Mourinho coached Manchester United for a year?
20 16 On May 27th, Mourinho was appointed as the head coach of the first team by Manchester United Football Club. In the summer window, the club spent a lot of money to buy midfielders paul pogba, henrik mkhitaryan and defender Eric Bailly, and exempted striker Ibrahimovic.
At the beginning of the 20 16- 17 season, Mourinho led Manchester United to an excellent start. In the final of the Community Shield Cup, Mourinho led his team to beat defending Premier League champion leicester city and won the Community Shield Cup. In the Premier League, the team won three consecutive victories at the beginning. However, after losing to Manchester City in the fourth round of derby, Manchester United suffered a low point: 1 1 only had two games, including Antonio Kong Di's 0-4 loss to Chelsea in the ninth round at Stamford Bridge. After the Premier League 14 round, the team has fallen behind the Champions League by 9 points. However, after losing 4-0 to Chelsea, Mourinho led the team to be unbeaten in the Premier League for 25 consecutive rounds, setting a historical record for the team. Only too many draws (12 games) prevented the team from entering the top four. At this time, Mourinho is faced with a choice: in the case of more injuries, is it to hope that the mistakes of four opponents will bet on the top four of the league, or to compete for the Europa League in the "second battlefield"? Mourinho chose the latter. At the end of the season, although the team only scored 1 in the last six rounds of the Premier League, it beat Ajax Football Club 2-0 in the Europa League final to win the championship. In addition, in the English Cup, Mourinho also led the team to win the championship. In the first season of coaching Manchester United, despite his poor performance in the Premier League, Mu Shuai led the team to win three championship trophies this season, becoming the first head coach in Manchester United's history to win an important championship in his first season.
In the summer of 20 17, Mourinho signed three new signings at a high price: striker romelu lukaku, defender Victor Lindelöf and center Manya Ma Diqi, and the lineup was further consolidated. At the beginning of the 20 17- 18 season, Mourinho led his team to a 6-win 1 draw in the Premier League, leading the standings with Guardiola's Manchester City. However, then the team began to encounter problems: after the draw between the Double Red Club and Liverpool, Manchester United, which made frequent mistakes, was defeated by the weaker Huddersfield Town Football Club, and then lost to its old club Chelsea. By this time, Mourinho's team had fallen behind Manchester City by 8 points. The more difficult situation is yet to come. In the decisive battle to keep the hope of winning the championship, Manchester United 1-2 lost to Manchester City, and 1 1 fell behind, making winning the championship a luxury. At the beginning of the season, strikers Marcus Rachford and Anthony Marchal won glory alternately, which made Manchester United fans very happy, but Alexis Sanchez joined in the winter window to break this situation. This transfer has broken the salary structure of the team, and the hidden worries in the locker room have gradually increased. In the second half, Mourinho's team lost four Premier League games, three of which were lost to weak teams such as Newcastle, West Brom Football Club and Brighton Football Club. In the second round of Manchester Derby, although Mourinho led the team to reverse Manchester City 3-2, it only slowed down the opponent's pace of winning the championship. In the end, Mourinho's team ranked second in the standings with 8 1 points, but behind the champion Manchester City 19 points. In addition, the team has begun to show problems: although the quick counterattack tactics are effective, the disadvantages in the face of positional warfare are very obvious. Moreover, the British League Cup was eliminated by the weaker Bristol City Football Club, and 1 was drawn by leicester city, all of which indicated the problems in line-up arrangement or on-the-spot adjustment. More importantly, the team's tall lineup is constantly being hit by opponents because of its lack of mobility. The elimination of the Champions League by Seville is the most direct manifestation. Mourinho's remarks that "Manchester United is not new, I eliminated Manchester United twice" made him encounter great criticism from fans. At the same time, Mourinho also has contradictions with players such as Bogba and La Herford. Mourinho's players have a chance to "redeem" in the FA Cup. However, they were optimistic before the game, but they lost to Chelsea, which has dropped significantly this season, and ranked second in the FA Cup. Although 8 1 point is the highest league score of Manchester United since Ferguson left office, after a season in which everything was empty, many hidden dangers of the team have gradually begun to be put on the table.
In the summer of 20 18, Mourinho hoped that the club could bring in a mature central defender, but failed. 20 18- 19 season, Mourinho's Manchester United started badly. For the first time in 26 years, the team lost two of the three league games, including a 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, which was the worst home defeat in Mourinho's coaching career. After the game, in the face of reporters' questions, Mourinho asked the reporters who criticized him to give "respect" and put up three fingers. In the 9th round of Premier League, Mourinho led his team to a 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. After the game, facing the condemnation of some Chelsea fans in the game, Mourinho also put up three fingers to Chelsea fans before returning to the player channel. In the two rounds of the Champions League group match against Juventus Football Club, Mourinho also made a gesture in response to the provocation of Juventus fans. But at the same time, with the decline of record, the contradiction between Mourinho and Manchester United's locker room headed by Bogba has become increasingly prominent. After the Premier League 17 round, Mourinho led Manchester United to score only 26 points, which is also the lowest score in the history of the Premier League team in the same period. In the Premier League 17 round, Mourinho led his team to be shot 36 feet by Liverpool, and was defeated by 1-3, which became the last straw to crush the camel. On 20 18 12 18, the club announced that Mourinho was dismissed.
During his coaching at Manchester United, Mourinho led the team to win 1 Europa League, 1 British Cup and 1 Community Shield.