Well, this is a Manchester United fan forum, it's only natural we would focus a lot more on the United manager (I'm 100% Ole In, btw).
Also, it helps that Mourinho's Spurs are top of the league.
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Also, it helps that Mourinho's Spurs are top of the league.
Some of us (talking about myself) are bitter, can't stand Jose and hope he does a terrible job. Though more seriously I think some of it just stems from the frustration he left us with. Aside from throwing players under the bus and the football heritage rant, the football you play isn't particularly attractive and it brings flashbacks, particularly your 2nd half performances where you invite pressure onto yourselves.Not saying he shouldn't get criticism at all. There is such a negative agenda against him here though that goes way further than normal criticism.
He's done a good job so far this season, but our first hand experience of him naturally means there is going to be a pretty negative agenda.
That was actually my point, and it follows that Mou gets a bit more attention (negative or positive) than most other managers due to him being slightly more ‘a United manager’ than them. The post I answered in addition made it look like Spurs did better than United on the weekend and Mourinho got more criticism than Solskjær.
Fair enough, I've missed the context! It was a pretty good weekend in my view. The teams that won are not the ones we should be keeping an eye on and if we do our jobs in the next few rounds, it will become very, very clear how much of a progress has been achieved.
Never a good idea to look back and think about 'what if' situations but if we did win against City, we'd have been 3 points off top with a game in hand. Not that it would've stopped the Ole Out guys...
For me, I would have preferred to discuss other things than the manager post, because apart from David Moyes I think most actual evidence shows that the manager position itself has been the least of our worries for a good few years now.
I’m happy registering that we have four straight wins including Everton, West Ham and Southampton (who all were in the category ‘above us but I think we’re better’ when we met them) and a draw (City, who were behind us but whom I still consider ‘better than us’ atm). Going by results, chances created, yards run, shots made etc, we are a whole other team than we were in the first part of the season, and more like the team we were in the restart period and in the winter. We’re inconsistent within games still, but our consistency across games seems to be gradually improving.
Then again, this season is going to be an anomaly for everyone, and in general, the PL is stronger and tighter than it has ever been. Being five points off the top with a game in hand after no preseason, six CL games and a disastrous start, I think that’s pretty good going. Still, I’m expecting at least a couple of the major teams to get some real wobbles this season because noone has any experience really with how hard you can push squads in a season such as this. It’s bound to be a bit hit’n miss even for the most experienced coaching teams.
Ooooh shit, here we go again.
Jose and fans meltdown incoming?
Jose and fans meltdown incoming?
Watching Spurs right now is a bit like watching our 2.5 years with Jose condensed in 1 season.
Got to be pretty soul destroying watching Spurs at the moment. Wonder how long their fans will put up with it. It is just such trash to watch it's intolerable. They've got some decent players they can do better than this 1-0 try and strangle a game borefest. I respect Mourinho as a coach, what he's achieved can't be ignored but feck me they are the most insipid trash team to watch now. What a shame.
It’s brain numbingly awful mate. Another ticking time bomb tenure for Jose.
I wonder if spurs fans are still giddy about his appointment.
If he keeps them in top 4 and goes towards cup finals I don't think they'll care much.
Ignoring the fact that he's a horrible cnut and the fact that he makes it difficult to like your own team by making everything, including the players and fanbase, so bitter and twisted maybe his biggest failing at United was continually settling for 1 goal and consistently blowing them, in his first season especially it just kept happening which cost us a top 4 place and very nearly cost us the Europa League despite us having a piss easy run to the final.
With the shite he’s serving up every week, top 4 could be out of reach soon if they rely on winning a game with 1 shot on goal every week. Already screwed up with that approach a few times now.
Tick tock?
I stopped watching our games under this arsehole and matches like the one I’ve just watched against Wolves is exactly why.
Pochettino did that unless I'm mistaken?
No midfield play at all. Defend deep, have Son or Kane win a free when cleared or some impossible through ball that comes right back at them.
Classic case of getting an early goal and sitting back all game to try and see it out only to get punished
And the footy is as boring as watching paint dry to boot
And the footy is as boring as watching paint dry to boot
Feel so relieving watching him struggle at another club.
I like & respect Spurs but eff Jose.
I like & respect Spurs but eff Jose.
What did he do? Go 1 up then be ultra-defensive, only to concede late on?
My brother is a Spurs fan and he's melting down gloriously. Told me that he can't watch this style of football anymore. How familiar it all sounds...
Yeah but he got sacked when top 4 looked out of reach.
Shocking form, even more shocking approach from Jose after going 1 goal ahead in 2nd minute. At this point he should've known better.
If I had a chance to ask Jose one question, it would be if he enjoys football.
He will be absolutely livid now. That would have been a statement win
Well I am very surprised...
I really fear the man will die on the pitch in a rage fit or an apoplectic stroke? Naa, he just does not care anymore.
I don’t understand what they’re doing. Up until the Palace game they were completely fine. It wasn’t attack attack attack but it was measured, wing backs were joining in, they were scoring goals, committing people forward. 60 mins into the Palace game it’s like a switch was turned on and they must now always be super defensive and attack only a few times in a game. Mental and not at all sustainable for getting results.
I'm so glad he is not our manager. Wolves looked like peak Barcelona today. His approach gives opponents so much confidence.
I really want to see what we can do now against Wolves in a couple of days. Will really show how we have developed.
This current Jose team is exactly like United in the 81 point season.
I really want to see what we can do now against Wolves in a couple of days. Will really show how we have developed.
This current Jose team is exactly like United in the 81 point season.
He enjoys football the same way a puritan enjoys procreation.
He’ll win the league cup and bore his way to top 4. Is that a bad season?
Lm.ao he’s a prick.
Would be second by now if Wolves hadn't scored.... & Everton hadn't played as well.
His modus operandi is basically crush all joy out of the game until opposite team cant be bothered anymore to try and even win because their souls have been destroyed. He basically is the fecking death star of football. Yeah he won a lot, but doubt people work all week to go watch something makes them want to scratch their own eyes out by the end. Wish he'd just retire ffs - there is just no point to it.
For a club like spurs not at all. But they used to play fascinating football and the contrast cant be more pronounced.
This. Also, it's not easy to start playing football after going all-defensive for 90% of the game. The momentum isn't there. It's all relying on individial brilliance for Mourinho.
A few years ago he was our manager.
I was miserable.
And I was a virgin desperately pining after my best friend. I thought I never had a chance.
Well here we are three years later. I’ve still never had sex, my life has got worse but at least he’s fecked off.
I was miserable.
And I was a virgin desperately pining after my best friend. I thought I never had a chance.
Well here we are three years later. I’ve still never had sex, my life has got worse but at least he’s fecked off.
Glaston baby on his way to India?
He did the same thing with his Chelsea team the last time they won the league. First half of the season they were beating everyone and then for no reason he switched things around and they ended up grinding out the rest of the season when there was no need for them to.
Yeah 11 points off but they were only actually 2 points off Man. United at the time.
My problem with this is Mourinho narrative will be he's taking Spurs to new heights they haven't seen in decades when Pochettino was getting top 4 pretty much every full season he was there until it just burnt out.
He has to justify it by winning europa or something which of course he can pull off based on past record elsewhere. Winning league cup is achieveable but aside from giving Spurs fans a nice day and moment it will be quickly forgotten if they don't make top 4 and I don't see it as anything incredible compared to Poch in 18/19 taking them to 4th and CL final.
Score an early goal and then try to defend that one goal for the next ninety minutes. That’s your trademark modern day Mourinho right there.
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