Mourinho fires United to destroy Young Boys
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as for suggestions united were better off playing away from old trafford at the moment mourinho said if you feel pressure to play matches at home where the people come to support come on. i never felt pressure to play at home1 manchester united manager jose mourinho wants his underperforming side to take the game to young boys straight from kick-off when they face the swiss club in the champions league at old trafford on tuesday1 mourinho slammed united after their lacklustre goalless draw with premier league strugglers crystal palace last weekend accusing his players of lacking heart1 the players were were booed off the field by their own fans at old trafford following a result that left them seventh in the table well adrift of the qualifying positions for next seasons champions league1 he warned that a repeat display against young boys would leave united needing to go spain and beat valencia in their final group h game if they were to remain involved in the competition1 uniteds sluggish start has been attributed to mourinhos own approach which some red devils fans feel runs contrary to the clubs tradition of attacking football1 but speaking at his pre-match press conference on monday mourinho insisted its frustrating because what i want is the team to start strong is the team to go strong on the opponent not to be waiting not to be reactive but proactive1 thats exactly what i want and probably you or the fans they think oh jose told them to start slow jose told them to play nice and easy and wait to see what happens or to be losing for then to react1 the portuguese boss insisted it is exactly the opposite thing. i want the team to start strong i want the team to have a go immediately and it is a bit frustrating1 it is not a crucial game but i want to play like it is the last chance to qualify. i want to play like a knockout game1 if united win and valencia fail to beat juventus they would qualify for the last 16 with a game to spare1 young boys boss gerardo seoane expects united to be back to their best1 i think manchester united are strong at home and for sure also they want to show to their crowd that they are strong also at home he said1 this stadium has a big tradition. manchester united were always the red devils at home so we expect a very difficult game1 meanwhile mourinho said he was prepared to walk to old trafford if traffic problems again hampered uniteds preparations before a home champions league tie1 uefa fined united 15000 euros 13000 for their late arrival and the subsequent delayed kick-off of their match against valencia in october1 traffic congestion also saw juventus arrive just over an hour and united barely 50 minutes before their clash at old trafford that same month1 mourinho got out of the team bus and walked to the ground on that occasion and is ready to do so again1 we are going to stay in a hotel just a few metres away and the information i have from the club and the club contacts with the police is that things are going to be much better than the last time. but if it isnt better i walk1 united will be without injured sweden defender victor lindelof while swiss champions young boys who lost the reverse fixture 3-0 are missing french striker guillaume hoarau because of an ankle problem1