German legend Lothar Matthaus has disclosed that Jose Mourinho is a laughing stock in German and is never taken seriously by football followers in the country. Matthaus explained that the people in the country already have a good knowledge of the former Chelsea manager and his antics, hence will not be carried away. The former German international explained that the Manchester United boss consciously gets to the media to attract attention despite claiming otherwise. Matthaus who looks to be taking side with the media is against the claim by the Portuguese manager that he is a subject of attack by the media. In his write-up with The Sun, he said Mourinho consciously makes himself the focus as a defence in case he does not deliver at the club. According … [Read more...]
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Ferdinand exposes Mourinho’s weakness, why he struggles with Pogba
There are indications that the reason why French midfielder, Paul Pogba has failed to perform at Manchester United under Jose Mourinho is that the Portuguese manager has no idea of how to make use of the player. One will wonder that Pogba was an interesting player at Juventus before his coming to the Old Trafford and has yet to replicate same at United and his outing at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, in addition to scoring at the final confirms the special player that he is. So, the fact that he has been living in his shadows in United despite the big financial investment on him makes Rio Ferdinand expose Mourinho’s inability to use the player rightly. Ferdinand says the former Juventus’ position has not been rightly used by the former Chelsea boss. The … [Read more...]
Why Mourinho stopped this player from Champions League appearance
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has stopped the appearance of one of his player in Wednesday’s Champions League game against Young Boys in Switzerland While defending his decision, Mourinho stated that the player will struggle as a result of the plastic pitch that will host the game against the Swiss champions. Pundits have given the host team, who will be having their debut an edge over their visitors due to the artificial turf at the Stade de Suisse. During the training on the eve of the game, coach Michael Carrick had asked the players to get a feel for the pitch with balls after the warm-up was over and it was discovered that some of them wouldn’t have been able to play well on it. Paul Pogba had hinted on his ability to use the pitch well by … [Read more...]
Mourinho justifies why media are always at him
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says he now knows why he is a subject of discussion by the media and he could even justify their actions. History has it that the Portuguese has never been in the good book of pressmen with his kind of response to their questions at press conferences. The former Chelsea Boss had recently told the press to accord him more respect than he is been given, in addition to walking out of them. All of these add up to the many sins of Mourinho. He has, however, been in the news as a target for the sack and also having rift with some of his players, a development he has since denied. While speaking to ESPN Brazil, Mourinho says he is now aware of the reasons why he has been the major point of discussion by the media since the … [Read more...]
Mourinho has never been written off like this by pundit, position he must fix revealed
Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho has never been written off in his entire career due to his glaring achievements in Portugal, Italy, Spain and England. Obviously, things have not been going the way they ought to for United and Mourinho and no wonder, former Red Devils defender, Rio Ferdinand has the guts to write off his former side. With the Mourinho boys expected to have their first Champions League game of the season against Young Boys in Bern on Wednesday, Ferdinand is of the opinion that United are only in the competition as pretenders and not contenders. He was bold enough to state that United should forget about the Champions League this season as they will not go anywhere close to the trophy. Giving reasons for his stance, he stated that … [Read more...]
Mourinho questions English media on balanced reporting, revealed huge success he has enjoyed
Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho thinks the press have been unfair to him and the club. Mourinho, therefore, questioned the press as he doubts their credibility in terms of balanced reporting. The former Chelsea manager wondered why attention have not been paid to other rival clubs like Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea the way the press has made United an issue. According to him, his side are being treated unfairly as there is no equality in the reportage of club activities. He asked the media to start focusing on other clubs like Tottenham who have also not won any trophy in a long while. Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino have also suffered back-to-back defeats to Watford and Liverpool but the former Chelsea manager has yet to see media … [Read more...]
Finally, Mourinho says he wants star player to stay
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has made it clear that he wants Luke Shaw to be given a new deal at the Old Trafford as he wants to keep the player. With a number of players in the United team having their contracts running into the last year, Mourinho says he will ensure fresh deals for them. Marouane Fellaini who recently extended his stay at the club with a new contract would soon be joined by Shaw amongst those who are sure of remaining at the club. The likes of Juan Mata, Ander Herrera and Ashley Young are also due for new contracts but the former Chelsea boss is confident of keeping the players by insisting on new deals for them also. Mourinho stated that the story of others will end like that of Fellaini who was also in contract mess last … [Read more...]
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