- Aug 25, 2011
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I think Mourinho has lost some passion, the passion of what he does to create a winning team and winning mentality because nowadays he's more passionate about defending his records and what he has won. I think he's lost what made him a winner and at the same time he's not really modernised his management.Many problems for them.
Off the pitch they have no strategy, I think that is the main source of the issues. They have a really poor balance to the squad and with several players suiting different systems. They throw money around a) in a desperate bid to get back to the top, and b) to keep trying to show they're still at the very top table of clubs. Whether a player is right for them or not does not come into the equation seemingly.
With Mourinho I don't know what the issue is. Partly looks like his powers are waning, that some of the desire has gone in any case, and I think he's trying to adapt to the club/fanbase rather than doing it his own way. It's most unlike him to still not know what his first XI is and to be chopping and changing constantly, to have his team looking so open, and in his previous tenures he'd have never put up with people like Pogba, Sanchez, Mata (he got rid of him once already!), Lukaku, Martial, Rashford etc strolling around, not listening to tactical instruction, and constantly making poor choices.
They still have enough talent that you expect them to be in the mix come the end of the season, but they desperately need some leadership and vision as to what they are trying to do as a football team. Until they get then I don't think any amount of financial muscle can help them get where they want to be.