Manchester United’s 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace means they’ve now dropped seven points at Old Trafford this season. It was also the fourth time in all competitions they’ve drawn a blank at home: For comparison, the other five teams from the “big six” have only done that five times between them, and three of those were when Arsenal, Tottenham, and Liverpool hosted Manchester City. But, naturally, this wasn’t Jose Mourinho’s fault. It was those cowardly players, you see? “[There was] not enough intensity, enough desire,” Mourinho said after the match.
“We played a game like it is only one more game but it is a game we really need to win. My feeling is there was not enough from the heart.” It’s quite an accusation to basically suggest your own players aren’t trying as hard as they could, but let’s humour Mourinho and assume what he says is true. What could be the explanation? Why might a set of players not give absolutely everything for a manager who, after every adverse result, can be relied upon to throw them under the bus? It’s a mystery.
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