Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has disclosed that his team are in a false position as far as the English Premier League table is concerned. The Red Devils have hugely underperformed this season under the former Real Madrid, Inter Milan, FC Porto and Chelsea boss. They are presently in 6th spot on 21 points with just 5 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses from the opening 14 games of the season in addition to the fact that it is their worst point tally since the 2000/01 season. With their present point tally, the Old Trafford club are a massive 13 points adrift of league leaders Chelsea and 9 points off Pep Guardiola's Manchester City in the race for UEFA Champions League qualification. Speaking on his team's faltering position, before the 1-1 away draw at … [Read more...]
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I Am Here To Build The Future With A Certain DNA, Mourinho Defends League Start
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed that he is at the 20-time English champions to build the future with a certain style of play as he defended his side's disappointing start to the season. Mourinho and his Manchester United side have had a less than impressive start to the season highlighted by the fact that they have drawn their last four games at home and this has made them lose touch with the leading pack. They are currently in 7th position with 20 points behind the likes of Chelsea (34 points), Arsenal (31 points), Liverpool (30 points) and Manchester City (30 points). In his words, the former Real Madrid, FC Porto and Inter Milan boss said: "I only care about the way we play ... keep the faith in the way we are playing and try to have … [Read more...]
United Boss Mourinho Plans Defensive Shake-Up
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is reportedly planning an overhaul of his side's defensive setup due to the ongoing struggles the Red Devils have faced in the English Premier League (EPL) this season. Mourinho built his reputation as one of the best managers of the last decade with the aid of defensive solidity however that has been missing in his Manchester United side this season with just four clean sheets in 13 league games. In addition to this, the 20-time European champions have conceded 15 goals, which is the worst defensive record of any side in the top 6. A lack of defensive solidity as highlighted with the stats above has led to a big points gap from the leading pack. Manchester United (20 points from 13 games) are a massive 11 points behind … [Read more...]
Mourinho Expresses Sadness Over Depay,Young Exclusion From Squad
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has stated that he is hurt due to the fact that he had to leave Dutch winger Memphis Depay and English winger Ashley Young from his squad for the EFL Cup quarter-final clash with West Ham on Wednesday night at Old Trafford. Swedish superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic and French star Anthony Martial scored two goals apiece while Henrikh Mkhitaryan produced another scintillating performance as Manchester United thrashed West Ham 4-1 to seal a semi-final spot against Hull City. The home side were dominant throughout the game, which also saw the return of German captain Bastian Schweinsteiger to the first team as an 84th minute substitute, as they got 57% of the possession in addition to having 10 shots on target from 19 shots … [Read more...]
Mourinho To Add More Power To His Midfield
In the summer transfer window, Manchester United splashed a huge amount of money to bring a superb midfielder in the person of Paul Pogba to the Old Trafford from Juventus . The Frenchman keeps improving rapidly and Jose Mourinho side still have a handful of options in the midfield. However, the United boss is still looking further to strengthen his central midfield, and two players are in the limelight. According to the Sun, Mourinho wants to bring Nigerian International John Mikel to United, despite the fact that the Super Eagles captain has not played a single game for Chelsea this season. Reports also emerged that Jose Mourinho is also considering signing Leicester City star Danny Drinkwater. 29-year old Drinkwater is a flexible player who can … [Read more...]
Mikel Obi To Complete Old Trafford Move? – Mourinho Wants A Reunion
With just a month and few days to the opening of January transfer window, rumours concerning player transfers have intensified and latest of such rumour is the of linking Chelsea defensive midfielder John Obi Mikel to Manchester United. According to report from the Sun, Chelsea former boss Jose Mourinho is ready to have a reunion with his former player at Old Trafford. Mourinho team has been on poor form this season and the Portuguese boss is facing an up-hill task of turn things around. Mikel has failed to make a single appearance for the Blues this season. It is reported that the Nigerian international is not in good term with Antonio Conte, after he allegedly turn down Conte’s request to feature for the Blues during pre-season for the Olympic game with … [Read more...]
Mourinho issues warning to this United star player, he might need to change is style of play
Jose Mourinho has warned Anthony Martial he needs to take his chances as he is running out , in a press conference ahead of the match against West Ham Mourinho said that Anthony Martial had a decent game against Feyenoord but suggested that he was fighting for a place with members of the team and time was running out for him to impress. Mourinho was quoted as saying ‘The players have to win their positions. They are friends, they are colleagues who work together every day but in the end they compete between themselves to have more chance to play. Anthony played against Arsenal. Thursday was a moment to give Mkhitaryan a chance to start.’ Mourinho also suggested the player was probably more used to Louis Van Gaal’s pattern and yet to adjust to his ‘The way … [Read more...]
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