tartanbornandred
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That could pretty much all be true; I hope it is. But if we wanted a manager who would have any kind of long term, or even medium term plan, Mourinho was an awful choice.Fully agree. Mourinho has long wanted to build a dynasty at a club. When he missed out on the United job in 2013, he resorted to Chelsea and hoped he could achieve something more lasting there - believing the United job was gone for good. It didn't work out (was his heart ever in it?) and he now has the position he has long coveted, going on a decade.
To all intents and purposes this is his last club job, before taking on the Portuguese national role. I don't think it's at all implausible that, if success follows, he'll be here for 5,6,7 years. I was convinced he'd get the job in 2013 and thought we'd see a different Mourinho to the man we've become accustomed to. Yes he is pragmatic, but everything that has happened since his appointment only affirms my belief that he genuinely holds this club in the highest regard.
Why, after spending years angling for the job, would he conduct himself in a manner that might jeopardise his position? It is illogical.
Mourinho joining Instagram is insignificant to some, derided as a PR exercise and a charm offensive. But it gives an insight into our manager. It creates an immediate connection between supporters and the man we're entrusting to lead us to back to the top. Even the posts shared by his wife, son and daughter, lead you to think that this has been his ultimate ambition. Now he finally has the opportunity in which to fulfil it.
It's easy for opposition fans to be cynical. After all, they know that it's boom or bust with Mourinho. And with an inevitable 'boom' comes league titles and European glory.
He needs a good start. He'll be managing in a difficult climate, opposition-wise. The Premier League is as competitive as it has ever been. The six month break will have done him the world of good.
Wait for the moment he walks out at Old Trafford, turns to the Stratford End, beats his chest or pumps his fist and then takes takes his seat for the first time. You'll know then what it means to him.
That's my two cents anyway.
He has proven himself to be a person of poor character, he is undeniably a compromise on our integrity, and the continued justification for making that sacrifice was his record of success. But if we are looking at long term planning he is an absolute specialist in failure.
We can hope he has learned from his past mistakes all we like, but there is no point expecting miracles. He has never developed a player from the academy to a first team regular. He has never built a winning team then evolved it into another winning team. He has never successfully planned for the future because his sole focus is always on the present team.
Joining United isn't going to change his approach to management or his abilities, not matter how much he admires Fergie. And if it does he will be changing from the approach that brought all his success to a world he knows nothing about.