Mourinho

Suprised me last night, his side were alot more attacking than i thought they would of been, scoring the early goal i expected them to sit tight until the 60/70th minute and then go for it but they actually played very well and went for it early in the 1st half.

It's obvious he wants the job when/if Fergie retires.

Anybody else warming to him?

He's not special anymore.

Originally Posted by That Boy Ronaldo!

It's obvious he wants the job when/if Fergie retires.

Anybody else warming to him?

He'll probably be looking for one soon

Originally Posted by dodger

He'll probably be looking for one soon

Yup.

Don't think he's endeared himself to the inter fanss pimping himself to any big club he can and he's done no better than the last manager in the CL, which is why they brought him in.

He had no choice but attack. They needed to score, didn't. Tough shit, not good enough.

Originally Posted by wiganste

He had no choice but attack. They needed to score, didn't. Tough shit, not good enough.

Agreed. Their task yesterday was simple; score a goal. If anything they should have been more attacking because they could afford to concede a goal. They should have started with Adriano instead of Balotelli.

Wouldn't want Mourinho anywhere near Old Trafford.

In fairness to him, he was very gracious in defeat too. No bitching, no ref slagging. He bemoaned their missed chances, but confessed 'they are stronger than us'.

But over the two games, his Inter side were very poor. I was surprised.

now he's not at chelsea, I am warming to him. He's got more presence than just about any other manager in the modern game, and the fact he speaks both Portuguese and English (along with Premier League experience) puts him in pole position to take the reigns over the current squad.

I liked what he said he about the grounds man (?) if that's what how descirbe the position. That they're on first name terms. And I liked what he said about him essentially owing his career to Old Trafford. Top Red (nearly).

Cow's opinion anyway, fergie's going nowhere for a long while.

Originally Posted by Teville

now he's not at chelsea, I am warming to him. He's got more presence than just about any other manager in the modern game, and the fact he speaks both Portuguese and English (along with Premier League experience) puts him in pole position to take the reigns over the current squad.

I liked what he said he about the grounds man (?) if that's what how descirbe the position. That they're on first name terms. And I liked what he said about him essentially owing his career to Old Trafford. Top Red (nearly).

Shouldn't even be a factor. Perhaps a handy coincidence but hardly a worthy criteria for the manager of United

Originally Posted by dodger

Shouldn't even be a factor. Perhaps a handy coincidence but hardly a worthy criteria for the manager of United

If it helps keeps the current contingent at the club I'd say its a [SIZE="7"]MASSIVE factor.

Seriously say Fergie went at the end of the season, I'd be much happier knowing that the bulk of the players would give the new manager a chance (i.e. Ronaldo and Anderson in particular). It would be a big help if they could understand each other in their natural tongues.

Better get a manager who speaks serbian then, if we want to keep Vidic. Oh and again, Fergie aint going nowhere.

i honestly cannot stand the little shit and his 'look at me everybody!' attitude. he is like a 6 year old with add.

throwing his medals into the crowd, coming out onto the pitch during the warm up/before the players at the start of the game, always making sure he gets the limelight etc. all completely galling.

he hasn't got the class to be the next united manager, imo.

Its either him or Lippi for me.

no-ones got Fergies class though. Big big shoes to fill.

Originally Posted by Jack Duckworth

i honestly cannot stand the little shit and his 'look at me everybody!' attitude. he is like a 6 year old with add.

throwing his medals into the crowd, coming out onto the pitch during the warm up/before the players at the start of the game, always making sure he gets the limelight etc. all completely galling.

he hasn't got the class to be the next united manager, imo.

I see all that as a glaringly obvious ploy by him to deflect the attention away from his players & onto himself. Same with press conferences, interviews, post match chats etc. No one talks about his players, they all appreciate how he wrestles the pressure from them & onto himself. He'll probably cark it in 10 years due to the pressure he puts on himself.

If his teams played a lot more like they did last night & less like they have for the last 6 years or so I'd be more inclined to vouch for him taking over when the time comes. But I don't think he's got it in him to allow the players to express themselves in the same way Fergie encourages players. That may change the closer he gets to potentially getting the United job & the experience of watching us & Barca do well playing attacking football.

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Better get a manager who speaks serbian then, if we want to keep Vidic. Oh and again, Fergie aint going nowhere.

When dya think he'll finally go?

Originally Posted by The Return of JC

When dya think he'll finally go?

I reckon he's at least another 3 years. By that time Phelan will no doubt be renowned the world over for his defensive coaching genius and i'd imagine he'll be accepted by everyone as Fergies natural successor, well as long as he goes on some language courses.

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

I reckon he's at least another 3 years. By that time Phelan will no doubt be renowned the world over for his defensive coaching genius and i'd imagine he'll be accepted by everyone as Fergies natural successor, well as long as he goes on some language courses.

Phelan - G.Neville dream ticket. Paulo Sousa in as portugese liasion. Milan Milutinovic to tuck the Serbs in at night.

Originally Posted by dodger

Phelan - G.Neville dream ticket. Paulo Sousa in as portugese liasion. Milan Milutinovic to tuck the Serbs in at night.

You had me at dream ticket.