Mourinho came to Man United with the hope of regaining the spotlight for the Manchester team. Because after Sir Alex Ferguson's time, his successors from David Moyes to Louis van Gaal all left disappointment. Even the 2016 FA Cup title that the Dutch coach won before leaving could not satisfy the M.U leadership when the team lost a place in the Champions League. That has made Mourinho present at Old Trafford in the land of the "red Devils".
Even when bringing Mourinho to the Theater of Dreams, American owners accepted that the team would win titles by all means, even without the culture and color of M.U. Because everyone knows that Special One is a representative of the school of applied football, eliminating beauty and winning the championship with defective football.
Remember, when taking office, Mourinho announced that M.U would definitely be in the Champions League next season. An affirmation, not just a goal that is as guiding as other coaches. That has made the fans, even if they do not fully trust him, have more or less hope in Mourrinho.
And in fact, in the past season, Mourinho did everything, including harmonizing his football philosophy, his personality with the identity of Man United, to aim for the set goals. That is the use of more young players trained by M.U such as Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard, these young talents are always present in the starting lineup in important confrontations. Or that is the image of a calmer Mourinho, instead of personality, perspective and sometimes offended ego. Somewhere is a bustling M.U image that has returned to practice...
In terms of achievements, there were times when Man United were also very close to the Top 4, gaining the right to decide for themselves. However, the harshness of the No. 1 English tournament along with calculations for a feasible solution in the Europa League arena has caused the Red Devils to have times of dilemma.
And finally, when the season entered the decisive stage, Mourinho chose the Europa League and accepted to give up the Top 4 goal. In the match against Arsenal in round 36, he used a second team to face the "Gunners" and after that defeat, M.U continued to have 2 consecutive matches without a win (losing 1-2 to Tottenham and 0-0 to Southampton).
At the beginning of the season, Mourinho played a "gamble" when he decided to push Rooney to the bench despite him being the captain of M.U, which made him completely capable of facing troubles in the dressing room, when the lesson in Chelsea was there. However, Mourinho has partly solved the problem reasonably with the sensitive problem named Rooney to bring certain efficiency to the M.U attack.
Now, putting the failure of the whole season in the final match of the Europa League final is an all-out "gamble" of Mourinho. Because with a chance of 50-50, M.U could well lose to a Ajax team in high form and full of aspirations.
Mourrinho had to "gamble" and "bet", as the only way could get M.U into the Champions League next season. For the "Special One", failure is only recognized if he does not win the championship.
Let's see, with all the determination and calculation, will Mourinho bow his head?
