Tag: Jose Mourinho
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5 Things We Learned: Manchester United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
The return of Jose Mourinho to Old Trafford promised drama and incident, and the home team and their supporters rose to the occasion. This was a vital result for Mourinho’s successor, who needed three points to halt a terrible sequence of recent results. Thankfully his side were less jittery than the Amazon Prime streaming service,…
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Mourinho & United: A Tale Of Two Wounded Animals
Ego can be referred to as ‘Your idea or opinion of yourself, especially your feeling of your own importance and ability’. When Jose Mourinho announced himself to the British Press as the ‘Special One’ in 2004, he truly believed it. Soon after, so did everyone else. Mourinho’s Chelsea side between 2004 and 2006 displayed a…
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5 Things We Learned: Manchester United 2-1 Everton
1. Movement Up Front Creates Space… Would you believe After weeks of pressure building against Romelu Lukaku, Mourinho finally decided to drop his £75 million man. Rashford was given the striker’s berth ahead of Lukaku on Sunday and although he didn’t see much of the ball, it was his movement off the ball and his…
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5 Things We Learned: Chelsea 2-2 Manchester United
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard 1. A Good Point Feels Like a Defeat With one win from their last 17 visits to Stamford Bridge, a point represents a decent outing for a struggling Manchester United. In context, however, to surrender the lead after five and a half of the six allocated minutes of injury time is immensely…
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5 Things We Learned: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard This was a final between two great clubs battling to salvage a measure of success from their respective sub-par seasons. Manchester United finished second, yet a distant second which falls far short of pre-season expectations. Reigning Premier League Champions Chelsea failed to secure a top four finish as they face up to…
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5 Things We Learned: Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard Trailing 2-0 at half time having managed a single touch in the opposition penalty area, Manchester United achieved the most unlikely of comebacks against their city rivals and Premier League champions elect in the most thrilling half of football in the post-Fergie era. It was one of the craziest matches in recent…
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5 Things We Learned: Newcastle United 1-0 Manchester United
Manchester United visited Newcastle on Sunday afternoon with high hopes of a comfortable away victory against a side struggling against relegation, having failed to win at home since 23rd October 2017. Unfortunately for Jose Mourinho and his team, Matt Ritchie unfortunately chose this encounter to convert his first goal of the season, ending a run…
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Alexis Sanchez – A Must-Buy?
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard “Myself and the Manchester United board, we do not believe a lot in the January market. We don’t believe in signing a player just to do something. What we believe is there are some players in the football world where, if you have a chance to sign them, whether it is January,…