I’m in no rush to get a job – Jose
Coach avoids the million-dollar question of Man United link-up
SACKED Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said yesterday he is happy to wait for a new project and would prefer to resume his coaching career at the start of next season. Heavily-linked with the Manchester United hot seat currently occupied by Dutchman Louis van Gaal, Mourinho told reporters on a visit to Singapore that he was in no rush.
“I miss football, yeah, and if I have to return tomorrow I will return tomorrow but I always feel it’s better to wait, not to rush,” Mourinho, whose second spell at Chelsea ended in December after a dismal run of results, said in an interview on Sky Sports.
“It’s better to be calm and to wait for the right moment, the right move and starting the next season with a new club, a new project is probably the best thing for me.”
Mourinho shrugged off the daily rumours about his future, one of which was fuelled by a remark from Inter Milan dignitary Bedy Moratti on Saturday saying he “is going to Manchester”.
“I read so many different things, one day it says yes another day it says no, one day it says I go to China, another day it says I go to Italy, I go to Milan, people say I’m going back to Inter,” he said.
“I’m here so they’ll probably say I go to the Singapore national team. The reality is that I have no job and at this moment I’m happy at not having a job.”
Mourinho was also coy about his future when asked by students at Singapore’s North Light secondary school.
“That’s the one million-dollar question and nobody knows and I’m the first one not to know,” Mourinho replied to the young United fan who asked if he would be heading to Old Trafford for next season.
“The reality is I like football so much and I miss football so when I get the chance to come back I will come back but I have to wait to see what happens.”
Manchester United winger Memphis Depay has said he has not lived up to expectations since his big-money transfer from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven, but is working hard to improve.
Memphis joined United in June for a reported £25m after finishing the previous campaign as the Dutch league’s top scorer with 22 goals, but has struggled to settle in England.
The 22-year-old, described by manager Louis van Gaal as having the “potential to become a great footballer”, has scored six goals in all competitions for United and two in the Premier League all season.
“I have a lot of expectations of myself, and it will come – confidence and experience will help. You have to learn from your mistakes and keep working hard to improve.”
The winger said he was working closely with former midfielder and United assistant manager Ryan Giggs in a bid to find consistency and eliminate mistakes.
“Ryan Giggs is a legend, he talks a lot with me, he gives me advice, he has experienced everything already so he can help me with lots of things,” Memphis added. “He works a lot with me and he and Wayne Rooney give me lots to think about. That really inspires me because they are legends”
Tottenham striker Harry Kane will miss the second leg of their Europa League first knockout round clash with Fiorentina today because of a broken nose. – Reuters