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Even by the bad standards of Jose Mourinho, his post-game discontent on the last leg of the US Manchester United tour was something else.
Mourinho reduced his score following the United States. of his 4-1 loss to rivals Liverpool, Michigan.
The eponymous Special One targeted several targets – from the perceived failure by Ed Woodward, executive vice president of United, to his transfer targets, to US fans that he claimed US officials – "baseball umpires" – have not escaped Mourinho's anger, while he's done nothing to encourage these young players to try to impress him on tour, declaring that most Mourinho had an unhappy pre-season tour
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Compare that with messages from Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and his Manchester City counterpart, Pep Gu ardiola, who all two praised their young players in the United States, while many of their established stars – like that of Mourinho – remain in overtime for the World Cup after the World Cup. not to take something positive from the tour, which seemed to him a burden over the last fortnight, an experience to endure rather than enjoy.
Mourinho is famous for his "third season syndrome" in clubs. begins to unravel before its inevitable and messy exit, but at United it seems that the process is going on even before the new campaign starts.
United and Liverpool drew a crowd of 101,254 to the Big House, but Mourinho said that he did not buy a ticket to watch the game, which irritated the organizers of the International Champions Cup.
(1965: 1380) Mourinho w fired after three years at Real
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It is understood that United are paid around £ 30million to play ICC, with Mourinho having actually told fans to stay away from their last game against Real Madrid in Miami tomorrow.
"The atmosphere was good but if I were them I would not have come," Mourinho said. "I would not have spent my money watching these two teams
" I watched Chelsea against Inter earlier and people had decided that the beach was better, the stadium was empty
"This is not our team – our team – we started the game with almost half of the players who would not be part of our team.
" It's not even 30 % of my staff, so do not look like that.
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"We do not play here to improve the team or the dynamics, we play here to survive and not have any" [19659002] Mourinho's mood was not helped by his frustration with the fact that Woodward has not yet reached his transfer goals, with the window closing in just 11 days. [19659002] United has made three signings this summer, Mourinho wanting two more before the August 9th transfer deadline, but fearing they will only be able to handle one.
With 17 players unavailable due to injury or after the World Cup vacation, Mourinho could face new faces at home in Leicester on August 10 without a team capable of a title challenge.
"I would like I would like to have two other players, but I think I'm not going to have two, "said Mourinho. it is possible that I have one.
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(Image: John Peters) [19659007] "I gave a list to my club of five names a few months ago and I will wait to see if it is possible to have one of these players. "
A player who will not start the season is midfielder Nemanja Matic, who joined the tour in Los Angeles, was unable to train and then underwent abdominal surgery in Philadelphia, which caused him to Will be several weeks away.
Matic returns to Manchester, joining skipper Antonio Valencia, who left the tour with a torn calf muscle, while striker Anthony Martial stays in Paris after leaving the United States for the birth of his second child.
Mourinho is known to be angry Martial did not join the United tour, having left him halfway there. the birth of his second child in Paris.
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" Martial, he had the baby and after the birth of the baby – beautiful baby, full health, thank God – it should be here but it's not there, "» says Mourinho.
"I just hope the boys who are on vacation deserve a little attention
"I also hope that someone wants to do what Marcus Rashford and Phil Jones have decided to do, we'll be back a little earlier to try to help the team because that, for the beginning of the season, we are going to have problems. "
There seem to be some problems ahead, judging by the moody mood of Mourinho United may have arrived in Florida , the "Sunshine State", but thunderstorms gather on Mourinho, which does not bode well for the new season.
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