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There are other managers who are more pragmatic. They will alter their tactics and their manner of playing completely as they feel the situation demands; they care only about the result, and not so much, if at all, about the manner in which the result is obtained. Mourinho is, in my view, probably the best contemporary exponent of this latter approach. He is entirely happy to play extremely defensive, aesthetically poor football (the most obvious example would be Inter's performance at the Camp Nou in their Champions League winning season, where he was happy to give up entirely on keeping possession of the ball, simply so that his players would remain properly positioned) if he thinks this is the best way to achieve the desired result, just as he is to play on the counter with all the emphasis on direct, rapid transitions, or to play an expansive, intricate, possession oriented game with a high defensive line (as Madrid have for most of this season, even switching at times to a Ajax style 3-3-1-3 to best facilitate this). So although you might see a Mourinho team play somewhat like a Bielsa team, for instance, you would never a Bielsa team play as Inter did at the Camp Nou. That, to me, is the big difference. This was the basic point I was making in my prior post and, frankly, I don't see where the disagreement is based on what you've written above. |
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Possibly so, it's a close call though. I just think that with the better standand of players he has now, he should have them more disciplined. |
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