One thing you can give Jose credit for, he doesn't seem easily embarrassed. He can make comments to the press about needing more money during a run of draws to Leicester, Burnley, and Southampton, and a defeat to Bristol City. This despite having signed a MF and striker for 100 million each, along with Mkhitaryan, who looks like he's booked the first plane out of here.
I felt that the manager should be given until the end of the season when we can evaluate but I honestly don't think he's going to make it. What I saw today was a team that didn't want to be there. There were a couple of isolated good performances but for the most part, everyone was shit. There were players who looked more interested in arguing or confronting the Southampton players than getting on with it.
We meanwhile never had them under any kind of sustained pressure and our decision-making in the final third was abysmal. You can make the argument that the players aren't good enough but they're not exactly working in a system that helps them. No one makes runs. Our attack is restricted to the left wing and even there Shaw or Martial will go into the final third without a supporting runner with him. Pogba is simply playing too deep to influence the game, yet Herrera stays on the bench.
Our defending is also shockingly bad for a Mourinho team. Jones needs to be showed the door. He is one of the players I think should readily go. Lindelof has improved from his first few games but always looks like he has a mistake in him. Matic even looks like he's no longer buying into this crap.
All I know is that if we fail to get top 4 and Jose is still around, he should not be back next season. He'll need a strong finish to the league because the Europa League is not there to save him this time. We should also be looking at whether those higher in the club should still be here. We've spent a fortune for nothing and deserve all the ridicule we get.