Players become disgruntled and down tools for what reason? It doesn't just happen.It does work both ways and the way the Chelsea squad downed tools on him was disgraceful and purely about player power. They all know now that the manager is dispensable as financially a club can’t risk the losses that come from offloading disgruntled primadonna players on the cheap. Same at Utd, he was their most successful manager since Ferguson yet Pogba and his idiot followers didn’t like being told to stop posting pics of their latest haircut so the manager has to go.
If players felt appreciated, trusted and respected they wouldn't become disgruntled and down tools in the first place. Short term success which is all Mourinho has ever achieved at any club is irrelevant, as we were specifically talking about long term success.
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