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Just wondering what if Jose is still our manager comes next season.

 

I could see Mourinho being our manager for most if the season somehow, but there's no way he'll be in place next season, unless he somehow secured Top 4 for us. And that is hard to see, with the competition we're facing (in conjuncture with our current position).

 

I think the real answer will be Jan transfer window and if he is backed or not we shall see then. Top 4 is very much possible. Its not like we have become shit overnight and if jose sorts out backline then i think we have enough upfront to secure CL spot.

 

I didn't say Top 4 is done, I said it's hard to see. Main reason as mentioned is that it's more competitive than ever. We're not looking at a Top 4 now in the Prem but a legitimate Top 6. Anything can happen, but we're already behind with Chelsea, Everton, B'Mouth and City coming up in the league after the break.
Just to stay in touch with the teams in front of us, we're probably looking at being perfect in those games or thereabouts. Difficult.
City, Pool and Chelsea are pretty much locks for 3 of the top4 spots unless one of them suffers an epic collapse (which could happen, I suppose). Meaning there's one spot left between Spurs, Arsenal (who look like they're finding their stride under Emery) and us.
We need to a serious turnaround on our part to see us with a real chance at 4th place.
We'll see where we stand after the Manchester Derby. It's not impossible yet, but we've put ourselves in a ditch, at the very least. That's why I want a manager change now to get us the boost that may come with the change, plus the prospect also to have the team playing closer to it's optimal level, which is simply not likely to happen under Mourinho..

 

Also, while we do have quality in the team, in terms of our play we've been on a downward spiral going on a year now (when we lost Pogs to injury). Things got worse at the turn if the year and even Sanchez's arrival hardly changed anything.
We finished second still but our football progressively went down the toilet: it wasn't an overnight thing and the majority of our displays in games in 2018 alone were mostly shit.

 

Ashur is quite right. It is hard to see how we claw our way back into the top 4. But it's in no way an impossibility. Just hard to see.

You have to figure City and Liverpool and locks for top four, and it's good bet that they will be the top two (strong squad depth, exceptional key players and top managers). But which two who among Chelsea, Spurs and Arsenal will fall out, thus allowing us to squeeze into four place by season's end?

I'm ruling out Chelsea for a collapse, so it has to be both Spurs and Arsenal. I would not be betting on both Spurs AND Arsenal to not finish in the top four. One or the other, sure, but not both.

It appears I don't have access to British betting websites right now so I'll guess that the bookies are offering 25-1 that United will land in the top four by season's end.

 

Fire Mou and hire Jardim now!!!!! Or Bring on Jardim to coach the attack. Either way a guy like him could be very useful to us right now!!

 

Mou won't be fired unless we continue to drop points till Christmas.

 

Away to Chelsea and then Juve at home. If we lose both he might be fired.

 

We can hope. The Newcastle result was a disaster. I'm sure some nincompoop will criticize me for being a 'bad fan', but this man needs to go. That's how dire the situation is.

 

You lose 10 top red points!

 

José Mourinho charged with improper conduct after Newcastle match

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...castle?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

 

No matter what you think of Jose it’s absurd that the FA hired a lip reader and (most likely) a translator to come up with this charge.

 

Would United be justified in firing Mourinho?

www.bbc.com/sport/football/45770468

As there are rumors again making the rounds that Mourinho won't make it to Juve with a bad result tomorrow.
We'll see, I suppose.

 

The calling for Jose’s head has quieted given the international break and win at Newcastle. But I still think a convincing loss against Chelsea will put the nail in his coffin. A rival that finished behind us last season and recently hired a new manager beating us convincingly would shed a lot of light on our current situation.

 

United were justified in canning Mourinho before and after the Newcastle result. The fact that he is coaching on a game by game basis shows you how badly this club is run by a football standpoint. If your going to fire a coach the next time he loses you might as well fire him now. This is truly pathetic and embarrassing.

 

I can see us conceding few. Klopp with all his runners were unable to match them how do you expect us to get something meaningful out of this fixture with Fellaini and McT in midfield...

 

We’re going to bunker. It’s just a question of how many defensive errors we make.

It’s genuinely an interesting match because we suck hardest when we’re given possession and forced to come forward, but Chelsea won’t play to our weaknesses.

 

I have a weird feeling we are going to win but have less than 30% possession. Don't ask me why.

 

Mourinho is the gift who keeps on giving to the bookmakers.

www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/10/18/jose-mourinho-gift-keeps-giving-bookmakers-punters/

 

How should Mourinho fix Manchester United’s defence? By attacking

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...attack?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard

 

Honestly... even when he makes the right decisions, he does it for the wrong reason or makes another decision that nullifies it or subsequently undoes it with bad decisions.

Like attempting to press w/ Matic on the pitch and then taking off the person who was triggering the press and replacing them with someone who you ideally wanted to sit deeper.