It will be something to see who can defend him on this.
For me Jose is very close to failing the minimum objectives that have been set for previous managers of the club. There is still the remote possibility that he delivers a trophy or top 4, or both or deliver our worst league finish without a trophy for nearly 20 years.
If I was playing devils advocate, he has referred to himself as one of the greatest managers in the game, which I think history will remember him as. The debate is whether he still is or was!
The NASA comment, of course comparing football to rocket science is extreme. Just ask Ian Dowie!
But he is correct that the level of scrutiny is huge and this place is evidence enough that there is a huge wave of opinion on every decision that is made, many of which are difficult to prove are anything other than a theory with less available information and experience of making the level of decisions he has been making for over 20 years.
One could infer he is embracing the technology that has given fans the channel to ask these questions directly, as it seems these quotes can from a virtual event.
The Mourinhista - the headline needs to entice a click, even for the Saints that run Grauniad. A link to this was sent to me with the impression that Jose’s motivation is for his personal fans as opposed to the fans of Tottenham Hotspur. What I read from this is despite a public kicking he has been receiving (not unjustified in terms of results and performances imo) is that he draws strength from those who believe in him, so the same people that he’s never met who criticise are offset with those who are unwavering on his support.
don’t get me wrong, it would take a big upturn in the run in for me to change my view that he is not right for us on results and progression alone, but as we are a one game swing from 4th and a one off match to win a much coveted trophy things can change very quickly. The article doesn’t really change my feelings but will come back bite him if he does indeed fail here. I saw Bale has upset people with comments regarding his motivation to get fit for Wales and return to Madrid but again there’s still a few more games to come before we can’t truly judge whether his time on the pitch here has been a success.