The Mourinho Thread

[Fernando 6,376]

Mourinho needs to humble himself, stop sucking his own dick and realize he needs an attacking coach, or Roman and the board should make that decision for him. We can't be relying on individual quality all the time. I'm seeing no output from the manager on the pitch, instead Mourinho is busy making self-aggrandizing comments about himself to the Telegraph? "There has been an evolution in many different areas" Where's the evidence on the pitch? I didn't see it. Neither did Roman I'm sure.

The regression in the football over the last few months despite the fact we have technically better players than we've had in a long time has been staggering to say the least. 4 or 5 games we're we've had 0 shots on target for an entire half. His obsession with playing some certain players is cringeworthy. Ivanovic must have some naked pictures of him or something? He was diabolical today, to busy giving banter back to the crowd than being relevant on the pitch. But that's another story.

This team will never be truly great if we don't improve the way we play football by bringing in a specialist in that area. It's not as simple as just buying players. Even if we had Reus and Veratti in place of Willian and Ramires out there today, I suspect we'll still have seen the same shit. Dross like Ramires and Oscar and Remy's unfortunate injury doesn't help, but we have enough quality on the pitch to be much better. There is something in football called attacking coordination/organised attacks. Too many times we look like a bunch of individuals in attack, clueless on what to do next. That's on the manager, whether we love Jose or not.

Anyway, 3 points, I'm happy, I really am. But the future isn't as bright as I thought it would be. Thank goodness we didn't face Barcelona. PSG battered us but Barcelona would have stuck the knife in. We would have parked the bus (predictably) and they would have absolutely massacred us.

An attacking coach like Pellegrini would be awesome.

Mourinho is good with defensive team and counter attacking.

If he was to add an attacking mind like that it would complete his style.

But that would be hard as you mention because Mourinho ego.

Not to mention this is not a popular thing in this sport of an offensive and defensive coach as it is in the NFL.

[Jase 43,479]

My major complain about Mourinho right now is that he needs to bolster the squad and trust the players. His stubbornness to stick with the same 13-14 players and not rotate has cost us almost big time really. We would probably still have been in the Champions League, FA Cup had he rotated more. And not to mention, we're kinda sleep-walking towards the title because of all that fatigue.

[CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625]

This team isn't built to defend like those other teams, you should know that by now. We are nowhere near as solid as we once were and Barcelona have more quality in their attack than in the past.

They'll batter us like PSG did in Paris, only they'll be more clinical.

We didn't actually lose a game in the Champions League and we have the 2nd least goals conceded in the league, how much more fucking solidarity do you need?

[stroey 2,525]

http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/teams/chelsea/9802476/mourinho-one-step-closer

Post match qpr

[Tomo 21,681]

My major complain about Mourinho right now is that he needs to bolster the squad and trust the players. His stubbornness to stick with the same 13-14 players and not rotate has cost us almost big time really. We would probably still have been in the Champions League, FA Cup had he rotated more. And not to mention, we're kinda sleep-walking towards the title because of all that fatigue.

We got a big lead in the first place due to having a settled team.

[Jase 43,479]

We got a big lead in the first place due to having a settled team.

Yes but 1-2 more rotation from time to time wouldn't hurt, would it? We are somewhat fortunate that the others have been inconsistent as well and don't forget that we've built up leads at the top of the table before with some rotation here and there.

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

He needs to trust his youth players more, could have done with Brown coming on today

[Tomo 21,681]

Yes but 1-2 more rotation from time to time wouldn't hurt, would it? We are somewhat fortunate that the others have been inconsistent as well and don't forget that we've built up leads at the top of the table before with some rotation here and there.

Maybe, but in general choosing and sticking to a best Xl or at least core of 9 player's gets the best results, for me anyway.

[kellzfresh 7,226]

We're practically crawling to the title.

Incredible how we changed to this after January 17th against swansea. We've given up on leading anyone by more than one goal and we've scored more than 2 once in 3 months.

Can't wait to officially win, it's been a turgid struggle for so long. Luckily for us mancity are going on their usual post title winning season collapse, losing more than they win this year

[Term-X 7,891]

Suit game on point.

[Fernando 6,376]

Suit game on point.

Suit with those shoes just looks so out of place.

[Term-X 7,891]

Suit with those shoes just looks so out of place.

Nah man, brown suede with a navy suit is a good look, the thing that let's it down is the sole + design, a bit too casual.

[robdog 2,084]

Suit with those shoes just looks so out of place.

+1 - I think a pair of hush puppies would have a better look

[We Hate Scouse 10,260]

Suit game on point.

Not sure the scarf was needed

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNffb-6HII4

[Irakozium257 350]

His pathetic stubbornness is sickening. The frustration of watching the game vs QPR proved one thing; He shouldn't f**king be put on a pedestal if he isn't willing of taking advantage of our squad and balance the defending and attacking tactics, if we lose the title because he doesn't maximize the potential of the LB & RB positions, he should never be forgiven. Our left side was handicapped the whole game. Azpilicueta, bless him, was doing his best to connect with Hazard & Cesc in attack on many occasions but him being right-footed made it impossible for him to put in correct crosses with his left foot for example. I remember vividly a game under AVB where we played Norwich away and drew 0-0. If you look at the team sheet from that game and the team sheet to today's game, you can see that there has been an upgrade on many of the positions, but yet we're playing lethargically in a pathetic and frustrating way that makes you want to scream at the screen.

It's pathetic that he keeps using the same selection, it's pathetic that he keeps using the pathetic excuse of Ivanovic and it's also pathetic that he doesn't learn from his pathetic mistakes. Like honestly, if Phillips' shot had went in and we drew/lost, would he have had a genuine explanation of why we didn't lose other than honestly say that QPR defended and pressed well? I really hate to be fear-mongering right now, but we've survived the dark days of Ancelotti 10/11, AVB & Di Matteo (Benitez did fine given the circumstances), and we have the means at our disposal to never experience those painful moments again. I don't mind grinding out results, but we need to minimize the risk of playing like we did today against all teams. Ivanovic is the one of a few to blame really. His complacency is plain to see, you can tell by his body language that he's not willing to go a painful extra mile of becoming better than he already is because he's guaranteed a starting spot for the remaining games.

[iseah100 5,612]

His pathetic stubbornness is sickening. The frustration of watching the game vs QPR proved one thing; He shouldn't f**king be put on a pedestal if he isn't willing of taking advantage of our squad and balance the defending and attacking tactics, if we lose the title because he doesn't maximize the potential of the LB & RB positions, he should never be forgiven. Our left side was handicapped the whole game. Azpilicueta, bless him, was doing his best to connect with Hazard & Cesc in attack on many occasions but him being right-footed made it impossible for him to put in correct crosses with his left foot for example. I remember vividly a game under AVB where we played Norwich away and drew 0-0. If you look at the team sheet from that game and the team sheet to today's game, you can see that there has been an upgrade on many of the positions, but yet we're playing lethargically in a pathetic and frustrating way that makes you want to scream at the screen.

It's pathetic that he keeps using the same selection, it's pathetic that he keeps using the pathetic excuse of Ivanovic and it's also pathetic that he doesn't learn from his pathetic mistakes. Like honestly, if Phillips' shot had went in and we drew/lost, would he have had a genuine explanation of why we didn't lose other than honestly say that QPR defended and pressed well? I really hate to be fear-mongering right now, but we've survived the dark days of Ancelotti 10/11, AVB & Di Matteo (Benitez did fine given the circumstances), and we have the means at our disposal to never experience those painful moments again. I don't mind grinding out results, but we need to minimize the risk of playing like we did today against all teams. Ivanovic is the one of a few to blame really. His complacency is plain to see, you can tell by his body language that he's not willing to go a painful extra mile of becoming better than he already is because he's guaranteed a starting spot for the remaining games.

Hey....stop it.

[LAB 1,030]

Rotation choices questionable throughout the season, but we are where we are now because of him and i'm thankful.