Thursday, August 23, 2018
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More than anything, José Mourinho sounded resigned when he discussed Manchester United’s defeat by Brighton. There was gloom rather than defiance and it was strange to hear United’s manager explain that his refusal to talk about the negative aspects of his team’s performance was because of criticism about his previous brutal honesty. This was not Sir Alex Ferguson creating a siege mentality: it was Mourinho protecting himself rather than his players.
The negative vibes from the summer have rolled into the season and it is not premature to suggest that United could be heading for what Antonio Conte would call a Mourinho season. It is three years since the “palpable discord” that brought about an unhappy end to the Portuguese’s second spell at Chelsea and the memory of how Mourinho lost his connection with his players at Stamford Bridge feels relevant at the moment, even if United’s individual quality makes it impossible to write them off after two games.
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