27 May 2015 12:26:06
The Mourinho comments are about as interesting as watching paint dry. Who cares?
Ultimately, Mourinho knows how to win but it has taken him 2 years to complete his Chelsea time.
LVG is also a winner and will also take two years to finish the rebuild and hopefully get us to win something.
Chelsea have failed in Europe under Mourinho and I think our style of posession football will be conducive to European success.
Once we have all the right players our style of football will be Barcelona-esq to watch with good movement, speed of passing and high possession.
I have no worries.
27 May 2015 12:33:13
I on the other hand have plenty of worries. For you to have watched what we served up the season just gone and say "you have no worries" is a worrying statement in itself.
27 May 2015 12:39:44
Next season, Jose will be under pressure from Roman to bring CL glory back to Stamford Bridge. When that doesn't happen and they win sod all next season, Jose will be off.
27 May 2015 13:19:40
LVG has turned around our playing style and our results against the top 4 are encouraging. We have had terrible injuries which has disrupted the plan. The first half of the season was poor but the second half is very promising.
I do not see why we should worry JMB. I think we will be pushing for the title next season, the players are passing much better and are matching what LVG wants. With a few more quality additions we will be flying.
27 May 2015 13:28:21
Don't worry
Be happy
Like any investment past performance is not indicative of future results.
Let's see who we can sign, if we can get through the qualifying round of the ECL, and how next season starts, before we revert to our miserable, critical, fretful, negative and obsessive selves.
No football - go swimming.
27 May 2015 13:33:27
I agree Fresh we should be pushing for the title next season. In fact we should be the real Man Utd from the off next season, not this team in transition with players who need a year to settle. I want our identity back as a free flowing attacking force. No excuses.
27 May 2015 13:34:24
JMB just take a deep breath. You seem to have lost it since the media covered what Mourinho said. What do you think should United board do in the aftermath of Mourinho comments, sack LVG? I think its time to sit back and enjoy the summer transfer window. Unlike Moyes and to a certain extent SAF, our new manager seems to know which position a new player is needed. We somehow need to find the cutting ed with all that position and LVG knows it. They are working on it and have already signed Depay which is the first step in that direction. let's wait and watch what this window has to offer. We can't just go into depression on hearing what the manager of our rivals has to say and that too just while having a little fun.
27 May 2015 13:38:15
are chelsea , city and arsenal better teams than united ?
27 May 2015 13:44:50
Jmb did you complain this much about our style of play in Alex fergusons last couple of years I mean it was hardly exciting.
Just relax let's see what additions come in and get excited for a title challenge next season
27 May 2015 13:46:25
Meant cutting edge with all that possession
27 May 2015 13:49:19
And there is no reason why we won't be as long as the new signing come in and hit the ground running. We already have Di Maria, Depay and Rooney as a front 3 which is potentially very potent and exciting.
LVG has been more cautious this year as we have had a weak defence. A strong defence will allow the creative players more freedom which should improve the attacking unit.
27 May 2015 13:52:06
I haven't lost it at all. I just find it amusing that arguably the best manager in world football is embarrassing our own manager for his "we had possession" comments. The game is played on the park not on the stats report afterwards.
27 May 2015 13:58:01
JMB,
Why the name change? I know I said I missed you yesterday but here we go again. If the game is paid on the park why are you bothered about what Mourinho is saying? Massive contradiction in that post.
27 May 2015 14:03:04
The possession game is the way forward JMB, how would you change it?
I doubt you'd even notice the comments if he had took the pi$$ out of Pep for example.
27 May 2015 14:45:50
JMB, don't you think we played well against Chelsea? Had Rooney scored would it have been a different story. In the end the difference was one player who took his chance, and it was Eden Hazard, who SAF let get away by not outbidding them when he was available. We got RVP. Who was the better long term investment?
If we can acquire a couple of difference makers for next season, we will be fine. We had hoped Falcao an di Maria would be it this time around, but the former was not, and the latter showed only glimpses. Perhaps di Maria will do better next year and Depay will add that spark. If we score 10 more goals and concede 5 less we will be up there challenging for the title.
27 May 2015 14:58:33
shawthing
so was it fergys fault we got beat of chelsea?
27 May 2015 15:10:46
I'd just like to point out that Hazard chose us over you, it was nothing to do with money offered etc
27 May 2015 15:16:22
Saim,
You are correct eden hazard did choose Chelsea over United. because you offered more money ;)
27 May 2015 16:07:43
The mood in here has gone downhill again today, certain people need there menopause medications increasing me thinks!
27 May 2015 17:23:49
Mourinho inherited a much better team with the likes of hazard, oscar a very good back line and great keeper and one waiting in the wings. He laos had the likes of Lukaku and de Bryne and Mata.
He has done what he does added a few very good players to a squad that was already pretty good. He is like the fun guy who is the life of the party until things start going the wrong for him in terms of results and then the circus starts. He has done it at almost very club he has been.
I am all for it if after this summer we are served up the same stuff from this past season as there will be no excuses and LVG has to go.
The good news is there are a few very good managers that will be available Guardiola and Ancelloti come to mind if you believe what he says about taking a one year sabbatical.
28 May 2015 16:23:10
Just had to say JMB, I don't Agree with everything you say, but I was sat on the bog last night trying to think why watching United frustrates me so much these days and the word 'identity' also popped into my head. I miss the days of the rockhard-core of Keane and Scholes and the blistering pace of our counter attacks, as Ronaldo or Giggs charged down the wings. I don't just want us to win stuff. I would much rather be entertained, I think.