I have other offers but Mourinho is Mourinho. It's been fun to work with him. He is the best coach in the world and I have wanted to work with him for a long time. First of all, I want to help the team win the Premier League.
Not in July 2017, these are the words that Nemanja Matic said in January 2014 when he returned to Chelsea. Three and a half years later, he could have said those words when he arrived at Old Trafford.
Not just just coming to Man United, Matic will join the team of players who are attached to Coach Mourinho not just in one team.
Ricardo Carvalho and Maniche have also worked with the Special One at three different clubs. Derlei, Nuno Valente, Paulo Ferreira, Michael Essien, Samuel Etoo and Ibrahimovic all played for two different teams led by coaches. Didier Drobga played for Chelsea in 2 different periods, both of which were coach Mourinho's time in charge. Juan Mata has reunited with him after being sold to Man United by the Portuguese coach.
Joe Cole, Frank Lampard, Petr Cech, Ashley Cole and John Obi Mikel have been at Chelsea for a long time. Therefore, their work with coach Mourinho in both terms will not be included here.
There are more students than that that coach Mourinho once wanted to reunite with. He once hoped for Lampard, Drogba to Inter Milan or Deco to Chelsea, Willian to Man United, Hugo Almeida to Real Madrid. Later, Deco went to Chelsea but that was when Coach Mourinho was not working at Stamford Bridge.
Coach Mourinho is not a lost man in this trend. Coach Pep Guardiola is preparing to reunite with Dani Alves at Man City. After his time at Southampton, coach Mauricio Pochettino brought Victor Wanyama to Tottenham. Coach Conte has a desire to bring Leonardo Bonucci to strengthen Chelsea's defense.
Man United's transfer activities this summer show that coach Mourinho seems to be relying on the players he has coached. For someone who has not been in any team for more than 4 years, he needs people who understand his tactics and coaching methods as clearly as possible.
He enjoyed his alliances in the dressing room. That is why he easily gave Drogba and Ibrahimovic the opportunity to work with him once more.
Coach Mourinho's colleagues can testify that the number of players who can play for top teams is quite limited. For someone who often has very special requirements, like a striker who is capable of competing independently, collaborating with Drogba and Ibrahimovic twice is not a new thing for coach Mourinho.
Nemanja Matic is the story of the defensive midfield position. Pogba and Ander Herrera appear to be copies of Oscar and Fabregas. If he comes to Man United, like at Chelsea, Matic will make the midfield more solid. Remember that Matic is 28 years old while his possible replacement is Timemoue Bakayoko, only 22.
As coach Mourinho gets older, it seems like he wants to stick with more experienced players more. However, in the second team, Maniche, Carvalho, Essien and Etoo achieved less success than the first team led by coach Mourinho.
Nemanja Matic is nearing the peak of his career. It is difficult to consider Matic's reunion with coach Mourinho as a nostalgia for the past. However, in reality, coaches often tend to look back at the past to aim for glory in the future.
