Man Utd Thread:

[Milltown Row2]

Will Kane be back for the semi?

Doubt it, spurs playing well without him

[mrdeeds]

Will Kane be back for the semi?

Doubt it, spurs playing well without him

Played one game without him.so far.

[Milltown Row2]

Will Kane be back for the semi?

Doubt it, spurs playing well without him

Played one game without him.so far.

And they were good?

[mrdeeds]

Will Kane be back for the semi?

Doubt it, spurs playing well without him

Played one game without him.so far.

And they were good?

Exceptional. Bet Swansea. Their manager said before game wasn't bothered. Think you need more than one game to see how goes. They definitely weaker without him but Son flying.

[Milltown Row2]

Will Kane be back for the semi?

Doubt it, spurs playing well without him

Played one game without him.so far.

And they were good?

Exceptional. Bet Swansea. Their manager said before game wasn't bothered. Think you need more than one game to see how goes. They definitely weaker without him but Son flying.

Swansea beat Liverpool not that long ago 2nd best team in the league

[magpie seanie]

It's starting to feel like the beginning of the end for Jose. Building up for a meltdown.

It's the same all the time now. Say some ridiculous shit to deflect from the utter failures of your management. Sooner he's gone the better.

[GetOverTheBar]

It's starting to feel like the beginning of the end for Jose. Building up for a meltdown.

I give him to end of September / Early November next year.

Has all the hallmarks of the Chelsea exit here, although he never went after any of their players like he's done with Shaw.

[magpie seanie]

It's starting to feel like the beginning of the end for Jose. Building up for a meltdown.

I give him to end of September / Early November next year.

Has all the hallmarks of the Chelsea exit here, although he never went after any of their players like he's done with Shaw.

No - that time it was victimising and libelling the doctor for doing her job that lost him the dressing room.

[OgraAnDun]

It's starting to feel like the beginning of the end for Jose. Building up for a meltdown.

I give him to end of September / Early November next year.

Has all the hallmarks of the Chelsea exit here, although he never went after any of their players like he's done with Shaw.

No - that time it was victimising and libelling the doctor for doing her job that lost him the dressing room.

The major difference here is that he seems to have the backing of the board. I really don't know what to make of it, but if you watch the post-match press conference for the Brighton match and put it together with his comments and 12 minute rant from the Seville game, he is feeling the pressure.

[GetOverTheBar]

It's starting to feel like the beginning of the end for Jose. Building up for a meltdown.

I give him to end of September / Early November next year.

Has all the hallmarks of the Chelsea exit here, although he never went after any of their players like he's done with Shaw.

No - that time it was victimising and libelling the doctor for doing her job that lost him the dressing room.

The major difference here is that he seems to have the backing of the board. I really don't know what to make of it, but if you watch the post-match press conference for the Brighton match and put it together with his comments and 12 minute rant from the Seville game, he is feeling the pressure.

There is a school of thought that Mourinho is making an attempt to gain 'total' control at United.

At Real / Chelsea he could never gain total control of transfers.

There was an article I read recently, maybe on the telegraph - I'll try and find it that raises some very good points, Ferguson / Charlton views have been marginalised since the Moyles debacle, Woodward is not a football man meaning Jose is playing some aggressive politics.

[yellowcard]

Mourinho with his comments has helped create an environment where some type of player split may occur in the dressing room. He has heaped excessive praise on Matic and Lukaku to a lesser extent showing them that they are his men and can be trusted whilst just about everyone else does not have the personality to play for Man Utd. The singling out of Luke Shaw is slightly bizarre since he has been no worse than many other players to the casual observer. Lukaku stated in an interview at the weekend that there will be a lot of new players coming in over the summer (I don't know how he can even state this unless he is part of the management team) which would not have sat well with me if I was one of his team mates.

I just don't see any upside of Mourinho publicly slating his players in the manner that he has. However it is not a surprise since he has always embraced and sought confrontation no matter the consequences and he has the safety of net of knowing that he has recently signed a contract extension and will still pick up another lucrative job somewhere should he be sacked.

[Milltown Row2]

Publically slating players seems to be the last resort, but he made a lot of valid points

[johnnycool]

It's starting to feel like the beginning of the end for Jose. Building up for a meltdown.

I give him to end of September / Early November next year.

Has all the hallmarks of the Chelsea exit here, although he never went after any of their players like he's done with Shaw.

No - that time it was victimising and libelling the doctor for doing her job that lost him the dressing room.

The major difference here is that he seems to have the backing of the board. I really don't know what to make of it, but if you watch the post-match press conference for the Brighton match and put it together with his comments and 12 minute rant from the Seville game, he is feeling the pressure.

There is a school of thought that Mourinho is making an attempt to gain 'total' control at United.

At Real / Chelsea he could never gain total control of transfers.

There was an article I read recently, maybe on the telegraph - I'll try and find it that raises some very good points, Ferguson / Charlton views have been marginalised since the Moyles debacle, Woodward is not a football man meaning Jose is playing some aggressive politics.

Chris?

[GetOverTheBar]

It's starting to feel like the beginning of the end for Jose. Building up for a meltdown.

I give him to end of September / Early November next year.

Has all the hallmarks of the Chelsea exit here, although he never went after any of their players like he's done with Shaw.

No - that time it was victimising and libelling the doctor for doing her job that lost him the dressing room.

The major difference here is that he seems to have the backing of the board. I really don't know what to make of it, but if you watch the post-match press conference for the Brighton match and put it together with his comments and 12 minute rant from the Seville game, he is feeling the pressure.

There is a school of thought that Mourinho is making an attempt to gain 'total' control at United.

At Real / Chelsea he could never gain total control of transfers.

There was an article I read recently, maybe on the telegraph - I'll try and find it that raises some very good points, Ferguson / Charlton views have been marginalised since the Moyles debacle, Woodward is not a football man meaning Jose is playing some aggressive politics.

Chris?

Maybe....he had a funny period for awhile too before people had enough!

[yellowcard]

Publically slating players seems to be the last resort, but he made a lot of valid points

He accused players of hiding or not showing personality. Now that may well be true in some cases but it was well down the list of obvious problems that has resulted in serious under performance all season. 

He accused players of hiding and lacking personality, yet he doesn't want players to pass the ball through the midfield, he wants to play 2 holding midfielders and play it long from the back looking to get on the end of second balls and knockdowns. As an example he chose Fellaini over Mata in the biggest game of the season. It has deflected the conversation away from his own agricultural style football. He has accused the players of playing with fear when this is the very trait that forms the basis of his playing style in big games. Play it tight, take no risks, full backs stay back in position, get it forward quickly and hope for a set piece or a mistake from the opponent. Yet he has made this all about the players and some people continue to lap it up.