There have been reported of rift and unrest in the Manchester United dressing room with insinuations that manager Jose Mourinho might have lost control of it. It was alleged that Mourinho is at loggerhead with French midfielder Paul Pogba and that the dressing room has been divided with some taking side with the player. That has been dismissed and regarded as false following the latest revelation by the Sun that the Portuguese boss had asked Pogba for tactical advice in the first half break. The Red Devils were 2 goals down in the first half but came in the second half to take the day in what appears to be the biggest comeback of the season. According to reports, the World Cup winner had told Mourinho to have him play a deeper role behind the defenders … [Read more...]
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What people fail to understand about Mourinho, Cambiasso
Former Inter Milan player Esteban Cambiasso has spoken differently of the embattled Manchester United Manager, Jose Mourinho. Cambiasso was one of Mourinho’s favourite when they worked together as a player and manager at the Italian side and won the treble in 2010 before the Portuguese left for Real Madrid. The Italian thinks he understands Mourinho well to believe the speculations of his rift with players and losing the dressing room. He told Sky Sport that Mourinho has not lost the dressing room and has a decent relationship with players like Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial and Alexis Sanchez, against what is being reported. Cambiasso made it clear that Sanchez would not have come in the game as a tactical one if he had an issue with his boss. The former … [Read more...]
Mourinho meets United Board
The Telegraph has reported that Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will meet with the club’s board over the controversies of the past weeks. This is seen as a perfect time for the club to meet the manager as a result of the international break that will have the players return to their various countries. It is not clear what the outcome of the meeting would be but there are indications that the future of the Portuguese manager and the coming transfer window amongst other things would be discussed. United have endured a difficult season so far, as it has been full of crisis and bad results, the worst of the club’s experience in a long while. The Jose Mourinho men had gone four games without a win before they managed a difficult comeback against … [Read more...]
How Alex Ferguson situation is helping Mourinho’s
It is glad to see the situation at Manchester United taking shape especially with the future of manager Jose Mourinho looking to be settled at the moment. Mourinho has been under attack from fans and pundits for the awful performance his side had in the past few weeks with the situation almost repeating itself on Saturday against Newcastle before United pulled off a remarkable comeback from 2 goals down to winning 3-2. Some hours before the Newcastle game, United’s executive vice-chairman had sent a text message to Mourinho assuring him that he would not be sacked. United legend Gary Neville thinks the self-proclaim ‘Special One’ should not be treated badly, liking his situation to former manager Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford. This according to … [Read more...]
Mourinho gives ‘condition’ to United owners
Emerging reports indicate that Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho does not trust the assurance given to him by the club’s board over his future as he demands a public declaration of support for him. Last week was a pressure-filled one for the Portuguese manager who had thought Saturday would have been his last day as a United manager going by the speculations surrounding his future. Before the 3-2 win by the Red Devils, The Mourinho team had gone four games without a single win in addition to the crisis in the dressing room and that was not a situation that was bearable. However, it was reported that the former Chelsea boss had received a text message from the club’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward some hours before the Newcastle game, assuring him … [Read more...]
What Mourinho must do to stop being ‘old fashioned’
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been unwittingly described as ‘old fashioned’ by former Red Devils midfielder Paul Ince. Ince has thrown his weight behind the embattled manager but noted that he must adapt to the modern game and leave his ‘dinosaur’ approach in handling the Manchester side. Calm is now returning to the Old Trafford after a difficult win against Newcastle on Saturday which made Jose Mourinho’s job secured. It was earlier reported that the board had concluded plans to sack the former Chelsea manager owing to the bad results coming from the Old Trafford team but that might be a thing of the past with the club insisting that the manager has their backing, dismissing reports of his sack. However, Ince feels the Saturday win could … [Read more...]
Mourinho still not happy with these players despite Newcastle
The win for Manchester United against Newcastle is not enough to make manager Jose Mourinho happy due to what he described as “sad” performance by Marcus Rashford and Scott McTominay. Although it is expected that Mourinho be relieved after his side recorded a late win in an all-important game for his career. The manager was earlier reported to be facing the sack if he had not won the game but that was dismissed by the club owners by making it clear that the Portuguese manager’s job is safe. However, there was still a need for Mourinho to win the game to relieve him of the weeks-long pressure. In his reaction after the game, he criticized Rashford who started from the left-hand side for not having good pace and missing two chances that would have avoided … [Read more...]
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