Shankly,Lippi, Van Gaal – the dominance of most managerial greats has a natural sell-by date, or Jos Mourinho appears no different,and his teams, powered by rage, or create their own burnout riskIf you accept the principle that in order to become the complete football manager it is essential to master all parts of the role,then José Mourinho really is putting in the hard yards correct now. Expert at winning trophies. World-course defensive organiser. It turns out Mourinho is also the master of being publicly and painfully not-quite sacked. There may have been more vitriolic and drama-ridden shuntings towards the edge in elite level English football than Mourinho’s current long goodbye. But not many. And none that spring to intellect. Related: John Terry: I’ll purchase criticism on the chin … but not from likes of Robbie Savage Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com