Manchester United Lacks Football Heritage - Jose

[platinum]

http://www.espn.com/soccer/manchester-u ... inute-rant

Go to the link for the rest of the story.

Jose Mourinho has launched a fierce defence of Manchester United's Champions League exit to Sevilla by insisting the club lacks "football heritage" in an emotional 12-minute speech during his Friday news conference.

United were knocked out in the Champions League round-of-16 after a 2-1 defeat to Sevilla at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.

Mourinho's team were expected to progress to the quarterfinals but the Portuguese coach has questioned that view by highlighting United's recent European record.

The 55-year-old read out a list of statistics from a notebook in a rant that lasted 12-and-a-half minutes.

"There is something that I call football heritage," he said. "The last time Manchester United won the Champions League, which didn't happen a lot of times, was in 2008.

"Since reaching the final in 2011, in 2012, [United have gone] out in the group phase. The group was almost the same group we had this season, Benfica, Basel and Galati from Romania. Out in the group phase.....

[cic old boy]

Sh*t coach, with sh*t excuses, playing sh*t on a stick football.

[joao]

Smart guy, Mourinho. He just wants to be fired, so he can collect his money and go
find another 'Mugu' team.

Mourinho had been successful when he had 'a-goal-a-game' strikers (ala Drogba, Eto'o, and Costa)
that can help mask his attacking deficiencies. All he needs is for his 'lone ranger' striker to keep
the opposition in check while the rest of the team keeps the 'dam' secure. Whenever the 'dam'
is breached and his team falls behind, as we saw against Sevilla, his lack of offensive formula
becomes glaring.
If this rot continues, ManU might have to bring back Lord Ferguson to help whip-up the team's
mental strength.

[cic old boy]

Mourinho had been successful when he had 'a-goal-a-game' strikers (ala Drogba, Eto'o, and Costa)
that can help mask his attacking deficiencies. .

Borinho played Eto'o as a rightback at Inter. His striker there was Diego Milito.

[wale1974]

[joao]

Mourinho had been successful when he had 'a-goal-a-game' strikers (ala Drogba, Eto'o, and Costa)
that can help mask his attacking deficiencies. .

Borinho played Eto'o as a rightback at Inter. His striker there was Diego Milito.

You are quite right. Milito was one of those 'a-goal-a-game' strikers.
Mourinho's teams always need one of those to save his behind, and unfortunately at current ManU,
there's no striker with such consistency, with most forwards having to help guard the rear.
Maybe ManU should give 'an arm and a leg' for Kane, who I think might fit the role.

[platinum]

He has to be feeling like the attacks are unfair. The British media smells blood, they're going to turn things up another notch.

[Kaiser1]

He basically told Man utd fans to know their level in football and be grateful for where they are today

[Ugbowo]

He basically told Man utd fans to know their level in football and be grateful for where they are today

Kpagam!

[danfo driver]

Mourinho had been successful when he had 'a-goal-a-game' strikers (ala Drogba, Eto'o, and Costa)
that can help mask his attacking deficiencies. .

Borinho played Eto'o as a rightback at Inter. His striker there was Diego Milito.

thought it was left back?

[kajifu]

He basically told Man utd fans to know their level in football and be grateful for where they are today

[metalalloy]

He is right

Signed,
thiefco the clown.

[metalalloy]

LOL Manure fans, kai how can you take this standing up

"In the last 7 years, the worst position of Manchester City in the premier leageu was 4th, in the last seven years, City was champion twice, and if you want to say 3x cos they will be in one more week , two three or 4, and they was 2nd twice. That's heritage, you want to know what is also heritage? Is that Otamendi, KDB, Fernandinho, Silva, Sterling, Aguero, the are investments FROM THE PAST, NOT FROM THE LAST TWO YEARS, FROM THE PAST, do you know how many of United players that left the club last season, see where they play, where they play, how they play, if they play, that's football heritage.

Tomorrow irredeemable buffoons like thiefco and his cronies will bray and keep repeating the LIE about how Pep bought his way to the title

Here it is from the horse's own mouth
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[oloye]

Once again a leaky mouth that does not know when to stop leaking rubbish.

[charlie]

What he said and the title used here are NOT the same thing.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... 12-minutes

I am no Manure supporter, but I ask people to actually read, watch what the bus driver said before you start yabbing him here.

Nothing but truth.

[metalalloy]

What he said and the title used here are NOT the same thing.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... 12-minutes

I am no Manure supporter, but I ask people to actually read, watch what the bus driver said before you start yabbing him here.

Nothing but truth.

Please parse out the difference that you see....??

[danfo driver]

What he said and the title used here are NOT the same thing.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... 12-minutes

I am no Manure supporter, but I ask people to actually read, watch what the bus driver said before you start yabbing him here.

Nothing but truth.

LOL. why do you bother?

My only disappointment is that I know Platinum is a man of integrity. He should do better.

[fledy]

This dude just got himself let go after the season. What a buffoon

[metalalloy]

What he said and the title used here are NOT the same thing.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... 12-minutes

I am no Manure supporter, but I ask people to actually read, watch what the bus driver said before you start yabbing him here.

Nothing but truth.

LOL. why do you bother?

My only disappointment is that I know Platinum is a man of integrity. He should do better.

We are still waiting for you Mourinho interpreters to translate what he truly said...

[metalalloy]

2019: Manchester United lacks football heritage
2016:

Jose Mourinho Insists He Won't Use Poor Manchester United Results As Excuse

"I could be defensive and point at our results in the past three years, but I cannot do that.

"When people have had a certain menu for years, you must improve the menu if you want to change it. Success has been normal at Man United. We want to forget about the last three years. The players must not think about doing better and finishing fourth, that is not the aim."

http://www.beinsports.com/us/soccer/new ... che/293255

Charlie and Danfo would you please interpret dis one as well while you are at it?

[charlie]

Everyone that knows me here know I am no Jose groupie. I have been one of his biggest critics for his negative style of football (aka Bus parker extraordinaire).

Now he said a lot of isht (he typically does), but lets focus specifically on the part to do with "Football Heritage" that is getting everyone all riled up.

“In 2014, out in the quarter-final. In 2015, no European football. In 2016, back to European football, out in the group phase, [United] go to the Europa League and out in the second knockout [phase].

“In 2017, play the Europa League, win it with me and United go back to the Champions League. In 2018, win the group phase with 15 points out of a possible 18, and lose at home in the last-16.

“So in seven years with four different managers, once not qualify for Europe, twice out in the group phase and the best was the quarter-final – this is football heritage.”

Na lie? Absolute truth. United has not been a force in Europe since 2010.
Other than 1998 and 2008, when has United lifted Europe's greatest title? Infact, you can make a solid claim that Liverpool, Bayern, even Ajax have more European football heritage than United (albeit not as recent).

What else did he say?

“In the last seven years the worst position of Manchester City in the Premier League was fourth. In the last seven years Manchester City was champions twice and if you want to say three times [meaning this season, too], and they were second twice. That’s heritage.

Again, Absolute truth, and an honest show of respect from Jose to a recognized superior team. To compare Manchester United with Manchester City in their current form is just preposterous.

“Do you know what is also heritage? Is that Otamendi, Kevin De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Silva, Sterling, Agüero, they are investments from the past, not from the last two years [when Guardiola took over]. The United players that left the club last season; see where they play, how they play, if they play,” he said of Wayne Rooney, Adnan Januzaj, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Memphis Depay, Morgan Schneiderlin, Víctor Valdés, Paddy McNair, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Donald Love.

Again, can anyone argue with his points? City inherited a core set of players that have been consistently part of the core team for many years now. Their chemistry is palpable. Yes they have spent money like no mans business, but they have also used that money to build the deepest bench in the premiership. Their core team didnt really change much.

On the other hand, United's core team is still evolving, with some great prospects (De Gea, Lingaard, Lukaku, Bailly) and some disappointments (Pogba, Mata). I expect some more changes in the midfield and help up front this summer, but honestly not that much. They are not as far off as many think. I think someone like Vardy can really feed off well from Lukaku in that front line.

You can criticize United all you like but they are second in the EPL only to City, which is an improvement compared to previous years. They have shown clear progress under Mourinho.

Yes its not SAF type domination, yes its not even close to rivaling their local rivals, but they are improving and heading in the right direction which is his bottom line point which everyone else is purposefully ignoring.

I hate Manure. I really do, but I respect this club enough to say it as it is; United are not a top European team,...yet!

[YemiBrazil]

Obviously he was trying to get a message across in a typical Mourinho way but he should just get back to his office and work for the huge money he earns - you are employed to add something positive to the heritage with results on match day not to analyze the history of the establishment that employed you, the haters will always do a better job of that .
He failed against Sevilla - he should address it by turning things around. We all know that's why they hired him .

[mcal]

...the man should not be giving press conference i English. His native Portuguese with a smart translator. This is equivalent to a Nigerian official trying to impress with big big grammar.