I blame Jose.
He is trying too hard to be a different man / manager. The Jose I used to know wouldn't give a damn about what anyone thinks or says. He would go to war with any player who challenged his authority or burn down the house if necessary to win even if that means walking out in the third season. But these days, this Jose wants to say all the right things, play a player if the fans and media demand it and even give the player an arm band. I was surprised during his last interview when he refused to talk about individual players because 'if I do that, you, pundits and everyone will criticize me....' (or something like that). The real Jose would never have cared. He would have dried some hair out there.
He is also trying to play the football people want and he is doing a terrible job of it. His kind of football was good enough: park the bus, get the ball, strike hard and win the trophies. To do that, he recruited warriors and benched sissies.
I think he is too desperate for the United Job. The real Jose was the guy whining during pre-season when the board failed to recruit. That was the real Jose. He would let you know exactly how he felt. The real Jose never cared much about age in recruiting. He brought in a player if he thought the player was tough enough to go to war. He wouldn't stick to a Martial or a Rashford just to look good. He would sell anyone that wanted out or bench anyone that cost him points. Simple.
This is why I have come to agree with those who want Jose out and who say he is a bad fit. Unless the board backs him up 100% and that includes buying who he wants, giving him full control over the squad and allowing him to play how he wants to play, then there is absolutely no point retaining Mourinho. For me, it is as simple as that.
But make no mistake about it, the same conditions will have to apply to anyone else that replaces Jose for us to experience success. Full squad / footballing control plus plenty of time to sort things out or nothing. As things stand, even Mr. Guardiola will struggle to achieve anything worthwhile at United unless we make some fundamental changes.
He is trying too hard to be a different man / manager. The Jose I used to know wouldn't give a damn about what anyone thinks or says. He would go to war with any player who challenged his authority or burn down the house if necessary to win even if that means walking out in the third season. But these days, this Jose wants to say all the right things, play a player if the fans and media demand it and even give the player an arm band. I was surprised during his last interview when he refused to talk about individual players because 'if I do that, you, pundits and everyone will criticize me....' (or something like that). The real Jose would never have cared. He would have dried some hair out there.
He is also trying to play the football people want and he is doing a terrible job of it. His kind of football was good enough: park the bus, get the ball, strike hard and win the trophies. To do that, he recruited warriors and benched sissies.
I think he is too desperate for the United Job. The real Jose was the guy whining during pre-season when the board failed to recruit. That was the real Jose. He would let you know exactly how he felt. The real Jose never cared much about age in recruiting. He brought in a player if he thought the player was tough enough to go to war. He wouldn't stick to a Martial or a Rashford just to look good. He would sell anyone that wanted out or bench anyone that cost him points. Simple.
This is why I have come to agree with those who want Jose out and who say he is a bad fit. Unless the board backs him up 100% and that includes buying who he wants, giving him full control over the squad and allowing him to play how he wants to play, then there is absolutely no point retaining Mourinho. For me, it is as simple as that.
But make no mistake about it, the same conditions will have to apply to anyone else that replaces Jose for us to experience success. Full squad / footballing control plus plenty of time to sort things out or nothing. As things stand, even Mr. Guardiola will struggle to achieve anything worthwhile at United unless we make some fundamental changes.
