Even Rooney is not safe from being dropped - Mourinho
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Bring back LVG.
Music to the cafs ears
We'll see.
But isn't he contractually bound to play every single minute of every single game?
Come on, Jose
And that's how it should be. Not "my captan shall always play/privileges" bollocks.
Believe it when I see it
time will tell...
Don't get your hopes, cause Mourinho just said he could take him out (during a game), not that he could not put him in (as a starter).
Something something words something actions.
Mourinho talks rubbish all the time. Believe it when you see it. Rooney will be playing in midfield and starting every game by January!
That's all I've ever wanted.
Nah, I do not believe that.
What 'ruthless team selection'? He's pretty much played the same team every game so far.
Mourinho has somewhat thrown sly digs at Rooney since he's arrived.
Might be trying to ease him out of the team.
Might be trying to ease him out of the team.
Why Rooney thinks he's even going to get to the next World Cup is beyond me. He'll be well out of it by then and will be stiking out the England team in two years time. I'm not won over by his odd goals and assists here and there in matches either. They're just prolonging the inevitable. I really hope Jose will do the right thing when necessary. He shouldn't be a guaranteed starter.
We've played 3 games!
Yeah but let's be honest, he's been pretty crap bar the 5 minutes when he's got a goal or assist. And if people are going to use that to justify his selection, if we had someone performing for the other 85 minutes, we would probably have more emphatic victories.
He's not going to get a goal or assist every game and when his under par performances are apparent, then Jose will have to implement his ruthless team selection.
Well seems like the Cafe are going to spend an entire day wanking themselves to death over this bit of news.
I think once Mkhi gets settled in he'll easily take Rooney's place. That, or we'll play Rashford in a different formation.
I will believe it when I see it.
Now lets see if he can put his words into action!!!
Where are the Rooney apologists?
Yeah, likely Rooney be dropped from cup and Europa matches?
Right now he should be in the team, but as soon as his form drops, he should be replaced like everyone else.
This !!!
Scoring goals is the most difficult thing in football. We've scored 6 in the league, he's got one and made two more, so so far he's doing well. It won't last, but as it stands, there's no reason to drop him.
Everyone is so desperate to see Rooney dropped. It's constantly a talking point, and Mourinho has said what every manager should say. If he doesn't perform, or is not contributing to the team, he will be taken out, and the same applies for every player in the team.
Well if Rooney's form drop from what it is right now than I don't know what we'll be subjected to. It's horrifying just thinking about it.
Mourinho wants him to play well but will prefer others if he doesn't. Rooney's declining physical powers will mean he isn't going to be able to play so many games a season as a striker anyway.
Rooney was banking on dropping back to midfield to prolong his first team career. First what Mourinho said about Rooney in midfield, then signing Pogba, then playing a 2 man midfield all mean he has a challenge to stay in the first team.
Rooney was banking on dropping back to midfield to prolong his first team career. First what Mourinho said about Rooney in midfield, then signing Pogba, then playing a 2 man midfield all mean he has a challenge to stay in the first team.
I might be reading too much into it, but this might be Mou softening the ground ahead of dropping him for the Manchester derby. I know he has a goal and two assists in three league games, but Mourinho will know we can't have him losing the ball in deep positions against City; we won't see a great deal of the ball so we'll have to make use of it when we get it. Watch this space I guess.
I don't want Rooney in the team as much as the next guy but his stats this season have warranted his place in the Starting 11 for now. There's no way Jose will drop him and risk the media backlash. Maybe if he's failing to produce the numbers like he was from August-January last season.
He will be playing at the level of second or third division teams. No offense meant to those teams.
The only risk of a media backlash is the risk of poor results. A winning manager has licence to pick more or less whatever team he likes.
Have you ever thought what would Mhki stats be had he played our 3 opening games in that 10 role? I mean everyone is jizzing their pants over a goal and 2 assists(out of form and winger Martial has managed 2 assists too, so..) and here I'm seating thinking what could have been.
Anyways, I'm well aware why Mou wouldn't drop Rooney(and I'm not fooling myself and thinking it's because of his performances) so I'm all good and a bit patient. I'm looking forward to the Europa, FA cup and other tournament starting so we can get the likes of Mhki playing plenty of football and people see what a top 10 can do when given the chance to play, not just few cameos here and there, then people will start understanding how tame their perception of good performances(especially for an AM) is.
As I wrote in the Rooney thread, Mourinho's plotting is well underway.
Good.
Good.
Indeed.
It's the equivalent of a manager saying to all his employees that a particular employee named Dave, is untouchable. He can be rude, obnoxious, lazy and counter productive....but he will never receive any action against him.
Poor management.
I've seen this quote thrown around all the time, but did LVG actually say it? Not that I don't believe you, I just genuinely don't remember ever hearing it from him.
José obviously has an agenda. Maybe José Mourinho should ask José Mourinho why world-class managers like José Mourinho continue to select Rooney. Or something.But isn't he contractually bound to play every single minute of every single game?