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Dec182018 by JBNo Comments

United sack Jose Mourinho

Premier League

Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Manchester United. Sky Sports reports that his assistant Michael Carrick will be appointed temporary head coach to the end of the campaign. Mourinho's future has been the subject of intense scrutiny this campaign- and the club's worst start to a season in 28 years was confirmed with loss to Liverpool on Sunday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 55-year-old Portuguese insisted at Anfield that he had not lost the dressing room, as his team are 11 points off the Champions League places. But Manchester United confirmed on Tuesday that "manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect". A statement continued: "The club would like to thank Jose for his work during his time at Manchester United and to wish ...

Dec112018 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho gives frosty response when asked if he’s getting best out of Pogba

Premier League

Jose Mourinho refused to answer whether he's getting the best out of French midfielder Paul Pogba - telling the press: "I don't like your question." The Manchester United manager re-signed Pogba from Juventus back in 2016, but the two have struggled to work together professionally over the last two campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mourinho recently dropped the £89m star for United's game with Arsenal, which they drew 2-2, and their 4-1 thrashing of Fulham at Old Trafford. Ahead of Manchester United's Champions League game with Valencia Mourinho was asked if he thinks he's getting the most out of the France international. He responded: "I don't think your question goes in the direction of what I want to answer. I don't like your question. Y...

Dec52018 by JBNo Comments

‘Why should I answer to you?’ – Mourinho refuses to provide team news to MUTV

Premier League

Jose Mourinho withheld team news from Manchester United's TV channel after conceding he will have "difficulty" putting a team together to play Arsenal in the Premier League. United go into Wednesday's game with the Gunners looking for a first league win since November 3 as they face a club sitting eight points above them in the table. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mourinho was without defenders Victor Lindelof, Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Southampton on Saturday, and he was asked by MUTV to give an update on the injury crisis in defence. "I don't want to update you," the 55-year-old replied. "I would like Arsenal TV to ask the same questions but they don't, they hide everything from the inside, so why should I ...

Dec52018 by JBNo Comments

Pogba tells Mourinho to stop blaming him for United’s troubles in dressing-room row

Premier League

Paul Pogba blasted Jose Mourinho’s tactics as the two argued in front of the rest of the Manchester United team after Saturday’s draw against Southampton. The Red Devils dropped more points against Southampton despite battling back from two goals down, and it was reported that Mourinho pinned the blame majorly on Pogba afterwards. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Telegraph reports that Mourinho called his record signing a ‘virus’ and blasted the negative effect he has on the rest of his teammates and his lack of respect for the club. Now further details of their exchange have been revealed, with Pogba responding to Mourinho’s complaints about his attitude in the dressing room. According to The Times, the Frenchman hit back at the lack of enough o...

Dec22018 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho calls Paul Pogba ‘a virus’ in Man United dressing room row

Premier League

Jose Mourinho delivered a withering attack on Paul Pogba in front of his Manchester Unit d teammates after the 2-2 draw with Southampton. It is understood that the United head coach compared Pogba to a "virus" and claimed he had shown a lack of "respect" to his team-mates and the club's fans. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); “You don't play," Mourinho is alleged to have told Pogba. "You don't respect players and supporters. And you kill the mentality of the good honest people around you. "You are like a person with a flu, with a virus in a closed room - you pass that virus to the others." It is believed that Mourinho was particularly angered by one second-half incident against Southampton, which saw Pogba lose the ball to Nathan Redmond midway throug...

Dec22018 by JBNo Comments

Fred: I’m annoyed at Mourinho!

Premier League

Manchester United star Fred has conceded that he is frustrated with life at Old Trafford – especially as it has cost him his place in the Brazil national team. The midfielder joined Jose Mourinho’s team from Shakhtar Donetsk in the summer for £52 million but has failed to get a regular spot. Indeed, he has appeared only 10 times for United and has totalled only 645 minutes of pitch time. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This has resulted in the 25-year-old losing his place in Brazil's squad just six months out from Copa America 2019. “I’ve played very little at United, so it’s normal for Professor Tite not to be able to evaluate me, even though I’ve worked hard with him before,” he told reporters. “Of course, I was annoyed, but I have to know how t...

Nov292018 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho fires warning to Man United board over De Gea contract

Transfer Info, La Liga, Premier League

Mourinho has warned Manchester United board to show their ambition by meeting the wage demands of goalkeeper David De Gea. The Spain international will be out of contract at the end of the season though United have an option to trigger 12 month extension clause before the end of the year. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The club would not want to activate that as they view it as an acceptance that the 28-year-old will not sign a new long-term contract at the club but negotiations have slowed over a new deal. De Gea made one of his greatest saves ever in the 1-0 win against Young Boys at Old Trafford on Tuesday and Mourinho revealed afterwards that the Spaniard wants to stay. However, the 55-year-old hinted the deal had not been done because the cl...

Nov282018 by JBNo Comments

‘Hell yeah I’m angry!’ – Lukaku speaks on being dropped by Mourinho

Premier League

Romelu Lukaku has revealed what happened when he was dropped by Jose Mourinho, with the Manchester United forward left "angry" by the manager's decision. The Belgium international was benched for games with Everton and Manchester City, playing a total of 58 minutes across the two matches, while he was also a substitute against Young Boys on Tuesday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lukaku eventually came on in the game, with United underperforming, though he failed to find the net. He has scored just four times in all competitions this campaign, and he has revealed that his conversation with Mourinho has led to him reassessing his own goals as he looks to fire the club back into contention in the Premier League. Asked how he felt when he was dropped b...

Nov232018 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho slams Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Luke Shaw for lacking character

Premier League

Jose Mourinho has criticised Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Luke Shaw for lack of ‘character’ at Manchester United. The United manager has already admitted this campaign that he has been unhappy with the attitude of certain players in the squad and publicly questioned the reaction shown by some of his players in the after their 3-1 loss to West Ham in September. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Mourinho has now taken a direct swipe at United’s younger players by calling them ‘spoilt kids’ who have ‘an easier environment’ compared to the previous generation. In an interview with Univision , when asked what his young players at United are lacking, Mourinho said: ‘They are lacking maturity. ‘And let me be clear when I say maturity,...

Nov232018 by JBNo Comments

Mourinho hits back at Casillas claims over Madrid row

La Liga, Premier League

Jose Mourinho has revealed that Iker Casillas "secretly" challenged his authority while they both worked together at Real Madrid. Casillas spoke bluntly about Mourinho's time in charge of Real Madrid during a recent interview, five years on from the Portuguese tactician becoming the first manager to drop the goalkeeper. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A broken hand in January 2013 ruled the Spanish shot-stopper out for two months and the club brought in Diego Lopez from Sevilla – the Madrid youth product subsequently kept his place even after Casillas returned to full fitness. Mourinho departed at the end of the 2012-13 campaign, though Casillas remained the second choice to Lopez during the first year under successor Carlo Ancelotti. Casillas said h...