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Contrary to what many people think, Jose Mourinho has the defensive side of Manchester United under constant check despite fans demanding for a more offensive kind of team. Being defensive is in Jose Mourinho's nature and the day will come when his side faces an offensively stronger side than his which will put him on an awkward situation of having to park the bus as he is used to doing since he started his professional career as a coach.
Talking to Four Four Two, former South African striker Benni McCarthy who played with Mourinho at Porto, is convinced that the coach will have to go back to his roots when things get difficult: “Defense is the priority for Jose. Teams haven’t been afraid to play against Manchester United like they used to be. Even though their defense didn’t concede so many goals [last season], it still looked leaky and teams knew they’d get chances against them. He wants his teams to be very disciplined. It’s not all attack, attack, attack. He’s cautious, but makes sure opponents can’t break you down easily. He’ll be very well prepared on opponents, better than anyone.”
Benni also spoke about the alleged Jose Mourinho reluctance to train young talent: “No one should be fearful of him, unless they don’t do as they’re told and keep repeating mistakes,” says former Porto forward McCarthy. “If you’re willing to learn under Mourinho, you’ll do well. Footballers like waking up in the morning and looking forward to training with him. [Wayne] Rooney, Anthony Martial and definitely Marcus Rashford will benefit. People say he doesn’t like young players, but I disagree with that. We had so many young players at Porto, youngsters who became great players. At Madrid, Di Maria, Isco, Jese and Raphael Varane were all young too.”
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