Hardly, perhaps you've got me mixed up with someone else.
Mourinho Punditry
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Hardly, perhaps you've got me mixed up with someone else.
Wouldn’t expect anything less from
Jose when it comes to analysing a team’s approach, style. His tactical understanding is superior than most people and hence comes across much better than ex players who just throw around casual words.
Jose when it comes to analysing a team’s approach, style. His tactical understanding is superior than most people and hence comes across much better than ex players who just throw around casual words.
Is there a thread jose haters dont turn into jose bashing?
Nope.
I like his punditry, would like to see him and Guardiola doing it together.
That’s a damning indictment of the experts because the general insight into football on the caf is woeful. Entertaining though
No
You have said that in just this thread.
It's a little bit messed up to be honest. Plenty of players and managers I'm not fans of. But I'm not maniacally following their holiday gigs just to show my dislike for them.
There's whole 10 other months for that.
Sir Alex and Wenger were once pundits together for a UCL final.
Well you got my point figured out lol
Didn't realsie I was either, more a fairly innocent post about him having a rest/rethink in what is a pivotal season for him coming up.
Not a dig at you, but it does seem there's a hard core of posters who are massively offended by anything even remotely not on topic, already said, or negative posted (re Jose) in threads atm, they just can't wait to tell you.
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Dead sick as I live abroad and am missing all this!
I watched some of his videos and to no ones surprise, it was excellent. Dislike the man as much as you want but his footballing knowledge and tactical acumen is second to none.
He is a chrismatic guy when he wants to be. Really hope to see more of that in his day job come July.
Sometimes it’s hard to turn down millions just to talk about stuff you know inside out. Hope he is doing a lot of scouting on the side...
I doubt anyone's offended, you're comments just seemed really out of place. There was a thread near the end of the season with a video of JM giving a lecture at a footballing university. If someone came in telling him to focus on his job and that they won't be 'sucked in' it would just be really strange.
What is there to be 'sucked in' about? He's just doing something in his free time. It's a bit like people talking about Lingard not being 'focused' because he messes around in his free time.
What adds to this is that he's actually doing something football related. He could very easily be doing some scouting and 'doing his job' as a result. Or he could be having a look at a few of our players and seeing if he can improve his usage of them.
Absolutely ridiculous. I have seen ealines like 'Mourinho slams Pogba'
'Mourinho insists Pogba does not deserve goal'
'Mourinho criticizes Pogba.'
Etc.
Some of these journalists are either plain mischevious or just too daft to interpret simple statements.
Good punditry but what a shame he’s doing that on RT
I know what you mean, when I heard that he was going to commentate for RT I did wonder what on earth had possessed him. However, having listened to him talk, it is so refreshing to hear a pundit who can talk properly about tactics. More importantly though, it is great to see Jose looking relaxed and confident, not like that defensive aggressive whiner that he presented to the TV cameras on our behalf last season.
Living abroad I don't get to see the different panels and pundits from the UK. However being curious to see pundit Mourinho I had to check him out on YouTube. As you say the thing that was pleasing was seeing him looking well, smiling, and assumingly doing something he enjoys and is good at. TBH I was beginning to believe he'd lost it seeing that stone-faced figure on the sideline week in week out. Amazing what a smile here and there can do. So I definately can't see anything wrong with him doing this and can't understand anyone getting uptight over it.
Wow I’m shocked I don’t recall that, I must have missed it. Sounds awesome.
Some posts, particularly the remarks about Jose, are sarcastic. 
Anyway, yeah, Mourinho's punditry really shows someone who knows about football, concise and on point.
Rather than talking about the important footballer's hairstyles...
Anyway, yeah, Mourinho's punditry really shows someone who knows about football, concise and on point.
Rather than talking about the important footballer's hairstyles...
Damn, missed that moment.
Couldn't find the vid, but found this. I don't know, but they work well taking turns respectably commenting a lot of things at LMA.
Can't seem to find it either.
I think it was for the 2002 champions League final in Glasgow if my memory isn't playing tricks on me .
RT is not a bad channel actually. I was in Moscow last October and came across it. Lots of interesting views on news items
I fall for it every time
Post Match Mexico vs Germany Analysis
I think Mexico today is everything Jose would love in his team. Compact and tight in defending with very fast transitions from defense to offense going forward. What United has played in these 2 years, offensively or defensively, is hardly the football Mourinho is used to do. His teams have never been that bad on the transition but I don't know why he can't get it right here.
I have listened to some of his punditry and it's what you expect from a manager. No ex-player or a fan will have the same view of football as a manager. He's saying the obvious things without trying to look revolutionary or making much fuss, which is refreshing.
I have listened to some of his punditry and it's what you expect from a manager. No ex-player or a fan will have the same view of football as a manager. He's saying the obvious things without trying to look revolutionary or making much fuss, which is refreshing.
He is adorable. Love the dimples.
Whoring himself out to a dictatorship for a little extra money. Nice.
They really aren’t that bad, even when considering their agenda.
Post Match Brazil vs Switzerland Analysis
I’m not a Russophobe at all and I have a lot of friends in Russia, but while appreciating and giving a huge credit for RT’s professionalism and the quality of their content (especially visual side), their agenda still kills it for me.
Shame, but good to see Mou in shape.
Today was his last day doing the punditry I heard? Probably grateful for it, he's had the same gear on each day he's been on the tv.
Found him a bit boring and uninteresting in general. Was expecting something else.
I heard he shops at Greggs too.
He's great at live match comments, not so great at predictions and analysis. It makes total sense, since he's a reactive type of manager.
Always a risk with people still involved in the game I find. Sometimes get the impression people are scared to be too critical in case it comes back and bites them. Just look at Neville when he slated teams for getting smashed by Barca.
https://www.rt.com/sport/432534-thailand-football-team-jose-mourinho/
Class of him to pay tribute to the heroes in Thailand.
Class of him to pay tribute to the heroes in Thailand.
I was gonna say the same. I think it’s huge for a manager to be at their healthiest. Look at Low for Germany. Looked like James Bond last go around!