#[OC/Analysis] Jose Mourinho has a strong history of reuniting with ex-players at new clubs. Here is an overview of his past record, and a review of some possible Manchester United targets for Spurs.
The news that Jose Mourinho has become manager of Tottenham Hotspur has come with it a large amount of speculation about his vision for their squad, particularly in relation to future transfers – a tricky issue given the reputation of Daniel Levy as perhaps the Premier League’s most financially prudent club boss. One of Mourinho’s most unique traits has always been the enduring relationships he forms with players he has previously managed; some loathe him (coughs Pogba), but others love him, prepared to do anything for a man still regarded as one of world football’s elite tacticians. From the perspective of a Manchester United fan in 2019, it’s this second category which is more important to analyse.
This post will provide a summary of Jose Mourinho’s consistent willingness to put trust in his former players to be a part of his current plans, assessing the extent of influence and importance that these players had for their new clubs, before moving onto a discussion of who he may try to obtain from Manchester United in the upcoming transfer windows. For the sake of keeping the post as relevant and concise as possible, the analysis will start from his first stint as Chelsea’s manager in 2004, arguably the first time he was able to bring in top-calibre players from a previous club.
#Chelsea 2004 - 2007
| Player (Year Joined) | Previous Club Collaboration(s)(Years) | Fee | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo Ferreira (2004) | FC Porto (2002-2004) | £18.00m | 25 |
| Ricardo Carvalho (2004) | FC Porto (2002-2004) | £27.00m | 26 |
| Maniche (2006) | FC Porto (2002-2004) | £270k (loan) | 28 |
#Inter Milan 2008 - 2010
No ex-player signings.
#Real Madrid 2010 - 2013
| Player (Year Joined) | Previous Club Collaboration(s)(Years) | Fee | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Carvalho (2010) | FC Porto (2002-2004) Chelsea (2004-2007) | £7.00m | 30 |
#Chelsea 2013 - 2015
| Player (Year Joined) | Previous Club Collaboration(s)(Years) | Fee | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Eto'o (2013) | Inter Milan (2009-2010) | Free Transfer | 32 |
#Manchester United 2016 - 2018
| Player (Year Joined) | Previous Club Collaboration(s)(Years) | Fee | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic (2016) | Inter Milan (2008-2009) | Free Transfer | 34 |
| Romelu Lukaku (2017) | Chelsea (2013) | £76. |
Just curious.
FINAL SCORE:
MANCHESTER UNITED (Di Maria, Herrera, Rooney, Mata) 4 - 0 QUEENS PARK RANGERS
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Barclays Premier League Tie between Manchester United F.C. and Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Date: September 14th, 2014
Kick off BST: 16:00
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Referee: Phil Dowd
Weather: 17°C, 75% Humidity, 10 km/h Wind
Starting XI's:
| Manchester United F.C. | Queens Park Rangers F.C. |
|---|---|
| De Gea | Green |
| Rojo | Hill |
| Evans | Ferdinand |
| Blackett | Caulker |
| Blind | Phillips |
| Herrera | Fer |
| Di Maria | Sandro |
| Rafael | Kranjacar |
| Mata | Isla |
| Rooney (C) | Austin |
| van Persie | Hoilett |
Man Utd F.C. SUBS: Lindegaard, Shaw, Fletcher, Januzaj, Valencia , A Pereira, Falcao
Queens Park Rangers F.C. SUBS: Traore, McCarthy, Onuoha, Henry, Vargas, Zamora, Taarabt.
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Barclays Premier League Opener between Manchester United F.C. and Swansea City F.C
Date: August 16th, 2014
Kick off BST: 12:45
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester ♥
Referee: Mike Dean
Weather: 16°C, 66% Humidity, 10 km/h Wind
Starting XI's:
| Manchester United F.C. | Swansea City F.C. |
|---|---|
| De Gea | Fabianski |
| Jones | Rangel |
| Smalling | Amat |
| Blackett | Williams |
| Lingard | Taylor |
| Fletcher | Shelvey |
| Herrera | Ki |
| Young | Dyer |
| Mata | Sigurdsson |
| Hernandez | Routledge |
| Rooney (C) | Bony |
Man Utd F.C. SUBS: Amos, M Keane, Nani, Januzaj, Fellaini, Kagawa, James
Swansea City F.C. SUBS: Gomis, Tremmel, Tiendalli, Montero, Bartley, Richards, Sheehan
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... keep reading on reddit ➡Barclays Premier League tie between Stoke City F.C and Manchester United F.C
Date: February 1st, 2014
Kick off GMT: 15:00
Venue: Britannia Stadium
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
Manchester United F.C starting XI:
De Gea, Jones, Smalling, Evans, Evra, Carrick, Cleverley, Young, Mata, Rooney, Van Persie
SUBS: Lindegaard, Rafael, Hernandez, Welbeck, Fletcher, Januzaj, Valencia
Stoke City F.C starting XI:
Begovic, Cameron, Shawcross, Wilson, Pieters, Odemwingie, Whelan, Adam, Arnautovic, Walters, Crouch
SUBS: Sorensen, Muniesa, Palacios, Guidetti, Assaidi, Shotton, Ireland
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Team news:
- Mata, RvP, and Rooney all start.
- It looks like a 4-2-3-1 with Cleverley and Carrick sitting behind the form-man Young, Wazza, Mata, and RvP
- Rafael drops to the bench as we look for height to combat Stoke.
- Kagawa's not even on the bench. I know we have better players currently in his position, but it still hurts my heart a bit not to see him.
Hopefully we'll be seeing a bit of magic with our front four. I'm ready for us to rampage.
NEWS FROM AROUND THE GROUNDS
Newcastle 0 - 3 Sunderland
West Ham 2 - 0 Swansea
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Half Time
Stoke City 1 - 0 Manchester United
- Even with Smalling and Carrick, it looks like we're playing giants. It's ridiculous how big those fuckers are.
HALF TIME SCORES FROM AROUND THE GROUNDS
Hull 1 - 0 Tottenham
Cardiff 0 - 1 Norwich
Everton 0 - 1 Aston Villa
Fulham 0 - 0 Southampton
SECOND HALF UPDATES:
46' We're underway again.
47' MANCHESTER UNITED GOAL OOOOOH ROB
... keep reading on reddit ➡UEFA Champions League Round of 16 First Leg tie between Olympiakos F.C and Manchester United F.C
Date: February 25, 2014
Kick off GMT: 19:45
Venue: Stadio Georgios Karaiskaki
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Manchester United FC starting XI:
De Gea; Smalling, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Valencia, Carrick, Cleverley, Young; Rooney, van Persie
SUBS: Lindegaard, Büttner, Fellaini, Giggs, Kagawa, Hernandez, Welbeck
Olympiakos FC starting XI:
Roberto; Leandro Salino, Manolas, Marcano, Holebas; Maniatis, N'Dinga; Campbell, Domínguez, Peréz; Olaitan
SUBS: Megyeri, Machado, Samaris, Valdez, Fuster, Papadopoulos, Bong
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Team news:
- Valencia, Cleverley, Young all return to the side. Mmmmmm. Crosses and a weak midfield? Seems like it.
- Kagawa's on the bench...even though he's done in the CL in the past.
- No Evans, no Jones. They're both STILL out..
Well, I've got a chemistry exam tomorrow morning that is going to absolutely destroy me. I've given up all hope of studying and/or getting a good grade. Please United. Do something for me. WIN.
I get the feeling we'll be needing RvP and Wazza to bail us out. Old back line playing twice in a week. Yikes.
Match updates:
Half Time Score:
OLYMPIAKOS 1 - 0 MANCHESTER UNITED
I'd rather be studying chemistry.
SECOND HALF UPDATES:
45' United kick off.
47' Well. We're still sloppy.
50' Commentator just said we should press higher. I could be a commentator. I said that. Stop copying me.
51' We're so slow on the ball. Young and Rooney are the only ones that are injecting any pace. YOUNG. That's fucking pathetic.
52' Rooney taken out from behind. Slid straight through by the Olympiakos man, but the ref says no fo
... keep reading on reddit ➡Barclays Premier League tie between Everton F.C. and Manchester United F.C.
Date: April 20th, 2014
Kick off GMT: 16:10 PM
Venue: Goodison Park
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Manchester United FC starting XI:
De Gea, Jones, Smalling, Evans, Büttner, Carrick, Fletcher, Nani, Kagawa, Mata, Rooney
SUBS: Lindegaard, Giggs, Hernandez, Welbeck, Valencia, Fellaini, Januzaj.
Everton F.C. starting XI:
Howard (c), Baines, Distin, Stones, Coleman, McCarthy, Barry, Mirallas, Barkley, Naismith, Lukaku.
SUBS: Robles, Hibbert, McGeady, Deulofeu, Osman, Garbutt, Alcaraz
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Team news:
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Buttner returns to LB after our LONG break of no football...
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Evans returns to marshall our centre of defence.
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Carrick and Fletcher in the centre, while Smalling moves to RB.
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Nani starts! Looks like he could be playing for his squad position! Hopefully he puts in a good shift.
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Looks like a fantastic team that we've put out today. I BELIEVE!
Match updates:
This is my favourite section of these things because I get to put my own opinion and NO-ONE CAN STOP ME!!! MWAHAHHAHAHAH! But seriously, today's little rant HAS to be on Phil's pre-match interview and I think EVERYONE jumped up to comment on the link before actually reading the story! In context, what he says doesn't look at all what it does in the title (misleading OP, come on) and he goes on to emphasise how important it is to be winning trophies. Not coming second, third, fourth, or challenging for Europe. We are winners and he knows it! And Moyes knows it! Maybe I'm still fucking naïve but I've been backing Moyes since the day he got here, and I haven't wavered. I fully believe he's been trying to find the team that works. I give him until next January to get it together. I trust he will. #Moyesin
COME ON UNITED!
FIRST HALF UPDATES:
0' Moyesy comes out to b
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Tottenham - 3-0-5
Chelsea - 4-2-2
Arsenal - 3-1-4
Manchester United - 2-2-4
FA Cup 3rd Round tie between Manchester United and Swansea City A.F.C
Date: January 5th, 2014
Kick off GMT: 16:30
Venue: Old Trafford
Referee: Mike Dean
Manchester United FC starting XI:
Lindegaard; Smalling, Evans, Ferdinand, Büttner; Valencia, Fletcher, Cleverley, Kagawa; Welbeck, Hernandez
Subs: De Gea, Fabio, Anderson, Carrick, Giggs, Zaha, Januzaj
Swansea City A.F.C starting XI:
Tremmel; Tiendalli, Amat, Chico Flores, Taylor; Britton, de Guzman, Shelvey, Pozuelo, Routledge; Bony
Subs: Cornell, Davies, Williams, Rangel, Canas, Donnelly, Vazquez
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Team news:
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Ashley Young suffered a shoulder injury against Tottenham at Old Trafford and faces an extended spell on the sidelines.
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Robin van Persie is out with a thigh injury.
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Wayne Rooney continues to manage a groin problem.
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Fabio is STILL on the bench behind Büttner. Moyes must know something we don't.
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Many players may be rested to play in two days in the Capital One Cup against Sunderland and/or for next week's Premier League Game against tonight's opponents.
Match updates:
HALF TIME
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We've played well after the early hiccup, Büttner's basically a winger with Kagawa drifting inside. Same thing happening on the other side with Valencia and Smalling.
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Despite his goal, Hernandez still can't control a ball to save his life, but is looking lively.
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Hi everyone. I'm would really appreciate it if somebody could post a quality copy of this game. Been looking for it for a while.
Thought a discussion on our home record would warrant its own post. But what do you guys think? Bar the Cardiff loss I'd say we're a pretty decent team at home in the sense that we won't lose to anyone except the big teams. I know we didn't play our strongest 11 in the last game of the season but its still an embarrassing loss to lose to a relegated team with the caliber of players that did start. And ideally those 6 draws really do need to be cut down more next season. We need to be much more clinical.
Liverpool were the only team unbeaten at home. City lost 3-2 to Palace, Chelsea lost once to leicester, spurs lost 5 times, Arsenal lost twice, once to city and the other to palace... I will also mention that we drew at home to Palace too.
Crystal Palace, the home advantage destroyers.
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With their loss against Sassuolo earlier today,this was Benevento's 13th loss in as many games,breaking Manchester United's record for the worst start in Europe's top 5 leagues in 1929-1930.
Manchester United's 12 first matches in 1929-1930 :
- v Aston Villa***(H)*** 3-4
- v Middlesbrough***(A)*** 3-1
- v Chelsea***(A)*** 6-2
- v Huddersfield Town***(H)*** 0-6
- v Newcastle United***(H)*** 4-7
- v Huddersfield Town***(A)*** 3-0
- v Sheffield Wednesday***(A)*** 3-0
- v Grimsby Town***(H)*** 0-2
- v Manchester City***(A)*** 4-1
- v West Ham United***(A)*** 5-1
- v Arsenal***(H)*** 1-2
- v Portsmouth***(A)*** 4-1
Benevento Calcio's first 12 matches in 2017-2018 :
- v Sampdoria***(A)*** 2-1
- v Bologna***(H)*** 0-1
- v Torino***(H)*** 0-1
- v Napoli***(A)*** 6-0
- v AS Roma***(H)*** 0-4
- v FC Crotone***(A)*** 2-0
- v Internazionale***(H)*** 1-2
- v Hellas Verona***(A)*** 1-0
- v Fiorentina***(H)*** 0-3
- v Cagliari***(A)*** 2-1
- v Lazio***(H)*** 1-5
- v Juventus***(A)*** 2-1
- v Sassuolo***(H)*** 1-2
