All of this reminds me of how much I miss Fergie. The more comparison you have, the more you see how amazing he really was. Even with Jose the differences are noticeable.
You can say that again!
How many times did I think of that in the last three seasons...
I miss about everything, from the way we used to play, team organization, all the way to his press conferences, interviews and statements.
Of course, he did make some errors in his career (who didn't?) especially in his last seasons, but nevertheless he was the best manager ever without a doubt, a complete package.
Mourinho was my wish ever since the first talks of Fergie's retirement, as I was convinced he was the real man to succeed SAF. It would have been much, much better had he came in 2013, but we were unlucky.
Now, in a much tougher circumstances after Moyes and Van Gaal left a bit of a mess, Mourinho is trying hard to rebuild a team, make it play as he wants and shape it by his liking, which is not easy, especially as he himself is changing during this process.
After he came to United, Mourinho started to change his behavior and he seemed to be more calm than usual, seemed as a true Man Utd manager, with exemplary behavior and without creating battles with everyone around. He really seemed a changed person, evolving also in a tactical way and trying to form an attacking team, rather than a team playing mostly to defend and counter.
However, there is a saying that a wolf can change his coat but not his temper. I was thinking about this after we played several games mostly defensive and Mourinho seemed to go back to his usual ways. I also remembered this saying when he attacked some of his players in public. Hence, I can just hope he will continue his own evolution in the right way, instead of regressing and returning to some old habits.