Jose Mourinho is expected to replace Louis
van Gaal as Manchester United boss this
week, but here are 10 reasons why the Old
Trafford outfit might want to reconsider...


1. TACTICALLY OUTDATED | Ever since taking
over Real Madrid in 2010, Mourinho has not
evolved in a strategic sense. While his
favoured 4-2-3-1 system is still popular in
the Premier League, none of Barcelona,
Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus
or Atletico Madrid use it. Mourinho’s
philosophy of a rigid formation protected by
a flat back four and double midfield pivot has
become predictable and overly pragmatic.


2. ANTI-FOOTBALL, NOT ATTACKING
FOOTBALL | One of the principle reasons for
sacking Van Gaal is his sterile brand of
possession football. It is farcical, then, that
in a bid to bring the buzz back to Old
Trafford, United have now turned to a coach
renowned for a defence-orientated,
counterattacking game. Against top
opposition, Mourinho's teams nearly always
set out to destroy rather than create. Hardly
'the Manchester United way'.


3. HOMEGROWN HATER | Jose Mourinho's
record of bringing young players through the
ranks – or lack of one – is infamous. Would
the likes of Jesse Lingard, Cameron
Borthwick-Jackson, Marcus Rashford or
Timothy Fosu-Mensah have broken into the
first team under Mourinho? No chance.


4. COMPLETE STYLE CHANGE | Antonio Conte
and Pep Guardiola are coaches who have
been hired to develop the existing styles and
tactics already deployed at Chelsea and
Manchester City. Mourinho's tactics are
nothing like what Louis van Gaal has been
playing at Man Utd, so the team will have to
start again from scratch.


5. NO CLASS, NO DIPLOMACY | Whatever
one's views on Manchester United's
supposed moral high ground, it is easy to
understand why club legend Bobby Charlton
was against appointing Mourinho as Alex
Ferguson's successor. He's eye-gouged a
fellow coach, played a direct role in the
retirement of a referee and, most recently,
made a female team doctor's position
completely untenable. Charlton said that
while Ferguson respected Mourinho, "he
doesn't like him too much". Few do.


6. RELATIONSHIP WITH JORGE MENDES | The
most powerful agent in the world, Mendes is
so close to Mourinho that he reportedly had
his own office at Real Madrid during his
friend’s reign. This has led to many of
Mendes’ players moving to Mourinho clubs,
but will this be healthy for Man Utd? The
laughable loan signing of Mendes client
Radamel Falcao for Chelsea last summer
illustrates the risks of such a relationship.


7. SHORT-TERM BLINKERS | Instant success
is everything Mourinho stands for and why
he's being hired, but that's not what Fergie
saw as the Manchester United way. Any talk
of the club developing a dynasty will be
torpedoed and all that will matter is the next
result, the next win, the next trophy.


8. MAN UTD BOARDROOM BATTLE | Transfer
chief Ed Woodward is believed to be the
architect of Mourinho's impending arrival at
Old Trafford but few others at boardroom
level are convinced the Portuguese should be
hired, including Ferguson. If Mourinho flops,
the pressure to turn form around will mount
rapidly.


9. POOR PEP RECORD | One of the biggest
challenges for Man Utd next season will be
competing with Manchester City and
Guardiola. Although he's had the occasional
success, the 2010 Champions League most
memorably, his record vs Pep's Barcelona
while at Real Madrid was noticeably inferior.


10. MIXED TRANSFER RECORD | Over £300
million has been thrown away on transfers
like Marouane Fellaini, Memphis Depay and
Angel Di Maria since Ferguson retired in
2013. Meanwhile, Mourinho's transfer record
is littered with expensive flops like Ricardo
Quaresma, Amantino Mancini and Nuri Sahin,
as well as terrible sales like Kevin De Bruyne,
Mohamed Salah and Arjen Robben.

when madrid apointed zidane as the new coach,guys like u gave 40 reasons why he is the wrong man.but now we are seeing different thing.abeg leave that matter joor!!

Vick4rill:
when madrid apointed zidane as the new coach,guys like u gave 40 reasons why he is the wrong man.but now we are seeing different thing.abeg leave that matter joor!!

Needn't anyone to tell me that you're united fan

I have these questions for you and others alike:


After insulting Mourinho for many years, how
will Man United fans relate with him now

Will you guys also call him the 'Special One'

amodu:

Needn't anyone to tell me that you're united fan
I have these questions for you and others alike:

After insulting Mourinho for many years, how will Man United fans relate with him now
Will you guys also call him the 'Special One'

yes!!