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Jose Mourinho's somewhat abysmal 3rd season record with his previous clubs may not bode well with his critics. His tendency to become predictable with his tactics and mismanagement have not served him well over the years.
Manchester United looks on the verge of doing that with just five wins out of 11 games - losing three out of their 8 in the English Premier League games and the manager's alleged rifts with players in the dressing room has not helped his cause.
Despite history and numerous pundits against Jose Mourinho, it would be extremely unwise to lose faith in him this early in the season. Without wasting much time, let's take a quick look at why it would not be a smart decision.
#1. Lack of efficient players and leadership:
While it may seem criminal to label a bunch of players 'not efficient', what's evident is that Manchester United lacks the players who fit into Mourinho's style of play.
Jose Mourinho's system thrives with pacy forwards and wingers and experienced, skilful defenders at the back. Not to mention each and every player needs to work hard to cover every inch of grass on the pitch. Manchester United still lacks pace upfront as compared to the big teams around and the inexperience at the back adds more to the list of disadvantages.
What Sir Alex's United teams had in common is leaders on the pitch. Due to young faces and lack of a proper captain, United looks clueless under pressure at times. Paul Pogba seems to be the only one who is stepping up at crunch moments but with little help which hampers Manchester United's consistency and long-term plans.
#2. Lack of movements in the transfer market:
Despite evidently lacking in firepower, Manchester United was reluctant to spend on the transfer market. They failed to improve on the areas they needed to and were left with Fred as their only top signing this summer.
And if the rumour mill is anywhere close to being right, Jose Mourinho hadn't got the players he asked for. Compared to the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea or even Arsenal, United's squad depth is not up to the mark to fight for the title.
Manchester United clearly needed better players on the flanks to improve their wing play. But instead, they are still stuck with fewer options and no one proving their calibre to feed Lukaku. After signing Paul Pogba, he experienced similar lack of support in his exploits.
Although we have seen both these stars perform well in the world cup, they looked dazed and inconsistent with Manchester United.
#3. Lack of available options:
Despite rumours of Jose Mourinho may get sacked, it's safe to say there are not many managers available and good enough to replace him. Zinedine Zidane is the man United are linked to but his agent clearly stated that he won't manage teams until next season.
Another viable option is Antonio Conte who clearly had a sketchy last season with Chelsea at English Premier League although both these managers would suffer without proper players to implement their tactics.
Even with poor form and results, it would not be wise to fire Mourinho midway through the season. Their latest comeback against Newcastle United might just unite the team now more than ever and showed us a flicker of hope which is enough to turn things around.
