Jose Mourinho last season in his second Chelsea stint was not a managers dream as Chelsea -champions just few months back- struggle for worse and saw them record the worse title defense of the Premier League. When most of Mourinho's trusted soldiers faltered, Willian didn't. The 28-year-old Chelsea player took it upon himself to save games for Chelsea and had seven goals to his name but the Portuguese manager and the club part ways. The Brazilian has not been a starter at Chelsea in recent weeks, Pedro had been a preferred option, pushing Willian down the pecking order. Jose Mourinho is a fan of the Brazilian and it seems he might be looking to bring him into the fold at Old Trafford in the coming January transfer window. Willian was Chelsea player of the … [Read more...]
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Mourinho pleads: Give me Ferguson’s time
United performance this season hasn't been a thing of joy for the players or fans as the Red Devils currently lie 6th on the English Premier League table, 9 points off leaders, Chelsea. There has been growing rumors of impatience around the club as they struggle to keep back to back wins and Jose Mourinho -the clubs coach- pleaded for some patience on him. "The best manager in the history of the Premier League needed a few years to build such a successful period,” Jose Mourinho said in reference to Sir Alex Ferguson's early days at the club. "Sir Alex Ferguson first trophy -an FA cup- didn't come till 1990 after the Scot took over the club in 1986. The club had to wait for another four years to win the league under Ferguson who then went on to win twelve … [Read more...]
Finally Mourinho is delighted, star player to return in few weeks
Jose Mourinho return to Stamford Bridge wasn't as pretty as Mourinho's Man United was humbled by Chelsea in a match that ended 4:0 in favor of the league leaders. The match also saw United lose summer recruit Eric Bailey to a lateral knee ligament injury that was set to keep him on the sidelines for 2 months. The 22-year-old Ivory Coast defender is however recovering faster than expected and could be back to team training in the coming weeks. A source from the Red Devils spoke to The sun and had this to say: “The medical staff were impressed with his progress over the recent international break. “They are refusing to set a comeback date, but Bailly hinted the game on December 8 will be his return.” If everything go according to plan then he should be … [Read more...]
Mourinho set to complete deal to sign 25-year-old Liverpool target that will delight fans
Virjil van Dijk is one of the Premier leagues best defender this term and Jose Mourinho has joined the race for his signature. According to the Mirror, the self acclaimed "special one" is looking to secure the services of the 25-year old Dutch player. Virjil van Dijk moved to the Premier league outfit Southampton from Celtic last year and has a contract running till 2022, having signed a 6-year contract in May, a reward for a form that has seen the Saints fans take a liking to him in such a short period of time. It is claimed that the Red Devils will have to fork out about £30m to secure his services. It was also reported by Starsport that Klopp is looking to secure the defenders signature in the upcoming transfer window to bolster his defence for the … [Read more...]
Who has the better love story? Yaya Toure and Pep Or Mourinho and Mata
Both players were said to be doomed when their respective coaches were named as new managers at the beginning with the bulky Ivory Coast midfield turismo Yaya Toure and the Spanish midfielder Juan Mata both falling out with their coaches at previous clubs . Yaya has playing time reduced under Pep in Barcelona before being shipped off to Manchester after being unable to displace Sergio Busquets at the base of the Barcelona midfield while Juan Mata after being publicly criticized by Mourinho at Chelsea for his inability to contribute defensively and support fullbacks then later relegated to a long spell on the bench before he was bought by David Moyes. Fast forward three seasons later both Mourinho and Pep are bosses in Manchester of Yaya Toure and Juan Mata in … [Read more...]
Mourinho gets a call from legendary player after Arsenal draw
After Giroud heart breaking late equaliser, Manchester United boss was completely deflated. Olivier Giroud who came off from the bench to secure Arsenal a point in the 89th minute, canceling Juan Mata’s early goal, in a match which had looked to be a game-winner for Manchester United. Certainly, United players fonbled in front of goal, but Mourinho insisted they should not feel bad about their overall display. The Man United boss told MUTV. “They feel like it is a defeat and they are very disappointed. “But I told them, the worse feeling is when you are upset with yourself because you didn’t perform or you made big mistakes, but they cannot have that feeling. Mourinho later received a call from legendary player Maradona to lift his spirits. On his … [Read more...]
Mourinho Reveals Star Player Is Ready To Play Against Arsenal
Ahead of the highly anticipated clash between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on Saturday, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed captain Wayne Rooney is ready to play in the match. Rooney in the last few days has been involved in some controversies after photograph surfaced during the week of the midfielder appearing to have had too much to drink which had led to the England international facing a lot of criticism. A photograph of the Manchester United captain looking drunk was published by the Sun newspaper who stated that the forward was awake till 5am in the morning having drinks at a private wedding celebrating England’s 3-0 win over Scotland in a world cup qualifier last Friday. The 31-year-old started the world cup … [Read more...]
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