Sir Bobby Robson: Mourinho perfect for Old Trafford

omgukilledkenny SG

Guessing the next Manchester United manager has been a national pastime for years. Now we can all add the name of another candidate Jose Mourinho.

I've no doubt that when my friend, Sir Alex Ferguson, steps down and I hope it's a long time away Jose will be the first choice of the United board. After all, he has a proven track record in England, loves the country and the passion for football and, importantly, his family like living here.

I don't think Jose can go to another Premier League club immediately and will probably want to recharge his batteries. But down the line, I can't see how he could resist United.

He won't be the only candidate of course, everyone will want the job.

But while the fans may press for an ex-United player like Mark Hughes or Roy Keane, their CVs can't match Jose's.

And United will demand the best.

Pitot SG

Twisted Evil

gigabyte14 SG

i agree, JM is a good manager

but does the players want him? Laughing

omgukilledkenny SG

lol would Ronaldo want him?

lpx88 SG

But…can he carry on the Man Utd attacking tradition?

4getmenot SG

er.. jose doesn;t like wing formations, but United has being playing their formation since its heydays.. and presentlyas well and it had worked...will we wanna see a change in that..? Rolling Eyes

DjMatrix SG

rofl Our Great Lord Almighty is immortal! he shall never be succeeded! when he steps down, the EPL will crumble~~

lpx88 SG

Thats wad i was thinking.We need a manager who's into the attacking aspects

itaji SG

Yes I agree. But football has changed over the years as well. Our formation do need to have a change at times too. The same logic - the academy cannot produce David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Neville brothers every year. It's the same. It has changed all over the years.

I have a feeling Mourinho will do Man U good.

4getmenot SG

we've already tried 4-3-3 wif quiroz and it didn;t suit us, 4-5-1 wasn;t effective for us as well, i say with the current young squad, it seem for certain that we won;t be changing our wings formation any sooner for now. whether mourinho is good for us or not remains to be seen, i'll reserve that until he really comes to OT and produces results.. Mr. Green

Othello_Red SG

4-5-1 was quite effective for us actually. 4-2-3-1 more like. I believe the players brought in were with that formation in mind.

Anw, Mourinho should be good for United. The only other managers I feel that are really suited for United would be Hiddink and possibly Juande Ramos. One manager whom I do admire is Arsene Wenger. But given that he's Arse-nal's gaffer now, I wouldn't want him in, barring a catastrophe.

SumOne SG

4-5-1 doesn't work for Man U now because Rooney cannot play alone upfront. Unless they're willing to change players.

SumOne SG

Actually, Mourinho does or rather, did play Wing formation. He was doing that with Duff, Robben, Joe Cole before playing a diamond formation to accomodate Ballack and/or Shevchenko.