His league record vs the top teams
Mourinho vs Arsenal
5 Wins - 6 Draws - 0 Losses
Mourinho Vs United
5 Wins - 4 Draws - 1 Loss
Mourinho vs Liverpool
8 Wins - 1 Draw - 2 Loss
Mourinho vs City
6 Wins - 3 Draws - 2 Loss
In 2014 he managed to go to the Etihad, Emirates, Old Trafford and Anfield while getting 10/12 points and conceding 0 goals.
He lost 1 out of his first 100 Chelsea home games.
Also thought this was impressive
Can't wait to see what he does at United.
Great post. I was trying to find those graphics earlier but was having trouble.
I know it went tits up for Jose this past season at Chelsea but I've been adamant it was more down to the team and the players than Jose himself. Although, I don't think he handled the situation the greatest, which admittedly has never been his greatest strength.
There is no manager in history probably that has guaranteed success like Jose has. There are question marks over his longitivity, but I think in the right environment he can thrive; and I honestly don't think Chelsea or Madrid or conducive to keeping managers long term anyway (evidenced by his predecessors at Madrid, I guess we'll see with Conte).
In my opinion, United gave both Moyes and LvG plenty amount of time to turn things around, maybe even too long for LvG. I think Jose knows that and will feel a lot more comfortable without answering to the player power and Abromovic factor he had to deal with at Chelsea.
Not to mention I think United is in a perfect position to have Mourinho come in and hit the ground running. There have been rumors forever about him coming in, and there's not often smoke without some fire, so I think there was some truth in the rumors. For that reason, I think Jose has been planning to come for a while and will have already identified the wholes he needs to fill; which is one of his biggest strengths IMO.
This past season United finished just behind City, and within touching distance of Spurs and Arsenal. All with LvG massively underperforming. Jose is inheriting a very under rated squad. Back in 2014 he challenged for the title with a much worse Chelsea squad that had a frontline of Torres, Ba, and Eto'o. I think he's going to come in, fill in the holes, and have United challenging from day one.
I think United fans will be delightfully surprised and rival fans will be pretty upset when they realize how well Jose and United are going to work together.