MOURINHO MUST KEEP THE PLAYERS MORALE UP

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    Some managers are not afraid to show their emotions when they are being interviewed and some are just too good at masking their emotions with simple words that carry no deep emotions. Jose Mourinho is one manager who is so good at addressing Journalists without giving anything away most of the time. 
       That was the case during Manchester United’s post-match interview after Manchester United's recent matches against Brighton and Tottenham. Was he disappointed or was Jose Mourinho just shrugging off Manchester United's loss during the away games the red devils participated in this past few weeks? “Participated“! Participated seems to be the right word to describe Manchester United's performance against Brighton. Yes, this is referring to the same Brighton Hope Albion who during the season before last season was playing second division football, a league directly beneath the Premier League. After the drama of finishing second to direct rivals Manchester City in last seasons Premier League Campaign, after Manchester United had put up a disappointing performance which got the popular Red Club from west Manchester knock out early, a good number of fans expected Manchester United to come into the first two games of this new Premier League season with so much passion, quality and intensity letting the other big clubs such Tottenham, Chelsea, Liverpool and  Manchester City that the Manchester United of this season is like a bull filled with knowledge of quality football that won stop till Manchester United claims the Premier League  Trophy. But quality football and convincing victories have rarely been shown to be listed in Manchester United's agenda this season. in fact, if people were to put their verdicts on Manchester United so far this season, temptations of answering with statements such as playing poor quality football and scraping out victories might be the replies gotten from a good number of Manchester United fans and any person willing to say where Manchester United looks to be headed at the moment in the season. 


    Did anyone actually watch the Brighton game a few days ago? Nothing short of abysmal for a team hoping to win, at least, the Premier League trophy this season. Manchester United fell short off of nine points, at least, behind last seasons eventual Champions Manchester City last season and the trend of Manchester United ending the season behind bitter rival Manchester City looks poised to return once again this season. The Manchester United fans took to any sought of social media outlet they could think of ( twitter, facebook, Instagram) and much more (youtube, facetime, tumbler) just to express their disappointment in watching a supposedly improved Manchester United team drop points against a Brighton team whom were expected to be fighting for nothing more than a point in the game. One thing that can be said for sure is that Manchester United, during the start of this new 2018/2019 Premier League campaign, have not shown the fans enough positivity in the football Manchester United team is playing for the fans to increase their level of positivity towards the team. Is it the style of play Mourinho is currently implementing in the team or is Manchester United destined to fall short of silverware this season once again just like last season? too early in the season to tell because no real sports fan and no intelligent sports fan will base the outcome of a season for any team on one bad result this early in the season but one fact remains, if Manchester United intend to win the Premier League this season, victories over teams such as Brighton, Leicester City, and any other mid-table teams must be guaranteed by Manchester United moving forward into the current season.
    What was Mourinho’s post-match press conference like after the Brighton game the past two weeks Monday? Sad and lamentable. Mourinho was right when he was asked about the teams prospects of winning the Premier League after Mondays results which Mourinho replied in a soft tone:  "I told you, I don’t know if you were there but I told you that November, end of November- December, that is when we will have an idea if we can compete for the league." He is absolutely right on the subject of waiting till November to know if Manchester United will be able to know if Manchester United will be able to win a trophy but this has to be said that a teams ability to win the league can be established with the performance level the club starts the season. Has Manchester United started the season in a strong fashion? The Manchester United fans seem to be undecided at the moment.   On the plus side, Manchester United looks to be turning the tide with their recent victory against Watford which saw Manchester United display some decent attacking football coming off the Red Devils recent back to back losses to Tottenham and Brighton Hope Albion. The question that faces Manchester United heading into this weekends game against Watford in which Manchester United team will the fans get to see this Saturday? Will Manchester United hide under their defensive shell afraid to attack the opponent and leave their defense open? Or will Mourinho throw caution into the wind and attack Watford with the same level of intensity Manchester United used against the last opponent Burnley FC? While the news about Jose Mourinho facing termination as Manchester United at the end of the current season still remains unconfirmed, one fact that still remains true is should Mourinho decide to stick with his defensive-minded approach, the other teams in the Premier League will not too long before coming up with a strategy to overcome Manchester United's all-out defense approach. Tottenham have already shown that is a way to not only overcome Manchester United defensive style and while expecting Wolves to pull an upset against Manchester United at Vicarage might be Inconceivable, a loss for Manchester United this weekend will not be impossible if Mourinho refuses to let the Manchester United players play the level of quality attacking football Manchester United are capable of.

   

      Will this upcoming weekends game be filled with the same attacking mentality as the Burnley game? Depends on who the manager picks for his starting IV. So far this season, Mourinho has made a habit of picking the Starting IV that would please the fans but not all the results have been going in Manchester United's favor. So will Mourinho decide to switch up his act starting this weekend or will the Portuguese Manager stand firm with his current attacking style? From Mourinho post-match press conference after the Burnley game last weekend, the Manchester United manager has delivered the impression that the reaction the fans are given to the players is undeserved. The players deserve more positivity and deserve more encouragement from the fans.
Interesting comments and there is some truth to the manager's words. Against Burnley, Manchester United had the upper hand for most of the game and played really well. Yet, after the game, a good number of Manchester United fans were guilty of feeling unsatisfied. It`s a 50-50 deal, the players need to consistently perform game in-game out but another for the players to maintain this level of performance, the fans need to consistently back the team with high positivity during games and after games. 

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