Ole a close second.
fuck the show pony, u would never c a player cebrating a goal ever again, cuz the camera wud be fixed on that cunt, hope bayern win.. (an thats hard 2 say) mufc4ever
I dont fall into the hype of Jose and i really like TNSSO tag but I have to say the guy plays a stormer taking all attention off his players, noone is going to Inter noone is leaving inter noone knows anything about there players . Inter could be kicking the shit out of each other because the pressure is getting to much for the players. you’d never know because he eats up the media and the media eat him up.
if united lose 3-0 sir alex gives out about decisions and refs and linesmen and anything to keep away from his players. I think thats what the guy is doing . I dont want Jose to be the next manager but I wouldnt hate it if it ever happened due to the fact that its out of my hands. There is noway I want Munich to win the fuckin cup so Cum On Jose and Cum On Inter
@gotta hate tiny tears
yes. i would want that way too but this man seems a different animal. he loves to be in the limelight. Normally it does affect the team and the players and obviously so but it dosent happen in mourinho’s case. He was hogging the limelight after his comments about ‘Barca’s obsession’ to reach the final in Madrid, yet his team went through.
Mourinho is a strange, strange manager. He has surprised me with some of his comments. especially when he said after the 2nd leg against barca that he wanted his team to give the ball away as soon as they got it because it affected their shape and organisation
Hopefully he’ll go to real – clash with ronaldo – then he’ll really wish he had the stability & protection he had at utd! Anyway just wanna talk about summat off topic – would anyone agree with me if I said we need a new assistant for saf? We need someone who is passionate not just a yes man!!! That person should be none other than mr Manchester united! Gary Neville if u don’t know who I’m talking about! What do u reckon people?
mhihrh
but that workded a treat
Whichever club win it, will do the treble. Darn, our unique treble is going to be matched for the 2nd year running! I hope Inter win it, ermm… wrong, I mean I don’t want Bayern to win it.
@gotta hate tiny tears
it did but it was risky you see. barca had something like 75 percent of the ball in that game.the fact with jose is he is prepared to take these risks.he was accused by many afterwards of playing negative football but he did what was best for his team and ensured that he got them to the final. Thats what he does. He will ensure his team gets the job done irrespective of the style of play, something that we obviously pay attention to in detail at United.
The thing about this thread to me a simple Scotttish lad that reads the facts, is not so long ago a whole bunch of lads were calling for Hosie to be put in command at Old Trafford.
Did I mention flavour of the week month or what the media tell you me us.Dont please follow like a Sheep bahh bahh.
Look at the big picture,not some self massaging pimp that clearly is a deviant as regards his football technique and style and feeling for the beautifull game.
Cannot agree more regards his comments on Chelsea( sick bastard) he even attempts to take the credit praise from Ancelotti in an anal attempt to say its his side that won the premiership ffs.
I will put my X in the non box.No where near Old Trafford.
More suited to COMS pmsl, as if that will ever happen! This dude needs a stage to perform on in the limelight for a 2/3 year stint and eventually piss everyone off with his need to be centre stage.
The love affair with Jose lasts for one game only,come on Inter for obvious reasons.
The damage this does though needs to be thought through, erm okay come on Bayern.
A fucking quandary may I add.
In my humble opinion we shall all watch the game and all be thinking if ONLY and have divided loyalties.ALL i will think in my own simple way while viewing the match we shoulda have been in Madrid.
Does David Moyes not become more appealing in conjuction with Ole?
I want Bayern to win, so we can at least say we lost to the winners, not to the runners-up, and claim that we’d have won with a bit of luck. I also don’t want the Special One to end up with more trophies than Fergie, especially at his age.
As to Mourhino, I don’t really want him at United, although there’s little doubt he’d be a success in terms of winning things. He just isn’t right given the United DNA. However, I can’t help admiring the way he screens his players at these crucial moments. When fit I play for a team called Inter Sheen and I feel that if only we’d had Mourinho shielding us from all the pressure in crunch matches, we’d have a won a lot more than the occasional Sheen Cup. If Real don’t go with him, there’s always a slot for him here. I’d especially welcome his attention to detail in improving our fitness. The cut in salary might be a problem, I admit. But let’s talk, cards on the table,after tonight’s Final.
Jose bred the current generation of chelsea pompous wankers, that’s what Jose instill in his players. Do we want that? No fooking way!
His “management style” led to anders frisk retiring from reffing with all the pressure he put on him. I could go on.
I wonder if scholes’s unfairly disallowed goal vrs porto had stood would the Jose myth have happened.
Bottom line though I believe tomorrow night Jose will have as many champs league wins as fergie, that’s hard to ignore.
You can dress it up whatever way you like, but Mourinho is a top class manager. Of course he’s a cocky bastard, thats what makes him so good. If he wins his second European cup tonight, that puts him on the same number of champion league titles as Sir alex, as someone has already said, you can’t ingnore that achievement. @Costas happy birthday mate, don’t be getting to drunk and also, cherrish your twentys, because the thirtys comes all to quickly lol.
@willierednut
Thanks a lot mate. Don’t I know it. It feels like yesterday that I turned 20, 7 years ago.
I am sorry I disagree he is the prefect man for the job .. great thing is we would have taken him from REAL MADRID .. ha ha ha
@willierednut
Agree mate. Mourinho is a top class manager.
Many times we have seen stats of Berbatov on here justifying that he is better than Tevez.
Well http://www.liverpool-kop.com/2010/05/exclusive-benitez-win-comparison-vs-uk.html posted some interesting stats comparing a few top managers and Mourinho has the best win percentage both over his career and in the Premiership. Does that not make him class?
Nobody can ignore Mourinho’s achievements. The statistics are all there for all to see.
@Costas
Happy Birthday mate!
Its very surprising that many of the guys here are saying mourinho is a cunt ,he is a bastard he is that this.Who cares he like our fergie wins trophy.yeah he is arrogant and talks about himseelf but he does want the fans want thats winning.I wont mind if we play defensive football and win the league and champs league rather than playing attractive football and winning nothing like arsenal.
Yeah he wont be for too long at anr club but in todays period no one like fergie would manage a club for 20 years.Talk some sense guys we want to make history and not be a arsenal or liverpool.
For me i would want mourinho to succeed sir alex.
may i know if there is any managers who didn’t have a bright career as a player and behave like maureen? maybe he didn’t have a chance to be a successful player and that’s why he want to get all the glory when his team won.
@Giles cards on the table eh! lol Lets hope its happy families,I will be Mr Bone the Butcher.
Enjoy the Match.
Come on Inter Munich
there are only five clubs that have completed the “Treble”, including us.
2 of them defeated Inter in the European Cup final to complete their treble.
I hope Bayern will defeat Inter tonite, because Bayern plays more beautifully and also because i just dont like Mourinho.
@Ash
True say.
Berbatov likes United so therefore he is supposed to be class.
Mourinho has said SAF is a tremendous manager on many occasions yet he is a cnut.
Those things do not make sense.
Have said all along he is a fucking cunt. He doesn’t do all this media shit to “shield his players” as alot of you would believe, he does it because he fucking loves himself, simple as that. Porto should NEVER have got to that final and this cunt may still be a nobody. Fucking despise him. “Oh he is a character, he is class”. He is a fucking wanker who I want nowhere near our great club.
Another thing. At what price do some of you want United to win trophies? At any cost? It certainly seems that way.
I saw that Foster article. Wants to shut his fucking cake hole. Couldn’t cut it at a big club. Never mind the “distraction of the g and g” concentrate on clearing the fucking ball Ben and not getting shown up by Arshavin, Jones, Bent and fucking Tevez.
@Costas – hohoho! came back from Kiev just in time to say happy birthday! All the best a man can wish, buddy!
A couple of things jose needs to understand about Real Madrid . First any good manager can get a year there they go through them that Quick ! 2nd The board manage the team its about sales and galactico names on them.
He is not the style of Manager we need , i wish him well some where else .
@king eric
So you think if mourinho becomes the manager of man utd our club would be finished.I want to know how?And another question to all of united fans.Are u ready united to be trophyless for 5 years.
Ash – I never said ~”it would be finished” but all the traditions would go out the window. Fergie and previously Sir Matt didn’t build this club from the foundations up just for some narcisistic cunt to come and fuck it up. Stay a year or two then move on to his next “project”. Here mate alot of us waited 26, me personally 13 years just to win a title. 5 years is fuck all man.
King eric
Some things have to be changed.It is impossible to get another fergie like manager.Now the generation has changed ,people now want success.Personally even i would want ole to be our next manager and manage for 20 odd years and bring many trophies to theatre of dreams,but apart from ole i cant see any other manager staying for that long a period.I think if mourinho manage united he would stay for atleast 4 or 5 years.I wont mind if during that period we win many important trophies.Yeah he speaks very much about himself but so did ronaldo how did that affect us we lifted many trophies.Everyone has their own style and mourinho has his own.Frankly i dont us to be trophyless and stupid clubs like chelski,fascist winning trophies.
I don’t think the Glaziers would like us to go 5 years without a major trophy, but personaly, it wouldn’t worry me. I’ll repeat again, it has to be an experienced manager, which would rule out Blanc and Moyes imo.
I would want ole to be the assistant manager of our club.Give him some experience and what better than working under the legend himself.Then he could become the manager.
Well I maintain that he does this to take the pressure off his players, but there is no doubt in my mind that he is the right guy to manage Real. Put his ego inside that locker room of egos and the universe might explode!
@AlphaRS and Corea
Thanks guys!
Im with King Eric on this one the worst thing United could do would be to hire that cunt Morinho. About these so called stats that are flying about in the kop blog, they are somewhat missleading as all stats are. Fergusson picked up an old rundown team with little of any character and a wino or too so naturally his stats will reflect the fact he took a useless squad and built a new from nothing with limited funds. Of course for the day he had a reasonable ammount of money to spend but unlike alot of new managers to a team he inherrited fuck all. He needed a new 20 players let alone a youth system he could rely on. What has Mourinho acchieved. He has won trophies for sure but hes inherited a good team in Porto with bucketts of money and a fantastic scouting base in south america. He then inherrited a team that was narrowly avoiding honours in England coming runners up with Ranieri. Remember Lampard Terry Makelele, Cole Duff Gallas Geremi etc were all Ranieri signings (or in terrys case youngster who broke through). At Inter Mourinho inherrited 3 times league winners Inter Milan. Mourinho has NEVER built a squad and once more has NEVER been at a club for more than 3 years and has NEVER left a club in a status over than failing and decaying.
Mourinho fuck of mate.
Don’t worry about Fergie hes going no where, I honestly believe Fergie will die on the bench during a match sometime atleast 10 years from now. Hes hasnt lost any of the drive, hes as young as his company and death will just creep up without warning. He wont get ill because hes a hardened character, what illness he has or may get will be held secret from everyone and wouldnt bother him for the majority of the time. United to him is like the care and nurturing of a child, you cant walk away, life wouldn’t have a meaning without it. Hes not a glory hunter even though hes determined to win and he certainly doesnt care about the limelight and the opinions of others (the press). I sincerely reckon Rooney will retire before Sir Alex does.
@Willie Tell me please how do you discount David Moyes, personally i see this as a natural progression for someone like him and United.
He has served his apprenticeship if you like with PNE and Everton, knows the English game 12 years.
Is clearly a manager who develops youth and gives the younger players there opportunity,Rooney Rodwell etc etc etc.
Is shrewd in the transfer market and can work with a small budget, will not be bullied when clubs come shopping for his players eg Rooney, Lescot.
Can work with and gain the respect of senior players eg Neville, Howard, Saha, Cahill,Duncan Ferguson lol and is not intimidated in Axing dead wood eg Jo, Lucas Neil
I know he has not won anything but I sort of think thats the lack of funds he has to work with,but for me he suits us better in many ways more so than Mourinho,I think Moyes would be tremendously honoured to manage our magnificent club and do a very fine and longterm job.
I am also aware of his limited European CV but In fairness Sir Alex had only a European cup winners cup prior to his joining Manchester United(jesting a little).
Just curious to understand why you dismiss him.
@goatinaunitedshirt
Mate chelsea or intermilan have never been famous for producing youth talent.So you cant blame mourinho for that.Man utd have a tradition of producing talent so mourinho or any other manager wont have to spend that much.
And what logic is this that it was ranieris team that lifted the trophy if it was his team then he should have also won trophies but he didnt.so dont say this thing that it was ranieries team.Mate i dont think status of the team falls after he leaves if that was the case then chelsea would have been like liverpool.
Again i would say this tell me any proven experienced manager who would manage a club for 10 to 15 years.Accept it we cant get another fergie like manager.
Just because he is arrogant doesnt make him a bad manager.
@redscot
Moyes? are you kidding mate.Tell me what has he done at everton apart from making them finish top 4 on one occasion.Moyes,oniel dont deserve to be a manger of such a big club like united.
If he was such a great manager then everton would have been playing in champs league regularly.
Simple really, he’s hasn’t managed at a top club and i feel it would be to big a step for him. There’s a massive difference between managing everton, and then going to a club like United. Now, as a number two, to a more experienced manager, that could work. I take your point about him bringing through young players and being prudent in the transfer market, but i’m mindfull about the problems we had in replacing Sir Matt, when he retired, so, imo it should be a manger who’s managed at a top club.
@Ash how am I kidding pray tell,Did Sir alex deserve to be manager of the club when he took up the reins? I know he broke the old firm, but mate thats the Scottish league.
I am being perfectly serious
Ash – To be fair mate, he’s had no money to be finishing in the top four on a regular basis, what he’s done at Everton with little, or no investment, has been remarkable.
ffs before one of us fucking die, whats the fucking difference between Aberdeen/ Everton? nothing.
Do you not get my point!
Plus he is Scottish……..Bingo lmao
Again i would say everyone cannot become sir alex.The only thing he has common with fergie is he also develope youth players but that does not make him qualify to manage our club.
And if moyes was even half good as fergie he would have made everton a great club and make them win trophies like fergie did for us but everton cant even finish in the top 4 forget about winning trophies.
No doubt moyes is a good manager but not a united stuff manager.
@willi
Agreed mate he doesnt have money to spend but still your team should be a strong contendor for finishing atleast in top 4 which they have not been.I have nothing against moyes but manchester united i s a special club which should be managed by special people .
Ash I hear what you are saying mate, I think we need someone who is gonna take the job for the long term, not some flighty greaseball like Jose.
He has built a small dynasty at Everton, I just dont think he should be discounted outright.
Cheers for your response.
Newsflash………….Sir Alex endorses the appointment of David Moyes as his successor, even though you are not a “special person”
@redscot
Hope this doent happen and be trophyless like arsenal.
Well done Blackpool, premiership watch out, olly and his boys are coming!
i would’n mind jose being the manager of Utd but he’s not a long term solution..He’ll manage the club for 4-5 years..And then what…Add Utd to his resume and then fly off to some other club..And we are not the kind of club who change managers every 5 years..
@ash..I completely agree with your point..These days you won’t find experienced managers who are willing to stay at a club for a decade..That’s why i feel ole should be given a chance..He’s already taken the first step by managing the reserves(and doing a brilliant job at that)..And SAF isn’t retiring any time soon so he could take him under his wings and teach him…
I think youll find that Inter have not beaten the champions on their run.
GoatInAUnitedShirt @ 15:59: ” I honestly believe Fergie will die on the bench during a match sometime atleast 10 years from now.”
Yeah, but – then what ?
Tonight I want to see Jose’s team win and Mourinho spoil the party by almost immediately signing for TheVirus. THAT will be one hell of a story in self-promotion. It might even up-stage the World Cup, which really promises to be boring – not one interesting team apart from Spain; although a cynic has to have warm spot for the Drogba/Svenny Cote d’Ivoire !
SAF was on Toronto sports-radio yesterday – he said that he has some uncles, aunts, eight cousins and forty nephews and neices here – and he was quite frank about his contempt for Bayern’s “luck”, and his admiration for Inter and their manager. What he didn’t say is that moving the MourinhoCarnival to Madrid would be great melodrama – and, as a proud Scotsman he would know that if it ain’t melodrama then it’s craaaap.
Personally I don’t care how big a prick Jose is, but i’d rather Inter win the CL than those thieving bastards. On the other hand, at least Van Gaal was gracious enough to admit that Bayern have made it to the final largely because alot of decisions went their way, and they benefitted from quite a few questionable calls. Now, would the Great One ever stoop that low?
Is it just me watching the game in Madrid that Milan look totally impotent tonight and Bayern are creating the best chances in front of goal.
lol oopsie Milito cracks one in
Jose doesn’t undestand the it’d philosphy of football. If he goes to real, e en if he clears up, they’ll send him as his style of football is dull. 4-1-4-1 formation where left n right backs are only allowed in the other half wen they swap sides at half time.
Spot on Shak it will be the end for the likes of Patrice and Rafael as we know them.Feenito and dead.
We will all be yawning.
Sign him up. lmao Jaysus here comes the wankfest over the most lucky and jammie shite ever.
Nice goal bye Milito though.
What was it that Franz Beckenbauer said? A beautiful defeat at Old Trafford?!
This is a beautiful defeat also hey?!
I still dont want him anywhere near United, the magnificent Sir Bobby has made his feelings clear as night and day not for Manchester United, that holds the swing for me.
When you ignore your legends and start to listen to pop hype you loose your history.
As I stated before Sir Alex and Hosie might appear good mates lol thats just Sir Alex playing Mourinho at his own stupid mind games.
Not a chance at Manchester United, enjoy your time at Real, both suited for one another.
Alphars, you sorta could be trusted mate if you did not post the same thing on two different threads. lmao
Excellent tactical management from Jose – he let Bayern have the ball and then hit them on the break for two goals from Milito. A real championship performance from Inter. Like him or hate him, he’s the dog’s bollocks.
yeah sure the Mutz Nutz just not for United.
@redscot
I have posted it on more than 2 threads!
well it looks like jose has already mentally moved to madrid so at least that is one summer saga practically over.
This is either going to be genius from madrid or a disaster from real madrid – on one hand it’s well known that the the upstairs staff esp the president of rm (and esp perez in particular) have huge egos and want to be in control of everything, incl transfers and even the team sheet and a lot of the players there also have huge egos, with many making points of shining as an individual/making themselves look good, with aiding the team as a bonus, with a few known to pull strops if the manager tells them to do something they don’t want to – the managers role at madrid is probably one of the most difficult in football as up until now at least they have always had to act as some middle man, being ok with being bossed around upstairs and having some of the control/decisions taken away from them by the president at the time and also keeping all the v high profile players happy without being a total push over, and oh yes…. also winning beautifully as ‘just’ winning is never enough for rm and bringing in the bacon, ham and pork chop every season to prolong the time bomb of being a rm manager.
If it wasn’t for the result of the 2 classico matches and and matches against lyon (and prehaps that one heavy beating in the copa del rey) then manuel pellegrini would of ticked all the boxes – imo it is only the outcome of 5 matches in 50 odd matches that has stopped him from being the perfect coach for rm and keeping his job for another yr and i think even some of the rm fans know and agree with that and a lot of them wanted mp to have another yr.
i know some would say that rm have had galactico like coaches before such as capello but it is probably the first time rm have had a coach with a known big ego, who speaks out about evrything, is used to being the star at his club and in total control of all decisions, esp transfers and team sheets. Even if this turns out to be a good match for all 3 parties at rm (upstairs staff, manager, players) i still don’t think that as thing stand all the ego’s and control freaks are going to co exist without something giving first. I’d imagine their players would probably be able to swallow their pride and slot into the formation that jose wants them in, even if it means it’s a setup that doesn’t favour 1 or 2 of the big individuals and not their favourite way as i’m sure their players realise that they may have to make sacrifices to win things. However for certain either perez will have to hand over the majority of control to jose or jose would have to be willing to be bossed around a lot more than he is used to (or a compromise will have to be made between the 2) for this to work. And then you have to think about their fans reaction – there seems to be about 30% – 70% who don’t want mourinho at rm at the first place (depending on what fan poles you read and who you talk to) and those who do want him there do so as they think jose as manager is as good as the treble in the bag in his first yr (or at least the cl) just like they did last yr when the galactico’s mk2 (part 1 of x massive summer spends for as long as they don’t win anything) were bought in. if the incredible happens and madrid still haven’t won the cl in may 2011 (not even thinking of the unimaginable for them of getting ko’ed early for the 7th time or even worse not winning anything again) i think there will be anarchy at rm and many will call for his head as i think the only reason that there fans would want an ego/superstar coach is if he brings in the goods every yr or else they wouldn’t put up with it.
The irony here is that rm is well known for firing coaches before even getting comfortable in their job – often regardless of whether they win something or not. for once one of their coaches may quit against their will once he has achieved what he has come in for. we all know that after spain jose has two more things on his ‘must do list’ – come back to england and manage the portuguese national team (pnt). jose has already said that he doesn’t want the pnt for another 15-20 yrs (probably his last job in football as he will be in his late 60′s/early 70′s) so that leaves the rm job and an england job over 15+ yrs. even though mourinho said tonight that he wanted to win the la liga and a cl with a 3rd club/country (rm being the club) i only think the la liga is the vital one for him there as the 3rd one could be with a english club (though i’m sure he’d rather that would be the 4th one) as i can’t imagine him sticking around for 10yrs+ just to win the cl with rm (in fact i don’t think his patience/itchy feet would last 5 yrs, i’d think he’d count his losses before then – if rm didn’t fire him first if that situ was to happen for them). If jose is to ever stay in a job LT (more than 3-4yrs) then it will almost definitely be in england (if he didn’t like the critics/fans/presidents in italy, then i can’t imagine he’d find them much in spain as their league also has some pretty big corruptions)
if rm was to next season win the cl/liga double or treble and saf & jose get offered the manager at united then i am 80-90% sure that he will leg over to us without a thought after 1 yr there, but whatever happens i think he will only be there for as long as he has not won the cl and liga (1-3 seasons, 4 at best) unless a desirable job has not opened up in england after winning the liga (and cl) in spain in which case he may sit on the job at rm (or another club in europe if rm are true to recent form and fire after 3 or less yrs) until one does, those posssible jobs being chelsea (already his home and could win their 1st cl for them), arsenal (challenge of bring them back to their best and could win their 1st cl for them), pool (their history, challenge of bring them back to their best and could win their 1st cl for them), city (a chance to create history and make them a perminant top club in england) and obviously us (needs no explanation).
As things stand, mourinho has too much of an ego and doesn’t really play united way but he may get a taste of his own medicine from perez and rm and perhaps tone down the public showing of the big e and if the pnt at the end his career is the only thing left on his to do list then his chosen club in england are less likely to get his itchy feet after 3 yrs. As was seen tonight the guy does have his moments of humility – more of those, a little less ego but still the character and a balance between beautiful & necessary (to win) football and jose could end up being the ideal manager for us.
For now it should be interesting to see rm and barca try and outdo each other on console football and here’s hoping they either both implode or ko each other at the same time!
sorry for the long post, but one last thing – what is it with the portuguese and wanting to leg it moments after winning a cl title!? (i know it’s only 2 (as far as i know) but still….)
I am a grudging admirer of Jose Mourinho and I think he would would make a good stopgap manager for United when SAF retires; it’s going to be difficult for whichever manager takes over but the biggest danger is that without a big personality to cajole them, the players themselves will switch off mentally; in their mind’s eye they will say it’s the end of an era!
This would be a disaster; if you’re even slightly unsure of yourself or your position mentally then you lose your edge; we don’t have to imagine what losing their mental edge would do to United’s players; we only have to look at Liverpool this last season!
Jose is the only one who is cocky enough, sure enough and resilient enough to cope with the enormous pressure that will be felt by SAF’s successor. Do I want him for the long term? Absolutely not! Sir Bobby Charlton is right when he says that he can’t see Mourinho as United manager (because of the abandonment of the club’s principles). But for the short – term he’s a shoe – in!
But think about it – when a young, cocky, big – talkin’, braggin’, vaguely arrogant Scotsman came to Old Trafford how many gave him even a prayer of succeeding where so many before him had failed to emulate the immortal Sir Matt Busby? Who knows? Maybe Jose might be the special one after all?
Mourinho is clearly a great manager, a good motivator who does his homework on the opposition and always gets his tactics spot on. His teams to date though, particularly Chelsea and Inter have played negative, defensive football which is out of the question for United, especially anyone who can remember the bad old days of Dave Sexton. Real Madrid can be his audition for the one job he covets above all others, for Real and their Galacticos will also demand stylish, attacking football.
But Mourinho is short term. He has always burned his bridges within 3 or 4 years wherever he has been, and crucially that means he never invests the time or effort in developing young players. And this, above all else, is what prevents him from taking over after SAF retires.
what a clown
I think that Mourinho is a the greatest, do you like that or not. But only one question is bothering me can he do all this success when he get little money for transfers like SAF. and when if he miss with a player, he cant get another one.