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A Portuguese manager who had a tough time at Real Madrid. Haven’t we been here before?
Quieroz’s name being touted as potential caretaker.
Mourinho will be paid “no more than £15m” to leave his job. I’m sure a few of us would settle for less. It’s never nice to lose your job, but those millions will hopefully give him some comfort. He can also take solace from knowing he wasn’t sacked on Christmas Day – like his dad, another football manager who went through a tough period during the festive season. Mourinho told the full story back in 2004:
“I was nine or 10 years old and my father was sacked on Christmas Day. He was a manager [of Rio Ave], the results had not been good, he lost a game on December 22 or 23. On Christmas Day, the telephone rang and he was sacked in the middle of our lunch. So I know all about the ups and downs of football, I know that one day I will be sacked.”
Related: The Knowledge archive Christmas Special: given the sack on 25 December?
Written by Paul Campbell
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/dec/18/manchester-united-sack-jose-mourinho-michael-carrick-interim-charge-reaction-and-analysis-live under the title “José Mourinho sacked: Manchester United to appoint a caretaker manager – live reaction!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
