Former Red Devil welcomes Mourinho to Manchester United

Former Manchester defender Rio Ferdinand welcomes
Jose Mourinho
Manchester United have finally appointed Jose
Mourinho as manager of the club after months of
speculation. The tactician has signed a three year
contract with the club after Louis van Gaal’s sacking .
According to The Independent, Mourinho will be
given £200m to spend on new players.
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And Ferdinand, who made over 400 appearances for
United, winning six Premier League titles and one
Champions League crown said: “Congratulations to Jose
on being announced manager of the biggest club in the
world! This is Jose Mourinho’s most exciting & most
challenging job yet.”
He continued: “The first thing he needs to do is install
‘winning mentality’ back into the club. Get this ingredient
back into the players but also the people that work inside
the club day to day. Give them back that belief so it is
breathing throughout the club again, which is so important.
But doing the above in the Manchester United way is
equally as important.”
Ferdinand added: “I have heard many say the ‘Mourinho
WAY’ is not the Manchester United style of playing football.
However, the Chelsea team that Jose put together first time
round when he entered the Premier League played with
wingers and hurt teams with quick attacking play. They had
the likes of [Arjen] Robben and [Damien] Duff on the wings
who were direct and quick. This is a sign he knows how to
get a team playing in a way Manchester United fans can
look forward to seeing.”
Rio Ferdinand
He also noted: “Another doubt I keep hearing and being
asked is, will he keep in with the tradition of the club which
is bringing through the young players? For the moment, I
can’t answer this, only time will tell. One thing I can
tell Manchester United fans is that they have got
themselves a true winner in all aspects. His CV shows
success!”
“After his recent unsuccessful time at Chelsea in the final
year, I can assure you this winner is now a wounded
animal which makes him such a mouthwatering
appointment. Jose went from winning the League cup
&Premier League to losing a dressing room at Chelsea and I
am certain he will want to restore all of that very quickly,”
the defender stressed.
Ferdinand concluded: “He will be desperate to silence the
media who have been writing and saying negative things
about him (he will have stored it all being the competitor he
is) and will be as focused as ever. Mourinho’s huge
personality is made for this great club, it’s what he has
been waiting for. Wishing him all the best!”