Jose Mourinho has his mojo back at Manchester United
There was a fear the real Jose Mourinho had been lost.
Worn down by too many battles, too many fall outs, too much
emotion spent on lifting great clubs up and putting them back
on the road to glory.
emotion spent on lifting great clubs up and putting them back
on the road to glory.
Nick Faldo once said people have only so much ‘life energy’ and
his was finally used up in his stunning comeback against Greg
Norman to claim his sixth and final major at the 1996 US Masters.
his was finally used up in his stunning comeback against Greg
Norman to claim his sixth and final major at the 1996 US Masters.
There was simply not enough left to reach those levels again.
It looked like that could have been the case with Mourinho as he
endured a difficult start to his United reign which plummeted to
a real low point with a 4-0 defeat at his former club Chelsea in
October last year.
endured a difficult start to his United reign which plummeted to
a real low point with a 4-0 defeat at his former club Chelsea in
October last year.
But this is a man made of strong stuff.
The size of a task that seemed to overwhelm and even bemuse the
two managers who went before him was not going to beat him.
two managers who went before him was not going to beat him.
The spirit was gone, the club had become listless.
Manchester United fans can be the most loyal and supportive
in football but even they booed their own manager Louis van Gaal
when he climbed the steps at Wembley to take his turn
in lifting the FA Cup.
in football but even they booed their own manager Louis van Gaal
when he climbed the steps at Wembley to take his turn
in lifting the FA Cup.
There was far more to mend than a dysfunctional team that
was boring the pants off Old Trafford when Mourinho arrived.
was boring the pants off Old Trafford when Mourinho arrived.
He has done that with his words, his passion.
Mourinho has reconnected the fans to the players.
While there is nothing like dominating, there is even more excitement
about a comeback when you have been written off.
about a comeback when you have been written off.
About rising again when there have been others milking their time
on the throne you once called your own.
on the throne you once called your own.
The momentum from last season’s victory in the Europa League Final
has carried into the first game of this.
has carried into the first game of this.
The thumping 4-0 victory over West Ham was undoubtedly the most
convincing performance since Sir Alex hung up his hairdryer.
convincing performance since Sir Alex hung up his hairdryer.
But Mourinho finds ways to win.
He was on the ropes, he has bounced back and United
are a heavyweight once again.
(The Sun, UK)
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