If he does, might he consider coming to O.T. full story here - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/9032950/Jose-Mourinho-to-quit-as-Real-Madrid-manager-in-June.html
That would mean Fergie retires, and Fergie just said he'll be here for three more years. I doubt Mourinho would go anywhere if wasn't going to be number 1.
Honestly, would you have Mourhino at Old Trafford? I would have thought his tactics and antics wouldn't be your thing... More Pep Guardiola I'd have said...
Well, considering the very limited pool of managers that might, at some stage fill SAF's boots, I think JM is a very likely candidate. We've all read the strories naming Moyes, Ole and everyone else, but in truth the nature of the football business is such that only proven talent will be chosen to succeed SAF. World class football is not the platform to give some wanabee a tilt at the job so probably only a handful of established names are in the frame and JM must be one. Regardless of what SAF has just said regarding staying on for another three years, this statement from JM's people (if true) must be a game-changer for the board at OT. Should we not get him this summer he will likely sign a long-term contract elsewhere and so wouldn't be available when we need him. I honestly think JM wanted the challenge of managing in Spain, he's had a crack at that now, but I believe his real love lies in managing in the premier league. He will have matured as a person, his knowledge of the game and tactics will have improved - plus, he is a charasmatic character who would help draw real talent to OT, something you wouldn't get with the likes of Moyes at the helm (no disrespect to DM who I think is a very good manager). My Summer dream then - JM at the helm, Quatar give us another go or the Singapore float goes ahead and we get some cash for real talent. Just a thought.
Sounds like a summer nightmare to me. An owner who will insist on buying success and thus will ditch all our young players, and a manager who will expect to be bigger than the club, and will also ditch all our exciting prospects in favour of tried and true dull as ditchwater "effective" football. We'd probably win some trophies with him, but it wouldn't be worth the long term problems it could cause. I'd rather take a gamble on someone who knows the club and the style of play and maybe doesn't have all that much experience. After all, Guardiola had precisely **** all experience when he took on the Barca job and he did great, likewise with Paisley and Busby. And Shankly and SAF had pretty limited experiences when they started out, much like Mourinho at Porto. In fact, a lot of the times clubs appoint managers with "proven" track records it can go a bit tits up (Ancelotti, Houllier, Benitez and Sven spring to mind...)
This It is possible that Mourinho is ready to settle down and start his own dynasty, but I doubt it. I still vote for Ole to succeed SAF. Or maybe Comas he would have the best press conferences.
I can't see United wanting him, his football is total garbage and he's not exactly a nice bloke is he? he would ruin the image of United totally, your better off going for an English manager.... like erm... Roy Hodgson.
Is SAF like by anyone but United fans? Not many, but most admit he's a fantastic manager, possibly the best ever. I don't watch La Liga, but if Madrid is scoring for fun, then it can't be that boring. Italian football in general is boring so we can't really judge him on his time at inter in terms of play style.
He's not liked but he's does'nt go around gouging opposition coache's and he is not anywhere near as horrible as Jose. When Jose took over Madrid were playing nice but losing to Barca now he has turned them into a bunch of hacking, diving, cheating hoofer's. They look ok when they are playing someone terrible that will lay down for them at home but manager's at Madrid get judged by what they do against Barca and the style of football they play. They have sacked many a manger based on not playing attractive football and they are starting to get sick of Jose now.
I agree with the vast majority of this. The only bits I disagree with are that I can't help but like Mourinho and have this, probably fanciful, notion that if he came to us it might just be a marriage made in heaven and he'd settle down and be a great manager, playing less pragmatic football than he does now, long term. The only other thing is that Fergie was unproven, he had just broken the biggest duopoly in football in taking Aberdeen to the SPL title, rarely done before and never done since, and the ECWC so he wasn't quite unproven. In fact, he was absolutely ideal to take on the United job, all we need is a bloody replica!!
I'd like to think that too, but then if he can't do it with Kaka, Ronaldo, Alonso, Benzema, Ozil, Di Maria and a near unlimited budget with Real I now seriously doubt he will ever be able to do it. True, but then it was all in the Scottish league, which is pretty limited experience compared to the PL. And do you not remember that other manager who broke the big duopoly in La Liga and won the UEFA Cup then flopped horribly in the PL? Remember him? I'll give you a hint - his name starts with Rafa and ends with AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA He wouldn't have been ideal for Utd...
Real Madrid are top of la liga. Barcelona cant get anywhere near em. I think Real Madrid will knock Barcelona out of the CL this season.
I can understand why Mourinho would be a popular candidate. His credentials are outstanding and seemingly a guarantee of success. For me, I would like Manchester United to replicate the principles used to identify Ferguson and what they have done since they recruited him. I want a promising manager to have the chance to step up to a bigger club. I want a manager who is committed to playing attacking/entertaining football in the traditional United way. I want a manager to who will be committed to a long management spell - 8-10 years. I want a manager who is committed to the youth system and offer the good players an opportunity at first team football. I want a manager who has excelled, where possible, on limited resources. I want a manager who has managed a variety of footballers, nationalities and temperaments. I want the manager to be offered stability by the Glazers/Board, and a firm commitment to let him have the opportunity to build his own team. I want David Moyes.
It wasn't the premier league back then though, just the plain old football league. I doubt a successful SPL manager would be looked at as a candidate anymore. The Benitez bit is very, very true though. Shudder at the thought.
I should qualify what I mean by this, the step up from the SPL to the football league was nowhere near as vast back then as it is now, which is why I'm saying that Fergie was well qualified in my opinion.
The LMA Manager of the Year Award is voted by fellow managers and the winner can come from any of the four professional leagues. To date only two have come from outside the Premier League, 1997 winner Danny Wilson who guided Barnsley into the Premier League and 2006 winner Steve Coppell who lead Reading to win the Championship. However on only five occasions has the winner of the top flight won the award. Winners by individual Manager Name Wins Winning Years Alex Ferguson 3 1999, 2008, 2011 David Moyes 3 2003, 2005, 2009 Arsène Wenger 2 2002, 2004 Steve Coppell 2 2006, 2007 Joe Kinnear 1 1994 Frank Clark 1 1995 Peter Reid 1 1996 Danny Wilson 1 1997 Dave Jones 1 1998 Alan Curbishley 1 2000 George Burley 1 2001 Roy Hodgson 1 2010 Manager of the Decade Award Decade Country Name 1990s Scotland Alex Ferguson 2000s Scotland David Moyes
Yeah I was a bit confused by that at first! True, back when SAF took charge it was a much bigger achievement than it would have been now. But then he was much less qualified than other managers like Ancelotti and Benitez, who have been much less successful despite having similar resources and a better starting point. So I'm not sure the level of qualification will really be a great guide to who will be the best person to take over - I'd rather go for someone with the right attitude and attributes that with the right CV. Moyes would probably be my preference right now - Tucker has made the case for him, and it'd piss the scousers off no end which is just a bonus
Yeah I agree, he's a valid candidate in my opinion for what that's worth. It would be nice to think the current regime in charge would look at managers such as him with an excellent record domestically of managing players and budgets. Unlike the previous lot who saw Eriksson as a candidate for ****s sake. I'm not sure how the Glazers would approach this one, they don't give too much away and if they are advised by Fergie and obviously Gill it could be that they don't go down the european big name route.
Say what you want about the Glazers, but they're pretty smart owners. They understand that success brings more money, and they let Fergie have full control. Whether or not they had any say in transfer of Hernandez and Park, but they have brought us a whole new set of fans from Asia and Mexico. As long as they put money back in the club and give the manager support. I'm content.
