The New Manager Thread

[Guest]

He's got more resources, always have been. His record over Rafa in the CL 0-2. I rest my case.

[Craig_H]

Yes, solitary CL ties are what matters.

As for more resources - how much more has his Inter side spent than Chelsea?

[Baracus]

Mourinho is the new Shankly

[Mike]

He's got more resources, always have been. His record over Rafa in the CL 0-2. I rest my case.

So because we lost to Barnsley and their manager has a 1-0 record against rafa he is the better manager

Mourinho IS better than rafa, just face the facts fredo, your wrong, but its ok, you can still show your face in other threads any time

[red g]

Fredo tonight you saw what a manager can do from the sidelines, you say its not there job to motivate players......but you saw chalk and cheese from the dugout tonight.

Mourinho is boss at mind games and tactically got that game spot on.

[Mike]

Fredo tonight you saw what a manager can do from the sidelines, you say its not there job to motivate players......but you saw chalk and cheese from the dugout tonight.

Mourinho is boss at mind games and tactically got that game spot on.

Exactly mate

[Kronenburg1892]

Mourinho is the new Shankly

If he hangs around longer than a decade at ANY club, then I can't even say maybe.

[cream]

Mourinho will take over from Fergie at united, he'll never come here, especially under the current regime.

[TheElephantMan]

Mourinho will take over from Fergie at united, he'll never come here, especially under the current regime.

I'm not so sure, Ferguson is going to be a hard act to follow.

[The Birdman]

Mourinho will take over from Fergie at united, he'll never come here, especially under the current regime.

Yeah because obviously the Glazers aren't pulling the purse strings in either, we're pissed about selling Alonso, imagine selling Torres for 80mill cash and not getting a penny of it to spend because that's right Fergie had it to spend he just chose to go for free Michael Owen.
They're as ****ed as we are, difference is they are starting from a base 10 times better

[dww]

So because we lost to Barnsley and their manager has a 1-0 record against rafa he is the better manager

Mourinho IS better than rafa, just face the facts fredo, your wrong, but its ok, you can still show your face in other threads any time

I'm not sure he is. He certainly has a different style and it does involve having resources. He has no interest in building the things behind the team at all. Whether or not Mourinho would be a better manager if both he and Rafa were given the resources they wanted is a bit irrelevant as we would have to do with what we have.

[dww]

Fredo tonight you saw what a manager can do from the sidelines, you say its not there job to motivate players......but you saw chalk and cheese from the dugout tonight.

Mourinho is boss at mind games and tactically got that game spot on.

He got it tactically spot on but Chelsea only have one way to play and it was ideally suited to the players available to him. The PL is rubbish this year. The fact that Chelsea and United are doing so well despite being shadows of the teams they were a few years ago shows that to me. Chelsea always attack down the middle. Mourinho needed a draw and had an excellent back four and two holding midfielders - it wasn't rocket science.

I admit that his players have a lot of faith in him but I think he actually works in a very similar way to Rafa in a that he builds from a defensive base. The difference in many situations has been that Mourinho has very obviously had the best squad in Portugal, England and Italy which makes it much easier to convince players that his way is the right way as the chances are higher they will win even if he/they make mistakes in the league.

[red g]

He got it tactically spot on but Chelsea only have one way to play and it was ideally suited to the players available to him. The PL is rubbish this year. The fact that Chelsea and United are doing so well despite being shadows of the teams they were a few years ago shows that to me. Chelsea always attack down the middle. Mourinho needed a draw and had an excellent back four and two holding midfielders - it wasn't rocket science.

I admit that his players have a lot of faith in him but I think he actually works in a very similar way to Rafa in a that he is defensive. The difference in many situations has been that Mourinho has very obviously had the best squad in Portugal, England and Italy which makes it much easier to convince players that his way is the right way as the chances are higher they will win even if he/they make mistakes in the league.

that is very true, hence why he told maicon to stop attakcing so much in the second half

He is the ultimate pragmatist and a born winer. Not sure it would be pretty but you cant argue against his success

[5europeancups]

with regards to the Mourihno vs Rafa discussion the only difference between the two in anything is that Mourihno has more charm.

Both managers have achieved similar amounts winning big trophies and leagues in different countries(although Rafa has yet to win the league outside of Spain and Mourihno has yet to win the Champs league outside of Portugal.

Both are defensively minded and meticulous. Both are family men with good morals and both are tactically astute.

With head to heads its difficutlt to split them as Rafa appears to have the upper hand in Europe whereas in the league its Mourihno.

If Liverpool do part with Rafa then I would go with Mourihno and the showtime luggage that he brings, or Martin O Neill who is the best British manager today.

[red g]

with regards to the Mourihno vs Rafa discussion the only difference between the two in anything is that Mourihno has more charm.
Both managers have achieved similar amounts winning big trophies and leagues in different countries(although Rafa has yet to win the league outside of Spain and Mourihno has yet to win the Champs league outside of Portugal.

Both are defensively minded and meticulous. Both are family men with good morals and both are tactically astute.

With head to heads its difficutlt to split them as Rafa appears to have the upper hand in Europe whereas in the league its Mourihno.

If Liverpool do part with Rafa then I would go with Mourihno and the showtime luggage that he brings, or Martin O Neill who is the best British manager today.

???? Mourinho is hated globally!!
I think the one thing that separates them is Mourinho is the ultimate pyschological manager. He knows what it takes to get the best out of the players.

Whereas i think Rafa commands respect from his players but not love