Football is a funny game, you can go from being the King to a pauper in just 90 minutes and you would have expected that to happen to Jose Mourinho in the betting for the next manager to leave his club after the loss to Arsenal yesterday.
Right this minute, at the time of writing this piece Mourinho is generally an 8/1 shot to be the next manager to be shafted, though there is one bookie that makes him 12/1 to be the next to depart.
Let’s put that into some perspective, the Portuguese is roughly the fifth favourite to be gone next, that is actually behind Jurgen Klopp with a couple of the bookies.
It should also be mentioned that just 3 weeks ago the special one was as low as 5/2 to be the next manager to leave his post, so being able to get as much as 12/1 after losing to Arsenal kind of tells you that is job is rather safe.
It is always worth taking note of the bookies’ odds, they reflect the weight of money being tabled and it seems, on the face of it, that shrewd punters do not see Mourinho being given the heave-ho anytime soon.
With one foot into the quarter-finals of the Europa League, a Carabao Cup final and still a decent chance of finishing top-four then it is probably premature to be thinking of Mourinho being sacked but if this season ends in failure then you have to think his situation would become very precarious.
For now, Mourinho is safe but keep an eye on the odds, they will be an early indicator.
All odds sourced from Oddschecker
Makes no difference who the Manager is , or will be , with Levy and Enic at the helm THFC is only a Pretend Football Club .
Sacking Mourinho is not the answer.
The players have to take a lot of responsibility for yesterday’s performance.ENIC/Levy have to take responsibility for the recruiting and purchasing of transfer targets.
If a new manager was to come in after the end of the season,they would still be hamstrung by Levy’s penny pinching.On the assumption that Kane and/or Sonny want to leave,how much of their combined fees do you think will be reinvested in the squad?
If you look back over their tenure it would be an absolute minimum,just enough to offset a rebellion by the fans and to pay off some of our hummongous debt.
If Levy was to change tack completely and give Mourinho significant financial backing he could turn things around.But he would need to clear a lot of deadwood as well as recruit new players and that could only e done over a period of time,it would never happen in a single window.
We remain in a familiar situation.
Bookies don’t always play fair. Remember that Brazilian guy we were signing every window. Sky once had him almost nailed on till a quick online check revealed he was playing that night in the darkest regions of somewhere for his club. A few lucky people jumped all over him not joining including myself. Not often you beat them. Jose is going to be here till at least season end. End of.
Bale is not ours to sell,maybe Sonny.
No CL footie and Jose is toast. Enter new young manager with potential ( ie cheaper) and enter a new philosophy and new project mantra financed by the sale of Bale and Kane. Four years hence, rinse and repeat.