Jose Mourinho Moaning About Life At Manchester United Without His Family And With A String Of Football Losses On The Pitch

Jose Mourinho

Last year, former football player turned Chelsea FC football manager, Jose Mourinho, 53, was unceremoniously fired from the team after a string of losses and arguments. Mourinho repeatedly maintained he left the then reigning champions and was not terminated from his post, but the Judiciary Report stated back on January 9, 2016 that he was fired (Former Chelsea Coach Jose Mourinho Hauled Into Court For Firing Doctor Eva Carneiro In A Case That Highlights How A Manager Can Lose The Confidence Of His Team).

This month, Mourinho slipped up and admitted he was fired. Mourinho stated of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, who fired him, "He was never my friend. We always had the relationship of owner-manager. Very respectful relationship. We were never friends. We were never close to each other. When some managers leave clubs, they like to, I don’t know the right saying, but in Portuguese it is ‘wash the dirty clothes.’ Go back and speak and speak and speak. I leave clubs with a very good feeling, the feeling of doing everything to succeed. I gave everything to the club. I don’t like to go back and speak specially about the bad things. I want to keep the good things – and at Chelsea I had so many good things, in terms of results, friends I have for life, an amazing empathy with the supporters. The supporters didn’t change their relationship with me because of last season and a couple of months of bad results."

Mourinho has coached impressive teams and did well throughout his managerial career, but his temper and disposition got him into trouble. Mourinho has clashed with other managers and staff of teams he managed. His dismissal at Chelsea FC was due to these patterns of behavior. He's not gotten off to the best start in his new post as manager of Manchester United FC. 

Mourinho signed with Manchester United 3-months ago, hoping to follow in the footsteps of a man he admires, coaching legend, Sir Alex Fergusson. However, Mourinho has been moaning to the press about life in Manchester, England and that his family has not moved with him, opting to remain in glitzy London, England. It's a bit perplexing that Mourinho's wife, son and daughter have opted not to join him in Manchester. Mourinho stated to the press that he is "miserable." 

London is the top city in Britain. It's a very popular place, but Manchester is nice as well. Mourinho has moved into a hotel in Manchester, rather than purchasing a house or flat (condo). It's not like he's broke. Mourinho has made millions from coaching football. Mourinho also owns a mansion in London. Living in a hotel is not the best situation for someone in his position. The standard when a person of means joins Manchester United is they usually purchase a home in Cheshire. The preferred place among Manchester United stars and staff is idyllic Alderley Edge. Mourinho's unwillingness to move into a house or flat in Manchester lends the impression he does not see the move as a something long term.

Mourinho's controversial signing of 23-year-old footballer, Paul Pogba, was very risky. Mourinho signed Pogba for £89,000,000. What's ironic is in 2012 Manchester United had sold Pogba to Juventus for £1,500,000. To buy him back at £89,000,000 is very poor football economics for two reasons. That's Messi money, meaning a goal scorer firing off goals like Lionel Messi and with high shirt sales that can justify that type of expenditure. Pogba is a good player and he is not playing badly, but he's not really scoring many goals. He's only scored one goal in three months. 

Tweet on my Twitter page from 3-months ago regarding overspending on the Paul Pogba transfer

Mourinho has over spent on the current squad, spending £156,000,000 upon landing at Manchester United. Mourinho also seeks to spend millions more on new talent. The team is currently number seven on the Premier League table. There are teams who have spent far less money that are ahead of Manchester United on the table.

Last week Mourinho referenced his Manchester United move as "a disaster." At this point is has been a disaster. Manchester United are not getting good results on the football pitch. The team has been intrinsically broken since Ferguson's departure. Mourinho is Manchester United's third manager struggling after Ferguson's winning ways (David Moyes and Louis Van Gaal preceded Mourinho).

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Mourinho admits he was fired, not ‘mutually consented’ 

Date published: Saturday 22nd October 2016 9:48 - Jose Mourinho has finally admitted that he was sacked as Chelsea manager in 2015, not ‘mutually consented’. Mourinho’s second reign as Blues boss ended in ignominious fashion in December of last year, when he left his post mere months after winning the Premier League title. 

Mourinho’s second departure was billed as mutual consent but he admitted in his press conference ahead of his return to Stamford Bridge with Manchester United he was sacked. There are no hard feelings, though, and Mourinho is looking forward to seeing some of the lifelong friends he made at the club... 

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Jose Mourinho's transfer spending since 2004 hits £856.8m with £100m world-record signing of Paul Pogba 

Published: 06:49 EST, 10 August 2016 | Updated: 10:26 EST, 10 August 2016 - Jose Mourinho has never been afraid to splash out in the transfer market – and his £100million move for Paul Pogba takes his career spending over the £850m mark. The Manchester United manager has spent an incredible £856.8m on players since arriving at cash-rich Chelsea 11 years ago. 

Pogba is, of course, Mourinho's most-expensive buy yet and this summer's transfer window represents his biggest-ever period of spending. United have flashed the cash to bring in Eric Bailly (£30m from Villarreal) and Henrikh Mkhitaryan (£26m from Borussia Dortmund), while also recruiting Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a free transfer. The running total of £156m at United engulfs any of his seasons at Chelsea, Inter Milan or Real Madrid...

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Gary Neville Let Go As Coach Of Valencia FC Proving Being A Football Manager Is Not As Easy As It Looks

Gary Neville

Former Manchester United FC star, Gary Neville, has been let go as manager (coach) of La Liga side Valencia, after 4-months on the job. Neville, a former television football pundit, a career he embraced after his successful spell at Manchester United, realized firsthand it is not easy being a manager, after spending years criticizing coaches on TV. Neville is very passionate about football and this is where his criticism of managers emanated from in his scathing critiques.

Twitter teasing Neville about being let go from Valencia
 

Under Neville, Valencia lost several games at slipped to number 14 on the La Liga table. This recent development regarding Neville supports the March 3, 2016 Judiciary Report article "Football Great Zinedine Zidane Going Through Rough Patch As Manager Of Real Madrid (Do Legends Make The Best Coaches)." Top footballers often have a difficult time becoming successful managers.

 Another of many posts on Twitter regarding people teasing Neville about his departure from Valencia 

You have to have a coaching mind, not just a football one. It's part disciplinarian, captain and motivational speaker. It is a mentally and emotionally taxing job, but quite rewarding when you make a difference in a squad. You almost have to figuratively go into matches like you're waging war, planning football attacks with military precision.  

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Zinedine Zidane

Legendary French football player, Zinedine Zidane, is having a rough time as manager (coach) of the accomplished Real Madrid F.C. squad in Spain. The team’s top footballer is Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the world‘s leading goal scorers. Real Madrid has won La Liga in the past, but they are struggling this season. Real Madrid recently lost to rival Atletico Madrid. FC Barcelona have been dominating with the attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis “The Teeth” Suarez (Ok, his nickname is not the teeth, but Suarez is famous for using his LOL). 

I would sometimes wonder why legendary football players have difficulty coaching teams. Then, there's the theory in reference to the topic that a footballer who is a legend due to his exemplary skill, becomes frustrated when athletes don't grasp the game and what is being taught, on the same level and manner as the top footballer turned manager. 

By right, men like Pele and Bobby Charlton, should be among the best managers in the world. However, it has not happened. No one questions their skill, as they are the best, but truthfully, who has replicated the aforementioned athletes' abilities in younger players. That's because other factors come into play. Some athletes have better physical coordination (eye/foot as opposed to hand/eye in other sports) and control than others. Some athletes are naturally faster with better aim than others. This is why practice is essential in a bid to correct any deficiencies, in a bid to make your athletes the best they can be.

Pele, who is often hailed as the best ever, humorously stated in the Mirror newspaper of Manchester United and current coach Louis Van Gaal, "I told him, you know he is a very strong guy and they (Manchester United) should have courage because I am never going to be coach. I don't want to suffer." It's difficult being a manager, because when the team does not win, you will be blamed. 

It's easy to take negative newspaper articles and chants at matches personally, when football fans yell for the firing of their favorite team's manager. However, that's when you have to redouble your efforts to bring out the best in the squad and make any necessary changes. Do not become overwhelmed, discouraged or dispirited. Look at it this way, erase the points deficit by digging your way out of that hole, one match at a time. Take it one match at a time.

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Is Cherry Picking Opponents In Boxing Wrong

Some have criticized promoters and boxers for "cherry picking" their opponents to increase the chances of victory. Some dislike it. Most boxers will tell you they will fight anyone, anytime and anywhere. However, is it a good idea in the early stages of one's career (and towards the end of it if one has hit advanced years). Let's face it, some boxers are further in their development than others. The fight will not be well matched and could put you at a great disadvantage.

If I were a promoter I would have qualms about putting a boxer in with someone they are not ready for in the ring. It is not a lack of confidence, just practicality. There are many things you will not learn in the gym, that require the experience of the ring in a live setting. How you react to truly being hit, going the distance, the noise of the crowd.

Newly pro boxers usually look green in the ring for about their first 10 fights. They land fewer punches and make more mistakes than a pugilist with at least 20 fights under their belt. Boxers with more experience turn into sharks smelling blood in the water when a promoter sends in a rival for something they are not ready for. The rival boxer knows and it ends up looking like this: 

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Therefore, why would you want someone to punch a hole in your boxer or knock him into the next solar system, by signing him up for a fight he wasn't ready for in any measure. What do you do if you sign your fighter up for a fight he wasn't ready for yet, only to see him take the most restful nap of his life in the middle of the ring, until the medical team wakes him up from the knock out.

If you lose too early in your boxing career, it will cause problems with the type of fights you can get, how much you are paid in purse money and your sponsors, which helps to pay your bills as a boxer. It's better to pace it, choosing a natural and steady progression, rather than rush into a confidence battering defeat that could be avoided had you simply waited until your development was at a greater stage.

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In all the years I have been watching boxing and learning about sports management, I've seen many come and go. Boxers with great potential and a willingness to try to become the best, sometimes do not achieve all they can. There is an exact formula to success in boxing and none of the components can be missing.

There are important factors that go into a great boxing career. One of the most important is a great trainer, who is a crucial piece of the puzzle if you want to become a successful boxer. The boxer is the most important member of the team, but there are many things young athletes just don't know that trainers must apprize them of, while bringing out the best of their talent. Knowledgeable trainers with real experience and a full understanding of the sport are essential in passing on this knowledge to their pupils. 

Some underestimate the value of a great trainer. It cannot be emphasized enough how vital a great trainer is to a boxer's career if there is to be a high level of achievement. If you do not have the right trainer to mold your talent, repeatedly showing you where you are going wrong until you get it right and keep getting it right, you will not reach your full potential. Different trainers have different techniques and some are better than others in getting real results.

You can train in the gym all day, but if your technique and practice habits are wrong, you are reinforcing what is and will become a serious problem and hurdle in your career. A great trainer will spot all the problems and correct them (provided the boxer is cooperative). A great trainer will also know all the tricks of the trade, the best training regimens and how to mentally and physically hone a hopeful into a well rounded boxer. The right trainer can turn a boxer into a champion in what is a joint effort.  

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The Fall Of Manchester United This Season Is A Coaching Lesson In The Dangers Of Demoralization In Sports

Manchester United

The famous British football team Manchester United went from number one to seven in the Premier League this season, giving them their worst finish in the club's 135 year history. The blame was placed on new manager David Moyes, who was relieved of his duties, after 10-months on the job. Moyes received $6,000,000 in pay and promised perks for his brief amount of time with the team. 

However, Manchester United has been demoralized due to negative coaching methods espousing doubt, which led to a string of defeats and subsequent taunts from the public about their historic slide from number one. Moyes made many negative proclamations to the team that left them feeling demoralized, inadequate and incapable of winning, something I decried online as a bad idea that would lead to disaster and it did, as the reining champs experienced a record slide on the Premier League tables 7-months later (David Moyes Fired As Manager Of Manchester United Affirming This Site's Previous Claims). 

The same squad that was number one, dominating the league, fell to levels near relegation at one point in the season under the new negative manager (coach), in what was a coaching/training lesson worthy of note and study.

In sports, confidence is important. If you believe you are going to lose, you will start performing in that manner and sustain losses. Mind and body have to be in sync. The brain needs to be sending the body the correct messages. Athletes minds need to alert and free of worry. You must have the will to win, the hunger and drive. If you start to have doubts and believe you are a failure, failure is what you will get. 

When you see winning teams in a variety of sports hyping themselves up before games, it's not for show. It is positive declarations to stimulate their minds, then bodies into action and great play. This translates into wins, if what was learned in practice is properly put into play while in action during games.

In addition to physical and nutritional regimens, athletes need confidence classes. Nothing grandiose, just simple, affirmative mental exercises, to give them the correct mindset about winning and reinforce their will to win. Athletes who believe they are worthy of winning, capable of becoming the best and that anything is possible perform better with greater results in play (just don't issue serious, non-joking press quotes stating you are the best, because the media will chew you up for it haha).  

A clear mind and the will to win are conducive to success in sports. My dad, who was a professional athlete, then a coach, observed this first hand regarding athletics. For example, my dad has joked to me that if an athlete has an argument with his girlfriend or wife before a sporting event, he will lose the game/match. I thought it was hilarious, but he was serious in that having the right mindset, with a clear and settled mind are almost as important as one’s physical training.

Another tip worth noting. One of my dad’s friends, Usain Bolt's coach Glen Mills, espouses players refrain from sex before events. It saps athletes’ strength and leaves them too relaxed. When you are in a very competitive event, requiring more focus and drive, it simply will not be there because you had sex before the sporting event you are participating in.

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It is important that athletes not form bad habits. Incorrect training methods and the wrong technique can lead to injury and unnecessary losses in games/matches. It can mean the difference between winning the title or taking a defeat. Therefore, ensure you do things correctly, following proper, safe textbook guidelines proven to be the most efficient and effective in your sport.

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David Moyes (Photo comparison courtesy of a Twitter user)

50-year-old Manchester United manager (coach), David Moyes, who assumed the reins from legendary fellow Scotsman, but proceeded to make ill-advised changes to one of the biggest football (soccer) clubs in the world, has been sensationally sacked today after 10-months on the job. In the October 3, 2013 article "Sir Alex Ferguson's Insightful Interview With Charlie Rose" the Judiciary Report stated: 

"Life after Ferguson has been rough for Manchester United. Ferguson's successor, whom he appointed, has made some decisions I do not agree with. The Telegraph reported new manager, David Moyes, fired much of Ferguson's coaching staff, people the team are used to and rely on, in favor of his folks he brought in. It was a mistake discarding the winning blueprint left behind by Ferguson. All great leaders leave a solid blueprint behind, whether it be sports, business or politics. 

This past weekend Moyes also told the team and the world, via an interview, he does not believe Manchester United has a chance at winning Champion's League. I was stunned a manager/coach said something like that. Even if he believes that, you don't tell a team/athlete that. It was surprising to read a man on Moyes' level do that (not that I'm complaining as Manchester United's rival Arsenal is my favorite). However, right is right and wrong is wrong and you just don't say things like that to your athletes. 

Having stated that, I have to wonder how Ferguson feels about Moyes firing his coaching staff and telling the team forget about winning Champion's League because you won't. I would love to state it's reverse psychology, but I know better - it was just a terrible idea. 

I watched an old Mike Tyson fight a few weeks ago, remembering how much (my family and) I loved to watch him box when I was a kid in the 80s, especially the way he'd quickly knock people out. Seriously, if you quickly went to the kitchen for some water or the bathroom to pee, you'd miss the fight. Tyson would crick his neck, then promptly kick your butt. 

Tyson went into the ring with the attitude and visage of a gladiator. He didn't flinch and tried to psych out his opponents before he even threw the first punch. It was his game face and it worked. Tyson stated if he stared you down with confidence and you flinched, he knew he had you (meaning you were going to lose the match). Moyes telling the world Manchester United won't win Champion's League was a major flinch empowering rivals. Call it the flinch "heard around the world." 

Psychology is a big part of sports. Lining up the mind with the body creates a better performance. A demoralized, panicked and unsure mind will translate into an inferior performance. If your own manager/coach is telling you your not going to win, that's how you're going to play, riddled with doubt and defeat the minute you get out there..." 

Well, 7-months later Manchester United has firmly imploded, with their worst finish in the club's storied history. There's a phrase that goes, "If it ain't broke don't fix it." Herein lies David Moyes mistake at Manchester United. As stated on the site over 7-months ago, Moyes should not have fired Manchester United's preexisting, championship winning coaching staff, replacing them with his own associates.

He could have simply brought in a couple people he's worked with if it was that important to him (paid for out of his salary). He tampered with a winning formula and additionally removed the players' security blanket of familiarity in sacking everyone they'd worked with for years. 

David Moyes

One should only deconstruct and put back together badly losing teams. You shouldn't wreck winning title holders. It's like crushing/leveling a field with a perfectly ripe crop, rather than harvesting the fruits and vegetables on the trees. You only break up dry, fallow ground, planting new seeds and watering and nurturing it into a great crop. 

A handful of people online have blamed Ferguson for choosing Moyes as his successor, but the latter deviated from the former's instructions. Ferguson left a blueprint behind that Moyes discarded, in favor of his own plans and unproven people. Once again, against the former manager's advice, Moyes fired Ferguson's winning coaching staff, replacing them with his own people. 

Another problem was based on his expressions, Moyes always looked like he was in over his head, with the pressure of having moved to the then top club in the league getting to him. He looked perpetually panicked and doubtful, with expressions that became online memes on social networking. To rival managers, such expressions is the equivalent of sharks sensing blood in the water and they pounced on Moyes. His squad also picked up on it and became dispirited and doubtful. They were no longer confident and it showed in their expressions and body language on the pitch. It impacted their play. They weren't playing like Manchester United anymore. It's as though they forgot they were the reigning champs. 

Arsene Wenger of Arsenal has a serious expression during matches, like he's reasoning and thinking about maneuvers. You really don't know what he's thinking based on his expressions and that's how it should be. He has many wins and accomplishments under his belt. As I've stated on Twitter, Jose Mourinho of Chelsea reminds me of Dr. Evil, but with hair and a tan (LOL). He issues aggressive, demoralizing quotes to opponents, in the vein of Dr. Evil, intimidating rivals before they even hit the pitch. He stands on, not beside the pitch (dude, you know you're really not supposed to do that LOL) with his game face on and it works. 

 

Ferguson, considered the top football manager in history, looked confident and intimidating during games, chewing the life out of his chewing gum like he was holding a grudge against it and anyone who tried to beat his squad. He'd stare people down like a gangster (LOL). He always had that "I'm more of a man than you" look on his face to intimidate rivals and it worked. 

At the end of the day, football is also a business. Poor results on the pitch impact the bottom-line and ticket/merchandising sales will decline. Bills don't pay themselves. Old Trafford's massive grounds costs money to maintain and the staff needs to be paid as well. The same goes for all teams. The Glazers borrowed a whopping $1.3 billion dollars against Manchester United. The loan must be repaid and poor results on the pitch unquestionably jeopardizes their ability to meet their financial obligations.

Alex Ferguson

Some state Moyes can console himself with his pay, but no one who loves football wants to experience what he did (he made some wrong turns that backfired). Money doesn't fix that when it comes to career fulfillment in wanting to do very well via great results on the tables. However, Moyes can recover in another post and with a $6,000,000 check to fall back on for 10-months work at Manchester United. It's not the end of the world. In life you have to learn to laugh at yourself and be resilient.

Side Bar: Coaching is in my blood. I think I would make a decent terrifying football manager. I'd probably be in trouble with the league every week, though:

Disciplinary commission: You were overheard telling a striker to FLING a rival out of the way on the pitch.
Me: No, you misheard. I told him to SING to him in a gesture symbolic of brotherhood, freedom and love. "Let freedom ring!" You know how much I love music.

Then, after I was unjustly cleared on the flagrant violation of league rules, I'd privately commend my offending player laughing, "Did you see how he went airborne when you flung him out of the way and scored that goal. He should totally get air miles for flying across the pitch like Superman. There will be something extra in your check for that." I'm just kidding. I have to state that because I don't want this article working against me in the future (LOL). 

In all honesty, it would be wonderful to build a team from the ground up in the lower league, then help it rise to the top.