Jose Mourinho, the new manager of Manchester United

Rayne Wooney

bur wrote: »

United fans seem to genuinely believe anyone is worried about them getting Mourinho.

It's cute.

GavRedKing

bur wrote: »

United fans seem to genuinely believe anyone is worried about them getting Mourinho.

It's cute.

If youre not worried, you should be.

Utd will be champions within his 3 year tenure.

Dave0301

bur wrote: »

United fans seem to genuinely believe anyone is worried about them getting Mourinho.

It's cute.

:pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4g4FQdMtfc

bucketybuck

bur wrote: »

United fans seem to genuinely believe anyone is worried about them getting Mourinho.

It's cute.

Posts like this are brilliant, they show us that we are relevant again.

monkey9

bur wrote: »

United fans seem to genuinely believe anyone is worried about them getting Mourinho.

It's cute.

I do think they're overestimating the amount of f*cks that people are giving about this alright. The Van Gaal era following on from Moyes was tremendous fun but which clearly wasn't going to last long.

Man U appointing Mourinho is a no brainer. He'll make them more competitive, sure. But he isn't the story anymore the way he was when he first came to Chelsea. He's in there now with other big time managers like Guardiola, Klopp, Conte, Allardyce etc.

It's certainly a remarkable day for them as is always the case when a new manager is appointed, but I doubt this is having an impact on other supporter's day.

Maximus Alexander

monkey9 wrote: »

Man U appointing Mourinho is a no brainer. He'll make them more competitive, sure. But he isn't the story anymore the way he was when he first came to Chelsea. He's in there now with other big time managers like Guardiola, Klopp, Conte, Allardyce etc.

He's the story all right. Even when the story is about Guardiola, it's about Mourinho.

MD1990

1 year ago if you asked majority of Man Utd fans who would they rather Klopp or Mourinho there would be only one winner & it would be Klopp. Liverpool got there 1st choice manger as did Man City. Was Mourinho Man Utd's 1st choice that doesn't look likely imo.

deaddonkey15

MD1990 wrote: »

1 year ago if you asked majority of Man Utd fans who would they rather Klopp or Mourinho there would be only one winner & it would be Klopp. Liverpool got there 1st choice manger as did Man City. Was Mourinho Man Utd's 1st choice that doesn't look likely imo.

Mourinho is a serial winner and a record breaker. He knows the Premier League well and has won the Champions League with 2 different clubs. When he gets to cup finals he usually wins them. He is a big name that many players will want to work with, like Ibrahimovich. His agent is in charge of some of the most talented players around. I'm not too convinced that Klopp would have been the first choice.

MD1990

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

Mourinho is a serial winner and a record breaker. He knows the Premier League well and has won the Champions League with 2 different clubs. When he gets to cup finals he usually wins them. He is a big name that many players will want to work with, like Ibrahimovich. His agent is in charge of some of the most talented players around. I'm not too convinced that Klopp would have been the first choice.

Mourinho is a very good manager & will improve Man Utd but to say fans of other clubs like Liverpool & City are bitter about since they got their 1st choice managers is not true at all.

sReq | uTeK

MD1990 wrote: »

1 year ago if you asked majority of Man Utd fans who would they rather Klopp or Mourinho there would be only one winner & it would be Klopp. Liverpool got there 1st choice manger as did Man City. Was Mourinho Man Utd's 1st choice that doesn't look likely imo.

Hahaha, you're a Gas man

TheDoc

All the tears haha.

Everyone hates United again, balance restored

GavRedKing

MD1990 wrote: »

Mourinho is a very good manager & will improve Man Utd but to say fans of other clubs like Liverpool & City are bitter about since they got their 1st choice managers is not true at all.

Liverpools first choice still managed to finish someway off Utds out going and failed manager this season.

I'm also willing to bet that Utd will finish above Pool again this year, even without their first choice manager.

Liam O

MD1990 wrote: »

1 year ago if you asked majority of Man Utd fans who would they rather Klopp or Mourinho there would be only one winner & it would be Klopp. Liverpool got there 1st choice manger as did Man City. Was Mourinho Man Utd's 1st choice that doesn't look likely imo.

1 year ago Mourinho was champion of England :pac:

irishguitarlad

Chelsea fan here, have to say its an excellent appointment by united, they will definitely win the title in the next 3 years. I also think the united board aren't as cut throat as the chelsea one so I think he could build a sort of legacy at united as well. If van gaal was with chelsea they would have gave him the boot at chirstmas.

Alf Veedersane

MD1990 wrote: »

1 year ago if you asked majority of Man Utd fans who would they rather Klopp or Mourinho there would be only one winner & it would be Klopp. Liverpool got there 1st choice manger as did Man City. Was Mourinho Man Utd's 1st choice that doesn't look likely imo.

Was MOurinho United's first choice? He was probably their only choice at this point in time. They needed to appoint someone with a track record of winning league and CL titles.

The pool of contenders was very small.

I'd probably have been happier about Klopp being appointed because I'm not a huge fan of Mourinho as a person, after the second spell at Chelsea. But his record speaks for itself.

Is it a given that he will bring titles to United? No. But given the alternatives, he's probably the best option.

Or the least worst.

MD1990

GavRedKing wrote: »

Liverpools first choice still managed to finish someway off Utds out going and failed manager this season.

I'm also willing to bet that Utd will finish above Pool again this year, even without their first choice manager.

Well considering the fact he took over Rodgers team, bought no players, didn't have a full season ,played an u21 team in many of the last 10 games of the season its hardly a huge surprise Man Utd finished above us.

Unearthly

Liam O wrote: »

1 year ago Mourinho was champion of England :pac:

It was a bizarre comment. 1 year ago Mourinho was lifting the Prem, and Klopp was mid table and trophy less

Pep on the other hand I could see why people would have wanted him over mourinho

Korat

MD1990 wrote: »

1 year ago if you asked majority of Man Utd fans who would they rather Klopp or Mourinho there would be only one winner & it would be Klopp. Liverpool got there 1st choice manger as did Man City. Was Mourinho Man Utd's 1st choice that doesn't look likely imo.

What a difference a year makes. Even in the last six months Klopp's stock has dropped considerably at Liverpool and people are tempering their expectations of Guardiola at City after falling short of high expectations again with Bayern meanwhile Jose has seen his reputation soar again just sitting around doing nothing.

Rafa Benitez will be managing in the Championship next season. Let that sink in for a second. Mourinho has been at the top of the game for 12 years while many bright shiny things have come and gone. It'll be interesting to see how things stand this time next year.

monkey9

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

He's the story all right. Even when the story is about Guardiola, it's about Mourinho.

Oh it's a story alright. Anytime Man U appoint a new manager is the major story of the day.

Maximus Alexander

MD1990 wrote: »

Well considering the fact he took over Rodgers team, bought no players, didn't have a full season ,played an u21 team in many of the last 10 games of the season its hardly a huge surprise Man Utd finished above us.

At the end of next season when he has bought players, it's his own team and he has had a full season it still won't be a huge surprise when Man Utd finish above you.

monkey9

Korat wrote: »

What a difference a year makes. Even in the last six months Klopp's stock has dropped considerably at Liverpool and people are tempering their expectations of Guardiola at City after falling short of high expectations again with Bayern meanwhile Jose has seen his reputation soar again just sitting around doing nothing.

Rafa Benitez will be managing in the Championship next season. Let that sink in for a second. Mourinho has been at the top of the game for 12 years while many bright shiny things have come and gone. It'll be interesting to see how things stand this time next year.

Rayne Wooney

Football is a fickle sport, once Brendan Rodgers was one of the best managers in the world, Henderson, Coutinho, Mignolet, Moreno the best players in the league.

it's funny the same supporters calling out United fans for wanting Klopp when he'd almost done a double when they would distance themselves from the above opinions.

MD1990

MD1990 wrote: »

Well considering the fact he took over Rodgers team, bought no players, didn't have a full season ,played an u21 team in many of the last 10 games of the season its hardly a huge surprise Man Utd finished above us.

You are as topsy turvy as they come, Klopps a beast when you manage to win when you lose its this...

GavRedKing

MD1990 wrote: »

Well considering the fact he took over Rodgers team, bought no players, didn't have a full season ,played an u21 team in many of the last 10 games of the season its hardly a huge surprise Man Utd finished above us.

Ya, by contrast Utd had their worse league season in about 2 decades scoring a pitiful amount of goals and they still nearly finished top 4 and 6 points above Liverpool.

Had Klopp being in from the start it might have been different but now that both teams have a full pre-season with their respective managers, I cant see Liverpool finishing above Utd, hell, I cant see Chelsea finishing above either side but like Liverpool we've no mid week distractions so you never know.

If last season has taught us anything, its that anything is possible.

KaiserGunner

Why are Man Utd fans claiming that the opposition fans are teary and bitter? Man Utd will be a force again, but that was always going to be the case with the infrastructure of the club. Liverpool got their first choice of manager, Man City got their first choice manager, Chelsea got their first choice manager after sacking Mourinho. So why would they be bitter?

I'm an Arsenal fan and to say I don't like Mourinho is an understatement, but he will get them back up to the top, which was inevitable anyway even with Moyes and LVG screwing them up. Will be an interesting season next year and I don't think anyone will be able to predict the top 4 or champions next season.

ElChe32

GavRedKing wrote: »

Ya, by contrast Utd had their worse league season in about 2 decades scoring a pitiful amount of goals and they still nearly finished top 4 and 6 points above Liverpool.

Had Klopp being in from the start it might have been different but now that both teams have a full pre-season with their respective managers, I cant see Liverpool finishing above Utd, hell, I cant see Chelsea finishing above either side but like Liverpool we've no mid week distractions so you never know.

If last season has taught us anything, its that anything is possible Liverpool fans are forever bitter.

FYP

Alf Veedersane

Korat wrote: »

What a difference a year makes. Even in the last six months Klopp's stock has dropped considerably at Liverpool

To be fair, it's not that his stock has dropped but more a case of reality setting in. You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear.

Time and players that fit his style of play and I think he'll have them challenging for the top 4 again. The absence of European football should certainly help this season as well.

GavRedKing

KaiserGunner wrote: »

Why are Man Utd fans claiming that the opposition fans are teary and bitter? Man Utd will be a force again, but that was always going to be the case with the infrastructure of the club. Liverpool got their first choice of manager, Man City got their first choice manager, Chelsea got their first choice manager after sacking Mourinho. So why would they be bitter?

I'm an Arsenal fan and to say I don't like Mourinho is an understatement, but he will get them back up to the top, which was inevitable anyway even with Moyes and LVG screwing them up. Will be an interesting season next year and I don't think anyone will be able to predict the top 4 or champions next season.

I'd have preferred Simeone being honest.

But thats replacing like for like with Jose and I cant see Siemone leaving Ateltico for any team, unless hes sacked.

LuckyLloyd

Korat wrote: »

What a difference a year makes. Even in the last six months Klopp's stock has dropped considerably at Liverpool and people are tempering their expectations of Guardiola at City after falling short of high expectations again with Bayern meanwhile Jose has seen his reputation soar again just sitting around doing nothing.

Rafa Benitez will be managing in the Championship next season. Let that sink in for a second. Mourinho has been at the top of the game for 12 years while many bright shiny things have come and gone. It'll be interesting to see how things stand this time next year.

It has?

monkey9

KaiserGunner wrote: »

Why are Man Utd fans claiming that the opposition fans are teary and bitter? Man Utd will be a force again, but that was always going to be the case with the infrastructure of the club. Liverpool got their first choice of manager, Man City got their first choice manager, Chelsea got their first choice manager after sacking Mourinho. So why would they be bitter?

I'm an Arsenal fan and to say I don't like Mourinho is an understatement, but he will get them back up to the top, which was inevitable anyway even with Moyes and LVG screwing them up. Will be an interesting season next year and I don't think anyone will be able to predict the top 4 or champions next season.

This. I'd say fans of all the top clubs this season are happy with who is managing them.

jaykay74

monkey9 wrote: »

This. I'd say fans of all the top clubs this season are happy with who is managing them.

Not so sure arsenal are...

monkey9

jaykay74 wrote: »

Not so sure arsenal are...

Actually yeah, Arsenal is probably an exception alright.

The Gibzilla

MD1990 wrote:

Well considering the fact he took over Rodgers team, bought no players, didn't have a full season ,played an u21 team in many of the last 10 games of the season its hardly a huge surprise Man Utd finished above us.

And lost a final, again. Don't forget that bit.

Umaro

Wowee. The team that finished 5th are really lording it over the team that finished 8th.

Liam McPoyle

I for one am very happy with our new evil overlord.

He was my ideal appointment when Fergie left.

Pep, Jurgen, Antonio, et al can eat a dick.

RobertKK

Next season the usual order to be restored in my opinion.
In no particular order: United, City, Chelsea and Arsenal.

United, City and Chelsea - all have new managers and all are managers who have won the biggest honours in the game.
It will be a great season, and I wouldn't be surprised if United went onto win the league.

Utopia Parkway

Well at least nobody can be accused of losing the run of themselves.

MD1990

Klopp's stock has fallen
He got us to 2 cup final's. Losing both but as what happened under Rodgers the team has shown they struggle in the big occasion. But I'm sure Klopp will improve this as we have a young squad.

monkey9

Saul T Nutzz wrote: »

I for one am very happy with our new evil overlord.

He was my ideal appointment when Fergie left.

Pep, Jurgen, Antonio, et al can eat a dick.

That would be the one criticism of the appointment, why wasn't it done when Ferguson went, especially as it was clear it was the job he wanted. They've wasted away the last three years, but it's a mistake rectified now.

Liam McPoyle

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Well at least nobody can be accused of losing the run of themselves.

A new manager, particularly one with a CV as impressive as Jose's will always instill confidence in a clubs fans.

You lads were doing backflips when Klopp was appointed and there have been more than a handful of posters that think he will have ye challanging for the title next year on the basis of him alone so its hardly that much of a surprise is it?

José has won titles where ever he has been, United have massive spending power and are probably in the top 5 clubs in the world when it comes to attracting players from a branding point of view.

I don't believe you lads, or City fans are jealous that he has signed for us as ye both have excellent managers.

I do however believe that no opposing fans WANTED him to join us because they know what an asset he can be.

It could of course all go horribly wrong but I wouldn't bet on it.

I'd happily take a comfortable top 4 next season and a proper title challenge in year two.

I absolutely have expectations, they are tempered, but expectations nonetheless.

Unearthly

monkey9 wrote: »

That would be the one criticism of the appointment, why wasn't it done when Ferguson went, especially as it was clear it was the job he wanted. They've wasted away the last three years, but it's a mistake rectified now.

It was an almighty feck up not doing it 3 years ago and even worse appointing Moyes.

Just happy no other team grabbed an opportunity of dominance over those 3 years

MD1990

MD1990 wrote: »

Klopp's stock has fallen
He got us to 2 cup final's. Losing both but as what happened under Rodgers the team has shown they struggle in the big occasion. But I'm sure Klopp will improve this as we have a young squad.

Klopp has lost 5 finals in a row, sounds to me like Klopp struggles to motivate his players on the big occasions

But somehow Rodgers gets blamed for the two loses this year

Amazing

And anyway, what the **** has Klopp got to do with Jose becoming manager at Utd?

Liam McPoyle

monkey9 wrote: »

That would be the one criticism of the appointment, why wasn't it done when Ferguson went, especially as it was clear it was the job he wanted. They've wasted away the last three years, but it's a mistake rectified now.

I believe its because Jose was / is too volatile in the eyes of Charlton and some of the ambassadors. I'd think even Fergie had the same concerns.

Iirc Pep was Fergies first choice but he has signed for Munich and that there were a few others in the mix, we ended up with Moyes.

The board made a mistake, and a massive one, we are just lucky that the club was so well positioned when Fergie left that no major long term damage has been done.

Crann na Beatha

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8-10

Saul T Nutzz wrote: »

A new manager, particularly one with a CV as impressive as Jose's will always instill confidence in a clubs fans.

You lads were doing backflips when Klopp was appointed and there have been more than a handful of posters that think he will have ye challanging for the title next year on the basis of him alone so its hardly that much of a surprise is it?

José has won titles where ever he has been, United have massive spending power and are probably in the top 5 clubs in the world when it comes to attracting players from a branding point of view.

I don't believe you lads, or City fans are jealous that he has signed for us as ye both have excellent managers.

I do however believe that no opposing fans WANTED him to join us because they know what an asset he can be.

It could of course all go horribly wrong but I wouldn't bet on it.

I'd happily take a comfortable top 4 next season and a proper title challenge in year two.

I absolutely have expectations, they are tempered, but expectations nonetheless.

Completely agree. Great appointment that should rightly be giving a lift to the club's fans

Utopia Parkway

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Klopp has lost 5 finals in a row, sounds to me like Klopp struggles to motivate his players on the big occasions

But somehow Rodgers gets blamed for the two loses this year

Amazing

And anyway, what eh **** has Klopp got to do with Jose becoming manager at Utd?

I don't know. It was a United fan that brought his name up.

Utopia Parkway

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

I don't know. It was a United fan that brought his name up.

Really?

MD1990 wrote: »

1 year ago if you asked majority of Man Utd fans who would they rather Klopp or Mourinho there would be only one winner & it would be Klopp. Liverpool got there 1st choice manger as did Man City. Was Mourinho Man Utd's 1st choice that doesn't look likely imo.

MD1990

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Klopp has lost 5 finals in a row, sounds to me like Klopp struggles to motivate his players on the big occasions

But somehow Rodgers gets blamed for the two loses this year

Amazing

And anyway, what eh **** has Klopp got to do with Jose becoming manager at Utd?

Where did I blame Rodgers? Just said it in not entirely Klopp's team yet.

FutureGuy

MD1990 wrote: »

1 year ago if you asked majority of Man Utd fans who would they rather Klopp or Mourinho there would be only one winner & it would be Klopp. Liverpool got there 1st choice manger as did Man City. Was Mourinho Man Utd's 1st choice that doesn't look likely imo.

We've wanted Mourinho since Fergie retired. But thanks for the comments. Things are returning to normal in the crazy world of the Premier League.

sReq | uTeK

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Was MOurinho United's first choice? He was probably their only choice at this point in time. They needed to appoint someone with a track record of winning league and CL titles.

The pool of contenders was very small.

I'd probably have been happier about Klopp being appointed because I'm not a huge fan of Mourinho as a person, after the second spell at Chelsea. But his record speaks for itself.

Is it a given that he will bring titles to United? No. But given the alternatives, he's probably the best option.

Or the least worst.

Don't bite. Just point and laugh