The uncertain future of coach Mourinho

(Baonghean.vn) - The Man Utd board of directors has yet to begin negotiations to extend the contract with coach Mourinho. Is it possible that the owners at Old Trafford no longer want the "special one" to lead the "Red Devils" next season?

At the beginning of this season, after a period of sublime performance by the home team, the Man Utd board of directors drafted a new contract to send to coach Mourinho. However, the unsatisfactory results that the "red devils" have just experienced (especially the 1-2 loss to Man City), made the top brass at Old Trafford hesitate to extend the contract with the Portuguese strategist. It is very possible that the Man Utd board of directors has run out of patience with coach Mourinho.

Indeed, with what is happening at Old Trafford, the risk of being fired by the "special one" is not small. Although last season, Coach Mourinho had a great contribution to the achievement of winning the treble (English Super Cup, English League Cup and Europa League), but that still could not make the leaders and fans of the "Red Devils" feel satisfied, because the most important arena is the Premier League, Man Utd still had to miss the championship, even outside the top 4.

Man Utd were just held to a draw by Southampton at Old Trafford. Photo: Internet

Entering this season, Mourinho's Man Utd has high expectations from experts and home fans. With a strong investment (spending 145.8 million pounds to buy players), the "Red Devils" are the strongest candidate for the Premier League 2017/2018 championship.

Yet, more than half way through, the Old Trafford team has been left far behind by rival Man City on the journey to the throne. The 14-point gap between the two teams (Man City has played 1 less match) is too big for coach Mourinho and his team to fill from now until the end of the tournament.

The lack of chances to win the Premier League 2017/2018 is a big pain for Man Utd and their fans. The main responsibility of course belongs to coach Mourinho. Not only can he not help his team compete with Man City in terms of points, the "special one" also makes Man Utd lose its position as a big team. Specifically, under the leadership of coach Mourinho, the "Red Devils" always play with the mentality of an underdog team every time they face teams in the top 6, a far cry from the time of Sir Alex Ferguson.

Coach Mourinho is under a lot of pressure at Man Utd. Photo: Internet

In addition, Coach Mourinho's habit of blaming the referee and being aggressive with opponents (typically the brawl in the Man City dressing room after the 1-2 loss on December 10) negatively affects Man Utd's image. If the Old Trafford team still cannot improve their performance (drawing consecutively in the last 3 matches), the possibility of Coach Mourinho being fired by Man Utd's leadership is not small. Especially when the relationship between the "special one" and Vice President Ed Woodward is quite tense because of the transfer issue.

Of course, the future of coach Mourinho will only be decided after this year's season officially ends, because Man Utd does not have the habit of "changing horses midstream". However, the prospect of the Portuguese strategist being fired by the "Red Devils" leadership is gradually becoming clearer. Coach Mourinho must have felt that, when he continuously mentioned PSG./.

Thanh Hung