Well, we don't have a deal and suddenly Chelsea link appears. Don't buy it myself. A journalist nowadays will print anything he gets from his "sources" whether it's from England or any other country.
Hazard's just had his best season and by the time Jose was finished with him he was a fecking shell of the player. Ronaldo and him don't get on because Jose had no choice but to cater the team to him, he wanted Ronaldo to track back all the time and he didn't want to, Ronaldo got his way.
4-4-2, pretty much. We played lots of times like this after Zlatan got injured. Mourinho knows Rashford can't play alone upfront.
No way! In a 4-4-2, Griezmann will play mostly centrally, with Mkhitaryan on one of the wings.
I was talking if we're going with 4-2-3-1 not 4-4-2.
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So the league winners are after him not just us ? Maybe he's not that bad after all ?
Also they said in the article we targeted him but have another targets.
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Of course they will! I'll bet you none of them will be out, except perhaps (a long shot) Martial, if we get an excellent offer for what looks like Rashford's sub.
No, without Zlatan, Martial has been mostly Rashford substitute as a forward. In some particular games Martial can go to the left again, but I think his future at United lies upfront.
A lot of clubs wanted Javi Martinez, including 80% of the caf. He wasn't that unproven, it was quite clear he was very talented. All the players you just mentioned were also a lot younger, I fail to see how this compares to Perisic, who is actually known, just not known to be very good.
You clearly talking bollocks again. Jose let Ronaldo free and let Di Maria add the balance to the team by tracking back. Just like Fergie did by putting Park on the other side. Ozil was the best playmaker in Europe under Jose. So was Sneijder.
wum?
Jose was so great with that Madrid team that Ronaldo, Ramos and Casillas actively sought to get him out, but yes, there was no problems, and I didn't say he only likes workhorses, I said he likes workhorse wingers, but just keep making shit up.
exactly. Especially after Javi and Herrera schooled Carrick and an ageing Scholes on ball possession. It was Barcelona vs United all over again
With all due respect that would be crazy.
Yes dear because players at Chelsea and Real Madrid have never previously got rid of managers or downed tools. They had the same manager for decades in your fantasy world and then evil Jose came along. Zidane will stay at Real Madrid for 10 years like Ancelotti, Pellegrinni, Benitez and Mourinho before him.
I think it's you who's talking bollocks. He didn't let Ronaldo do anything. He asked Ronaldo to track back and Ronaldo told him to feck off. But because Ronaldo is bigger than Mourinho, he had to grudgingly adapt to Ronaldo's wishes. It wasn't his choice. After that they never really talked to each other. It's all pretty well documented.
why?
Not the best example. Zlatan and Rashford are our two primary strikers. Martial has played as a left forward most times in his appearances this season. He was deployed as a forward in Zlatan's absence to cover for Rashford who needed to best rested for the Europa league. Our only other true striking option would've been Rooney but Martial is a much better example.
Di Maria wasn't particularly tracking back, Mourinho's Real Madrid is everything I want to see from him, he built a solid back six and left his attackers alone. It's Ancelotti who transformed Di Maria into a workhorse.
I'm talking bollocks and gives me article written by Balague.
Awww settle down kiddie, Uncle Jose will be along soon to tuck you in and tell you about how the Real Madrid and Chelsea players were all to blame for everything and he is completely innocent, it'll be in your fairytale collection along with sleeping beauty, night sweet prince.
Di Maria and Ozil especially in the Classico games at the Nou Camp put on some fine defensive to counter performances. But that was really the only game Jose had to go defensive for in La Liga. The rest of the games he didn't because he knew his team was better than the rest.
It's more than you can produce atm. There's plenty of articles including some with quotes from Mourinho about how Ronaldo would not adapt to his tactics. But laugh onI'm talking bollocks and gives me article written by Balague.
And we aren't starting next season with Zlatan, nor with a similar and equally imposing player, are we?
I was just thinking that this scenario could happen.
Your article again mentions nothing about tracking back. Mourinho called Ronaldo a know it all. Which is correct as he wouldn't take tactical instructions from Ancelotti too and instead telling Ancelotti what to do.
I rate Perisic for reasonable price. Brozovic on the other hand is talented but with some doubts about his attitude. Also where would he play? Herrera is way better.
Cannot say yet, as our transfer business has not concluded. The difference between the situation you just described, and the one now is that Jose actually has the chance to sign another striker whereas then and there he had to make do with the resources at his disposal. I'm not disputing that Martial's future may lie as a CF but as of right now I think it's safe to assume he will continue in his current position where he has been deployed by Mourinho all season barring the end. Rashford has performed better than him as a central striker - and that's why Rashford started up front in the Europa final.
I'll be very surprised if either us or Chelsea will pay that much for him. Inter are pricing themselves out with that figure.
Did he specifically mention our name?
60m is nothing and we need another player in midfield. Brozovic is a good player and relatively young. Inter want 50m for Perisic alone, we would probably meet ata round 40m. I would chuck in another 20m and get both. We have a lot of money to spend and would cover 2 positions with 60m, i dont see the issue.
Perisic is fast for a normal player but average for a winger. Faster than Mata, slower than Rashford or Martial, probably about the same as Mkhitaryan but not as fast with the ball at his feet.
