18-01-2018 21:00 via theguardian.com

The Mourinho method: how his charismatic authority brings success … and instability | Jonathan Wilson

Manchester United manager’s mastery of psychology gets players to buy into his philosophy. But history suggests it cannot lastLast season, Eden Hazard observed that the main difference between José Mourinho and Antonio Conte was that Mourinho does not practise “automisations”. He does not have players practise set moves they can perform almost unconsciously that can be deployed at great pace when the situation demands. He organises his defence and leaves his forwards to
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