As a Manchester United fan, I was not exactly overjoyed at the recent appointment of Jose Mourinho. More than his dull football (which Louis van Gaal was also guilty of), his extreme antics and track record with young players troubled me. Manchester United have a blooming cros of youngsters coming through and I would hate for rival teams to pluck them and build a stronger team.
However, two recent events have caused hope to build in my heart.
1. The (matured) way he settled the Eva Carneiro saga. On the first day of the hearing, he unexpectedly appeared in court. Furthermore, his legal team held closed-door negotiations with Carneiro's representatives and agreed on a settlement. That is very very unlike Jose Mourinho, who has been known to be confrontational and argumentative.
Could it be that the Manchester United hierarchy had influenced him to act in a "nicer" manner befitting United's traditions? Or was it that he values the United job so much he did not want the legal proceedings to cast a bad light? Or could it be that he has learnt his lesson from that saga and simply wants to move on?
2. The other event is the way he quietly went about signing Eric Bailly. Brings back memories of United's dealings under Alex Ferguson. That is unlike the past three seasons under Moyes & LVG (and I must add that idiot Woodward, who really needs to be moved away from his current role). If he continues this way, Manchester United could get the right players at reasonable prices and start the pre-season focused on football, instead of all the hoo-haa of past 3 years.
These two events give me hope that Manchester United, and Jose Mourinho, might be finding their feet after the terrible three years.
Glory glory Man United
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