{"id":228188,"date":"2016-07-05T12:09:12","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T12:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=228188"},"modified":"2016-07-05T12:09:12","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T12:09:12","slug":"jose-mourinho-new-man-utd-boss-ready-for-challenges-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=228188","title":{"rendered":"Jose Mourinho: New Man Utd boss ready for challenges ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sp-story-body__introduction\">Jose Mourinho says he is ready for the task of rebuilding Manchester United, insisting: &#8220;I am where I want to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The new United manager added: &#8220;I think it is a job everyone wants and not many have a chance to have and I have it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Former Chelsea boss Mourinho succeeds Dutchman Louis van Gaal, who was sacked after United&#8217;s FA Cup success in May.<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese said he was &#8220;frustrated&#8221; United are not playing in the Champions League next season but insisted he was at Old Trafford to win trophies.<\/p>\n<p>United, the 20-time English champions, finished fifth in the Premier League last season, 15 points adrift of shock champions Leicester City.<\/p>\n<p>They won the FA Cup, but the campaign was generally viewed as another disappointment, prompting the sacking of Van Gaal in May.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It would be quite pragmatic to say let&#8217;s work and let&#8217;s try to be back to the Champions League, be back to the top four,&#8221; said Mourinho.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sp-media-asset \">\n<div class=\"sp-media-asset__body media\">\n<div class=\"sp-media-asset__image gel-responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes sp-lazyloaded aligncenter\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" sizes=\"605px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/240\/cpsprodpb\/CDF9\/production\/_90292725_hi033894544.jpg 240w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/320\/cpsprodpb\/CDF9\/production\/_90292725_hi033894544.jpg 320w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/480\/cpsprodpb\/CDF9\/production\/_90292725_hi033894544.jpg 480w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/CDF9\/production\/_90292725_hi033894544.jpg 624w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/CDF9\/production\/_90292725_hi033894544.jpg 800w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/CDF9\/production\/_90292725_hi033894544.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Jose Mourinho\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/240\/cpsprodpb\/CDF9\/production\/_90292725_hi033894544.jpg 240w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/320\/cpsprodpb\/CDF9\/production\/_90292725_hi033894544.jpg 320w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/480\/cpsprodpb\/CDF9\/production\/_90292725_hi033894544.jpg 480w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/624\/cpsprodpb\/CDF9\/production\/_90292725_hi033894544.jpg 624w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/800\/cpsprodpb\/CDF9\/production\/_90292725_hi033894544.jpg 800w, http:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/onesport\/cps\/976\/cpsprodpb\/CDF9\/production\/_90292725_hi033894544.jpg 976w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sp-media-asset__caption gel-brevier \">Mourinho has signed a three-year contract<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I am not good on that and I didn&#8217;t want to be good on that. I am more aggressive. We want to win.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For many years, success was just routine and in this moment the last three years are to forget. I want the players to forget. I don&#8217;t want the players to think we have to do better and finish fourth. Finishing fourth is not the aim.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want everything. I want to win matches, I want to play well, I don&#8217;t want to concede goals. I want the fans to be behind us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, we&#8217;re not going to get everything, but we want to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he had a point to prove after his second stint at Chelsea ended in the sack, Mourinho responded: &#8220;There are some managers who haven&#8217;t won titles for 10 years. Some of them never. The last time I won was a year ago.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho, who led the Blues to the Premier League title in 2015, added: &#8220;If I have something to prove, imagine the others. That&#8217;s my feeling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel that I have to prove not to the others but to myself. I would never be able to work without success. That is my nature.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sp-story-body__cross-head\">On new players<\/h3>\n<p>Mourinho said he had targeted four signings and had secured three of them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am very clear in my approach and model to play and I need specialists in that,&#8221; said the former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Inter Milan boss. &#8220;I like one or two multi-functional because you need them when you are in a bit of trouble.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ivory Coast defender Eric Bailly are already at the club, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan looks like being the third recruit after United&#8217;s bid for the midfielder was accepted by Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n<p>France and Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, 23, has also been heavily linked with a return to the club he left in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We decided four targets,&#8221; said Mourinho, 53. &#8220;Until we have the fourth, we are still working hard. The third player will be official soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sp-story-body__cross-head\">On promoting youth<\/h3>\n<p>Mourinho has been accused of putting his faith in proven, older talent at his previous clubs rather than investing in youth.<\/p>\n<p>But the former Porto boss was quick to reject such allegations when he faced the media on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know how many young players I promoted to the first team from academies?&#8221; he asked. &#8220;Forty nine. Some of them are big names, they are Champions League winners in the Euros, playing for national teams.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One lie repeated many times sometimes looks true, but it will never be true.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sp-story-body__cross-head\">On Ryan Giggs<\/h3>\n<p>Giggs, who made a record 963 appearances for the Red Devils, ended his 29-year association with the club last week.<\/p>\n<p>The Welshman was assistant to Van Gaal and had been tipped by some to succeed the Dutchman.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is not my responsibility Ryan is not in the club,&#8221; said Mourinho. &#8220;The job Ryan wanted is the job the club decided to give me. If, one day, he wants to be back to the club while I am here, I would never stop him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sp-story-body__cross-head\">On Wayne Rooney<\/h3>\n<p>Rooney has played the bulk of his career in attack and is only four goals short of Sir Bobby Charlton&#8217;s club record of 249.<\/p>\n<p>But he spent the end of last season in midfield, and played in the same position for England at Euro 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe he is not a striker any more, maybe he is not a number nine any more, but with me he will never be a number six or somebody who plays 50 metres away from the goal,&#8221; said Mourinho.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes, his pass is amazing, but my pass is also amazing without pressure. To put the ball in the net is the most difficult thing you have to find.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jose Mourinho says he is ready for the task of rebuilding Manchester United, insisting: &#8220;I am where I want to be.&#8221; The new United manager added: &#8220;I think it is a job everyone wants and not many have a chance to have and I have it.&#8221; Former Chelsea boss Mourinho succeeds Dutchman Louis van Gaal, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=228188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228188\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=228188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=228188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=228188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}