You don't think world class players watching the other night wouldn't of been inspired by that?I'd say a decent amount but not significant enough.
Can't imagine us pulling off a Pogba signing without someone like Jose in charge.
Lindelof started being good at the end of Jose's reign too.
We were not the only ones interested in Lukaku, so Jose might have a hand there as well.
At least from a squad point of view, he deserves credit.
From a footballing point of view, not so much.
I think the days of players getting just inspired by such things are gone.You don't think world class players watching the other night wouldn't of been inspired by that?
You are just jealous because he won the World Cup for France.Oh God, it's the return of 'He built the foundations!'
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And Eurovision, mate.You are just jealous because he won the World Cup for France.
Bollocks, we don't really play attacking football especially against a team superior than us, the win against Spurs, Arsenal, draw vs Liverpool and yesterday was a very Mourinho-esque performance , He would be proud seeing his philosophy is still being implemented after he left. What Ole brought to us is simply a good positive vibe that enable the player to play to their full potential.Ole - Mourinho = Attacking football + Simplicity + Trust + Belief + Positivity
I still can't believe it how a team can change in so little time!
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I'm a cynic, and even I don't believe that.I think the days of players getting just inspired by such things are gone.
Sure you'll see one off exceptions, but unless Ole becomes a household name in world football with a few trophies under his belt, I don't think too much will change w.r.t attracting the absolute top talent from other leagues.
I know, it will take time, which is alright.
Agree and that is the way he helped us this season. Made everything so bad that the next manager could get momentum from only a little bit of positivity. We have seen it with Mourinho before that after he fecked up bad other managers have done much better after. Leicester did struggle for relegation and then turned it around and used that momentum to win the league.Speaking for myself but it might be the same for others. When you’ve been in a really dark room and someone turns the light on that light seems a hell of a lot brighter than if it had been at the same level all along.
For me United have been in a really dark place for a long time but now there’s a light and not at the end of a tunnel but shining all around.
I thought I was the only one. I said Jose would ruin this club and as a result was kicked out of a local United supporters club on FB.First of, I want to be clear that I'm one who was strongly against Mourinho's appointment. In fact, I had not been posting ever since he was made manager, not even when we won the "treble". To me, Mourinho is the
antithesis of what Man Utd is, and I'm relieved as anyone when he was finally sacked.
Our recent victories where we won with less possession and less shots has elicit a lot of comments on the irony of it, that Ole's team are more success at Mourinho's football than Mourinho is at Utd.
This struck me - how much of the current defensive organisation and solidity is down to Mourinho, which Ole inherited?
Case in point, when Roberto Martinez took over Everton from Moyes back in 2013, his first season was seen as a huge success. Everton while still being solid defensively, which is a hallmark of Moyes' reign, were now also good at moving the ball forward. Everton finished that season above us for the 1st time ever since EPL started. I remembered people also using this to deride Moyes for holding Everton back (given how shite Moyes were for us during that season).
However subsequently, Martinez's Everton began to fall apart in the following seasons. It soon became apparent that Martinez has inherited a team that was very well drilled in defensive play by Moyes. Once the Martinez has fully changed Everton to his style, it was very clear that his Everton were an exact mirror of Martinez's Wigan - exciting going forward but porous at the back.
So this comes back to my title - how much of our current defensive play is down to the remnants of Mourinho's training? Will Ole be truly tested (god damn I hate myself for typing this) once he has a full preseason with the team?
Wait until United win 4 Champions Leagues in the next 5 years and you're asking him to come back by 2025Oh God, it's the return of 'He built the foundations!'
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LVG did buy Martial, Shaw and Herrera! He gave Lingard a lot of time. He also played Rashford when we had everyone out with injuries and it worked! Foundations!This thread
If anything our defence began improvement under LVG. Let's credit him with Ole's terrific results too. Fecksake.
Yep.If mou wasn't so destructive and incompetent then ole would have never managed us. That's all
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That is the good thing with Mourinho at least. He either wins or mess it up so bad in terms of man managemen that he gets fired and the new guy get a bounce effect.If mou wasn't so destructive and incompetent then ole would have never managed us. That's all