Gary Neville has had a go at Jose Mourinho’s playing style at Manchester United and says that the fans are upset with our games.
United won their first game of the season against Leicester City 2-1 but Neville was quoted by the Daily Star as saying:
“As a Manchester United fan it’s painful to watch.”
The United legend also spoke about a situation of Mauricio Pochettino taking up the manager’s role at United and pointed out how the forwards at the club would not do well under the Argentine.
“Let’s say Mauricio Pochettino comes in next – he likes hungry 23, 24-year-olds, he likes pushing up the pitch and playing high, he likes players who can press from the front.
“How many Manchester United forwards do you see that run about like the Tottenham ones?
“Mourinho is happy to sit back a bit deeper and have a more robust, physical player.”
Neville also blasted Mourinho for changing the traditional playing style of United. The former right-back also claimed that the Portuguese manager brought in his kind of players.
“United have always played 4-4-1-1, 4-4-2, with two wide players. It’s ingrained in the club. Don’t change, don’t make short-term decisions.
“The fans weren’t happy, the stadium was starting to have empty seats and then they think, ‘right, we need to win’ and they bring in Jose Mourinho, who likes powerful, robust, strong players.”
While Mourinho has changed our style, it has worked for him before as he has won titles with every club he has managed.
United won the Europa League under the Portuguese manager and if we can pick up the Premier League title under him, maybe his methods would be considered fine?
