I NEED MORE TIME - JOSÉ MOURINHO PLEADS

Jose Mourinho says he needs more time to
get the best out of his Manchester United
side as they gear up for a demanding October
fixture list.
The Red Devils face Stoke City at Old Trafford
on Sunday before returning from the
international break to take on Liverpool,
Fenerbahce, Chelsea and Manchester City in
the space of nine days later in the month.
And, just 10 games into his United regime,
Mourinho claims he cannot be expected to
know everything about his players until he has
seen far more of them.
“I need time. I need the players to play, I
need to see them in different circumstances, I
need to understand more about them,” he told
a pre-match press conference.
“There are so many, and so much to learn
about the players that only when you have
worked with them a long, long time will you
know them well. There is always a surprise
behind the door when you have worked with
the team for three or four or five months.”
Mourinho added that Thursday’s narrow
victory over Zorya Luhansk in the Europa
League at Old Trafford at least gave him
another chance to learn even if the
competition is something of a hindrance.
“Every game I know more about my players,
especially the ones that are on the pitch.
Obviously I would like to have other players
playing more so I can see more and I can
learn more about them.
“But we need the squad, that’s for sure. The
Europa League is the competition which most
disturbs the domestic competitions because
we play Thursdays and it’s really difficult.”
However, the Portuguese refused to pick out
October as an exceptionally tough month
despite their forthcoming fixtures, pointing to
the league setbacks against Manchester City
and Watford in September as examples that
the Premier League season is never straight
forward.
“Every game is massive. Watford was
massive and we lost three points, a lot
different from the loss against Man City. So
every game for me is important, you are right
we have some big opponents in October but
that’s also refreshing.”
United head into Sunday’s 12:00 kick-off on
the back of three successive wins in all
competitions, while Stoke are still on the
lookout for their first league victory of
2016-17.




Source :naijaloaded
Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE