Exactly, its one thing pointing out what others should have done, but people forget, the manager may train the players, and put forth the tactics, but once the players take to the field, it's on them. There is **** all the manager can do. A lot of the time it is easy to see whether the failing is down to the manager or the players.
If the players tactics are wrong, or they are playing in the wrong positions, then it is the manager.
If it is down to a lack of concentration and individual mistakes, then its the players.
With Chelsea last season, you could see the fault lay with the players, and not with Jose.
They had stopped playing for him, and in a just world, Roman would have sacked the squad and let Jose buy a new one.
But if the players and the manager are not getting on, it's easier and cheaper to ditch and replace the one manager, rather than half a dozen players. So I did sympathise with Roman this time around.
Partly true bod. But i think part of that is to blame on the manager. They are the ones that shift lift the players or change the system if thinks are not working.
As much as we love mourinho, his lack of dropping of players was criminal. Ivan and Fab were abysmal last season and he carried on playing them even though they offered nothing
As you have admitted yourself, I've always said Mourinho adapts to suit the teams he manages. Granted you didn't watch him manage Real Madrid but it was a completely different club, different dynamics, different stadium, different expectations, different style. He ALWAYS focused first on the defensive side of his team, but going forward, his style at RM was very different to CFC. At Manchester United I expect him to lean towards his approach at RM because the style/approach/tradition/expectations are much closer.
