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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure what you’re trying to prove. I agreed with you that I don’t like his style, his teams are often not the protagonists and I wouldn’t want him in charge of my team, but he IS one of the greatest managers of the 21st century. There’s also a big difference between a manager and a coach. I think hindsight has shown that the clubs he’s been at in recent years were a shambles on an administrative level, and it’s easy for people to make him the fall guy. Further, he’s won at every one of them, so I’m not sure how you can call it a failure. As impressive as Conte was at Chelsea, he lasted less than Mourinho did in either one of his stints, they got a transfer ban and have now appointed Lampard who is in over his head. You want to really see failure, look at Manchester United in between Fergie leaving and Jose’s tenure, when they actually won something, then look at the mediocrity now under Ole. Again, no one is disputing that he may be past it, and yet his team did just beat the back-to-back Premier League Champions.[/quote]

Not to add fuel to the fire, but I agree with the general view that his tactics may squeeze out some initial results.  Then, the decline rapidly ensues.  I liked the analysis in this article:

https://www.economist.com/game-theory/2019/11/23/data-suggest-jose-mourinho-is-as-likely-to-flop-at-spurs-as-to-succeed

It had an interesting graph and this quote sums up what we have seen him do in his recent stints over the past 5 year.

"Nor has his reputation for arrogance, hostility—he once gouged an opposing manager in the eye—and spectacular downfalls. Though most of his tenures have started with great success, including league titles in four different countries and two Champions League trophies, they have usually ended acrimoniously. His tendency to alienate supporters, players and eventually his employers has become known as his “third-season syndrome”.[/quote]

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