Race for the Top 4 - 2017/18
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tototoner
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Someone should remind him the best player at Man City ( de Bruyne), the best player at Liverpool ( Salah) and one of the best players at Man Utd ( Lukaku) he all let go while at Chelsea, yet all he wants to do is spend, deflect, spend, deflect, spend, deflect. Maybe he should coach more.
aussiespursguy
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He is the complete, anti football cheque book manager. Go to PSG you whinger.
Did one ever exist?
Everlasting Seconds
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I sort of find some enjoyment when Mourinho comments. There is a likeable side to his shit throwing.
spursfan77
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I think it's a when and not will he engineer a move there now. But I do have a feeling he wants to win the league with Man U before doing that.
Beating them would be brilliant after how much they've spent again. He mentions us so is obviously scared
Mr Pink
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Yes, and United are expected to win it.
And, crucially, he has exceptional resources at his disposal to help him do just that.
Of course we're not expected to win it given the wages we spend.
So basically all this is just trying to deflect from his own shortcomings.
They should finish in second comfortably, which would be par for them, and Mourinho knows they're not even likely to do that.
Everlasting Seconds
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I don't think he really is under pressure yet. That might change soon, though. A thorough United implosion is exactly what the doctor ordered anyway.
Trix
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Jose like Redknapp are not managers that you will see out on the training ground. That is why they will happily take the credit when things are going well, but can only blame others when they are not. It's also why they try to fill their teams with tried and tested proven players, rather than buying quality youngsters that need moulding.
Now Mourinho can't just buy better players than everyone else he has had to do the only other thing he knows, just frustrate the opposition with negativity, and hope to Nick it. LVG was spot on last week when he said his United were better to watch than Mourinho's.
Adam456
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I don't mean that there is any pressure from the board or even fans yet. Just himself. Trying to explain away nicking a draw with Burnley at Old Trafford with Citeh out of sight and us, Chelsea and to some extent Liverpool looking vastly improved after sticky patches
He is entering Wenger territory. Blaming every poor result on money or the ref or both
Everlasting Seconds
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That's it. And consequently, there is the risk that the players will turn on him, with a feeling that Mourinho himself doesn't pull his weight. They will start acting up like the over paid unprofessionals they are, results will slide, Mourinho will up his media game, the board and fans will dislike the disturbance, United will drop to 5th and Mourinho will leave in the summer.
Or something along those lines.
Always.
He's the best at that.
Everlasting Seconds
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Agree that this is possible apart from the last sentence. I don't think it would be a test at all, genuinely don't think Pochettino would want to go to United.
Thewobbler
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Mourinho is clearly feeling the pressure. Lukaku hasnt lived up to expectations and as I have said before he has big droughts and no way is a 90m player. Wasted 40m on lindeloff. Has to play ashley young at LB lol.
