by bigmick » Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:27 pm
If we must discuss Mourinho here, I don't agree when people say we have "no chance" of getting him. He's currently the manager of Inter as we know, and he won the title there in his first season. Currently they are four points clear at the top of the table in his second season, and I would have thought that they are a very short price to win the title in his second campaign as well (amazingly, that'll be the third time in succession he has won the title in his first two seasons with his new club). Also, he hasn't spent significant money either (as he didn't when he won the title twice, the UEFA Cup and the Champions League with Porto).
Now, Mourinho loves the Premiership and English football, he's never made any secret of that. Chelsea (IMHO anyway) are going to win the Premiership this season, so they are hardly likely to give the very likeable Ancellotti the elbow anytime soon. Arsenal ain't getting rid of Wenger, which leaves Mourinho three options if he wants to come back to England. Man City, Man Utd, or us.
I think if Ferguson were to retire at the end of this season, the Mancs will get him. They'll just make sure they do, because any fool can see he is the best candidate, it's a simple as that really. If he doesn't though (and I don't think he will), that leaves us and City as viable propositions for Mourinho to have a realsitic chance of winning trophies. I think given those two options, if they are available, Mourinho would come to Liverpool.
"se e in una bottigla ed e bianco, e latte".