5. Can Mourinho bring balance to the Force?
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It is apparent that this is not the Jose Mourinho of the past. This is a Mourinho whose legacy as the ‘Special One’ is on the line at one of the biggest clubs in the world. One who must balance pragmatism and ambition. But today was the day that the old Jose would have played one player in a position where he could have caused some attacking damage. Instead, he chose to give the Striker’s role to the surely exhausted, 35-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The man who cost 89.4 million Pounds is also visibly struggling. One can tell that his price tag is beginning to weigh on him. Every time Pogba did get the ball, there was a feeling that he was desperate to do something special with it. That desperation affected his decision making and at this point, it is time Jose Mourinho has a re-think about Pogba’s automatic inclusion. This is Manchester United. We are eight games into the season and are yet to see a performance from them that makes the viewer believe that they will be title contenders. Is it time for Mourinho to start tinkering with the lineup? The horses for courses strategy seems to be partially working. It is time the Gaffer recognizes that the only person undroppable in this team is David De Gea.
It wouldn’t have taken the old Mourinho five games to figure out Wayne Rooney is bang out of form. It wouldn’t have taken him eight games to figure out his best starting eleven either. Something has changed and an educated guess as to the reason for that has to be that he is still trying to shoehorn in all of United’s stars.
It must be said that the match against Liverpool was a step in the right direction. Manchester United have shown the world they have the fortitude to stop the Premier League’s most belligerent team in their own backyard. A little more elbow grease and new personnel could help them sort out the situation at the other end of the pitch as well.
