Lakshay Khurana
Jose Mourinho has now officially taken the job as the manager at Old Trafford. The Portuguese coach has replaced Van Gaal in hopes of a better game by the team. Manchester United under Van Gaal was struggling and the team under the Dutch boss was not able to meet the minimum season goals. The Special One has already started playing his part in the transfer window. He is on a lookout for many players and the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Karim Benzema are closely linked for a move to Manchester United this summer.
Mourinho is the kind of manager under whom most of the footballers wouldn’t mind playing, given his statistics and records.
Let’s look at some Bundesliga players who can be targeted by Mouriho:
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Current Team: Borussia Dortmund
Positions: Forward
Age: 26
Height: 6’1
Nationality: Gabon
Characteristics:
- Clinical Finisher
- Pace
- Weak passing
- Counter attack threat
The Dortmund striker has been labelled as the guy who can always score. Aubameyang has managed to net the ball 36 times this season for Dortmund in all competitions and 5 assists registered to his name.
The pace and clinical finish of the Gabonese footballer has made him one of the biggest names in European football currently.
His move to Manchester United can be a dream come true for the fans and the club as well.
- Ilkay Gundogan
Current Team: Borussia Dortmund
Positions: Midfielder
Age: 25
Height: 5’9
Nationality: Germany
Characteristics:
- Accurate Passing
- Likes to Dribble.
- Strong finishing.
- Likes to shoot from distance.
- Weak at Aerial Duels
Gundogan has scored just 2 goals this season for his team and assisted only thrice but the German midfielder has his unnoticeable effect on the team, as his passing and controlling the tempo of the game does just enough. His pass success percentage has been 88% this season in all competitions.
The Dortmund player is consistent for both his club and country, and can manage to play as the defensive midfielder as well. He can be suited to Jose Mourinho’s style of play.
- Filip Kostic
Current Team: VfB Stuttgart
Positions: Attacking Midfielder (Left and Right)
Age: 23
Height: 6’
Nationality: Serbia
Characteristics:
- Good at crossing
- Likes to dribble
- Can take good set-pieces.
- Weak at aerial duels.
The Serbian winger/midfielder has progressed in his game in last few years and has been on a lookout recently by Liverpool. Being labelled as one of the best players in the 2015/16 Bundesliga, Kostic still has a lot to offer. He is known to have composure throughout the game and is one of those players who don’t get injured too easily.
The Stuttgart winger has scored five goals this season and also has five assists registered to his name. He has shown a high work rate at attack as well as defence. He can be improved further and used under Jose Mourinho.
