The Mourinho Thread

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

I am not Jose's biggest fan sometime as others know well but today I think he proved us and many 'pundits' wrong with his tactics. We didn't hold on for dear life at the end like a Wigan/Sunderland/Stoke...etc would have done, we won comfortably and could have been more if we really wanted with those late counter attacks.

I agree negative football is not good but sometime in a final it is necessary, in 2 months no one will care how we played today but this title will forever be in our memory and history. Saying that I don't like his tactic away from homes against big teams, but that is the debate for another day when we (inevitable repeat) it. For now lets enjoy this trophy that Jose has brought us against a good Spurs team who fucked us 2 months ago.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Can I just say, he got it absolutely spot on today, and Zouma in midfield was a stroke of genius.

Other managers, like Pep for example, get all the praise in the world for tactical "hipster moves" like playing a CM as a striker or a full back as holding midfield, but I thought that giving Zouma this role, in such a big game was a great example of effective pragmatism, and just pure genius. Deserves massive credit for it, imo.

Tbh I thought it looked a bad move until Terry's goal, after that it proves to work so well. Btw Pep get praises because his changes are really weird and not logical, Alaba CB in back 3, Gotze in CDM...etc while Jose's reputation for negative football and seemingly a defensive move causes people to complain imo.

I thought tactic was spot on too, even though before the game I wasn't.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Tbh I thought it looked a bad move until Terry's goal, after that it proves to work so well. Btw Pep get praises because his changes are really weird and not logical, Alaba CB in back 3, Gotze in CDM...etc while Jose's reputation for negative football and seemingly a defensive move causes people to complain imo.

I thought tactic was spot on too, even though before the game I wasn't.

The thing is, it wasn't particularly a negative defensive choice from Jose. People before the match predicted that he might play Cahill or Zouma in midfield...and I think they were wrong! Because we did not by any stretch of the imagination "park the bus" or play with 3 CBs.

I think, and this was more obvious in the first half but happened in the second as well, just as the decision to play Zouma in midfield was for defensive reasons of winning first balls in midfield (which we all know neither Cesc or Rami can do) it was also just as much for offensive reasons. Whenever our CBs had the ball at their feet (not on counters) Zouma moved past Cesc and Ramires and played almost as the #10 to provide the long ball option for them which was an issue for us at WHL.

He very much played the "Fellaini role" which I thought was very unpredictable and is only logical in retrospective. Also motivated by necessity and pragmatism rather than for the sake of "creativity".

[The Chels 2,502]

The most pleasing difference was that we went for the second goal. It duly arrived, we had good counter attacking opportunities and we limited Spurs to very few chances. Bravo, Jose!

[tiby2979 175]

Been on this forum for years, can't believe i am still suprised by these childish replays.

Let me remained you this i watch football to be entertained, and i hope all of you do the same because it is only rational reason to watch compitition sports. A football club responsibility is to entertain their fans, because this is why we pay them with our time and money. This is an unequivalent truth that no one should forget. Forgeting this is like a a public company shareholder forgeting that the company unequivalent responsibility is to them.

We beated a mid-table team, while playing a small team tactic. Simple down to the truth.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

If you don't rate José Mourinho as a manager then you know fuck all about football. Sorry. He's forgotten more about football than I'll ever know. Sure, he gets it wrong now and again and even I find his rants insufferable at times. But he's the best man for the job; he's one of us, and he'll win us titles.

Fuck fancy football. I don't care. I wouldn't care if we won a league title with 20 wins and 18 draws and we only scored 20 goals all season. WINNING is entertainment; the fancy football and the 6-0 wins are all nice bonuses. We could have played pretty football, opened the game up, and got mullered like we did at White Hart Lane.

Fed up of fucking FIFA players thinking they know how to manage a team

[Liquidator 5,176]

Absolutely love him! As a manager he has everything. Loves us and we love him. Felt so special winning it today, that smile on his face that we haven't seen for so long. I hope this is the start of something incredible at Chelsea

[kellzfresh 7,226]

The most pleasing difference was that we went for the second goal. It duly arrived, we had good counter attacking opportunities and we limited Spurs to very few chances. Bravo, Jose!

He knows how to set up counterattacks, he never lost it. Just needs to do it in more matches so our players get used to it and make our counters more fluid with better understanding.

[Fernando 6,378]

fail - Cahill did play in the back & it's safe to say Jose proved us all wrong today w/ his starting 11

Cahill by the usual self starting lineup would have cost us. Thank god that mourinho put zouma to help with the defense.

[DoubleO 192]

Was nice to see him and Faria after the match. He has gone quite a long time without trophies and finally he's at it again. I also liked his post-match interview. José is definitely building something big right here and it's very enjoyable to be a Chelsea fan at the moment. Finally we are in a stable condition with a long-term manager.

I think this won't be the last trophy for this season. Cmon Chels!

[iseah100 5,612]

Been on this forum for years, can't believe i am still suprised by these childish replays.

Let me remained you this i watch football to be entertained, and i hope all of you do the same because it is only rational reason to watch compitition sports. A football club responsibility is to entertain their fans, because this is why we pay them with our time and money. This is an unequivalent truth that no one should forget. Forgeting this is like a a public company shareholder forgeting that the company unequivalent responsibility is to them.

We beated a mid-table team, while playing a small team tactic. Simple down to the truth.

Weird, I thought the main point was to win? I follow Chelsea because i love the club. I don't care how we win trophies, as long as we win them. Arsenal play nice football, as do City. Look where they are. Did you enjoy our CL win?

[Jase 43,479]

It wouldn't be a Mourinho thread on TalkChelsea without a few fellas moaning after we won a big game (or in this case, a trophy)...

[The Mak 4,459]

So happy to see the man lift that cup today, you can easily see how much it meant to him. A trophy is a trophy to this man and he didn't lift one for nearly 3 years; it must've felt like an eternity to such a successful and hungry man.

Here's to José lifting the big one in May! He'll go ballistic, can't wait!

[robdog 2,084]

Cahill by the usual self starting lineup would have cost us. Thank god that mourinho put zouma to help with the defense.

This will be the only the only thing I remember from GC from today

[J.F. 1,484]

[OhForAGreavsie 5,776]

Been on this forum for years, can't believe i am still suprised by these childish replays.

Let me remained you this i watch football to be entertained, and i hope all of you do the same because it is only rational reason to watch compitition sports. A football club responsibility is to entertain their fans, because this is why we pay them with our time and money. This is an unequivalent truth that no one should forget. Forgeting this is like a a public company shareholder forgeting that the company unequivalent responsibility is to them.

We beated a mid-table team, while playing a small team tactic. Simple down to the truth.

The only thing, the only thing, that makes a person a professional footballer is that people are prepared to pay to watch the team they play for. I happen to agree with you that when I pay I'd like to see my team play on the front foot, dominate matches and win. I don't believe however that it's for me to tell other people what they want to watch or what it is they should choose to pay for. We'd both concede, wouldn't we, that it is up to individuals to decide these things for themselves.

Neither of us therefore could, or should, presume to know why people do what they do. One thing we might claim to know however is that although some fans will accept defeat if the team plays well, they will not accept it for long. The attitude of almost all supporters is that if their team's results do not live up to expectations, then they do not consider themselves entertained, no matter what the quality of the football. No one who has ever read a fans' forum, or listened to a football phone-in, can be in any doubt about that.

So what does a manager of Chelsea football club have to do to satisfy me and you? Simple, he has to win and he has to play attractive football.

My point of view is that we do not yet have the squad to play beautifully all the time, and expect to be successful doing it. In my opinion, the squad does not contain enough depth of quality to make that possible. I therefore break Jose's task into two separate parts. In the summer he has to make more moves that improve the squad and we'll all judge him on how well he does. In the meantime however, he has to carry on winning. If this means that the boss must sometimes, or perhaps even often, compromise on style, then compromise away Jose; compromise away.

[OhForAGreavsie 5,776]

Been on this forum for years, can't believe i am still suprised by these childish replays.

Let me remained you this i watch football to be entertained, and i hope all of you do the same because it is only rational reason to watch compitition sports. A football club responsibility is to entertain their fans, because this is why we pay them with our time and money. This is an unequivalent truth that no one should forget. Forgeting this is like a a public company shareholder forgeting that the company unequivalent responsibility is to them.

We beated a mid-table team, while playing a small team tactic. Simple down to the truth.

By the way, it's perfectly clear what you're saying, which is what counts after all, but your post does contain a couple of typos which I thought I'd mention in case that's helpful.

What should be the word unequivocal, has come out as, unequivalent, and what should be the word beat has appeared as beated.

[Blue Gino 377]

Incredibly happy to see the joy on Mourinho's face and his celebrations which was a huge highlight and I hope he stays for years to come.