MrExcalibur100

If they never get solid minutes, not 1-2 minutes in a nothing match, we can never know how good they are. It's that simple.

Jose seems to agree with 3rd best in the world : http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/437428/Jose-Mourinho-Eden-Hazard-stunning-season-Chelsea-Man-United

Okay, maybe I should say Imagine this guy in one of those over-powered teams. Hopefully we reach the levels of the Barca's and Madrid's and quickly to keep him here forever.

Imagine this guy in a team that actually plays attacking football ?

Agreed, Tomo with the bolded. And I do love and support Mourinho for what he has done, even if I might not show it as zealously as some other posters. I supported him and followed his career intently when he wasn't even a Chelsea manager for god's sake. I love the geezer. I have never known any Chelsea staff member who has defended this club in public more than Mourinho has. I appreciate Mourinho for what he will win for the club this season, a league and cup double. I'm sure I'll be celebrating like a madman when we win the league.. But I also know we are a big enough club to expect both titles and entertaining football. This team is more than strong enough to do it, that's a cheap excuse. The brutal fact is, there is no big team in Europe this sort of football. Remember, Jose was not the favourite or even the 2nd favourite to get the Chelsea job. A proper Chelsea legend not being the favourite? Ever asked yourself why? I can also run a list of other top European clubs who won't want Mourinho as manager because of primarily his team plays football but I won't go there. I don't believe Mourinho is the right manager for this group of players. I'm sure that I will be vindicated sometime in the future, regardless of how unpopular it might make me on a Chelsea forum. I hope the man stays forever, but I know in my heart of hearts the football he knows best to play is not sustainable long-term for a big club. UNLESS, Mourinho gets an attacking coach to help with the side of football he is so clearly not strong at. He will be a better manager for it. Right now, I'm sure he knows he hasn't been good enough in Europe because of his weakness. 4-1 to Dortmund (though they won the 2nd leg 2-0 tbf), 3-1 to Atletico Madrid and worst of all, losing to 10 man PSG at home. Anyone who wants to see the weaknesses in Mourinho as a manager, re-watch both legs carefully. It's not simply about signing world class players and relying on their individual brilliance to win matches. What about when they come up against other teams with equally good players? All of a sudden, what do we do? Mourinho's Chelsea is not even that solid defensively anymore. In his first spell, when he set up his teams to defend, Petr barely had any saves to make. Now, the opposition are working Courtois left, right and centre, hitting the post and we are getting lucky breaks. The reason is the players we have now (Hazard's, Oscar's, Fabregas', Willian's) are being told to play a brand of football that is foreign to them and we've been found out vs Europe's elite. Anyway, I don't want to labour my points any further and frustrate any other posters by bringing up uncomfortable issues and repeating the same stuff over and over. It's too easy to get along with everyone here by just being smiley-happy and going for the ride. I know it will make me unpopular, but I'm more concerned about the long term success of the club. I want the love story between Chelsea and Jose Mourinho to be unbreakable and last for as long as he goes on to manage Portugal in his sixties or whatever, but Mourinho and by extension, Chelsea, needs a strong attacking coach. It's not about Marco Reus or Paul Pogba. I read rumours of Zola on twitter about a week ago, but i'm not sure he is up for that job.

These are funny: From the reverse fixture as well.

The only true special one at the club. We won't even be 4th without him. Directly responsible for 14(!) of the points we've won this season, and that's just in terms of goals alone.

Like Drogba and Ronaldo? Or different?

I know my posts are controversial and many will hate to read them .From the bottom of my heart, I didn't intend for that to be the case. My main concern is the best future for our club, nothing else. Nobody is bigger than this club, not Roman or anyone else.

It hurts me immensely to say it, but right now, I'll bite the bullet and go for Klopp if he's available. I'm fully convinced he'll have won the league this season with this same team and by playing at least something called football. Moirinho is the right man for the wrong team or vice-versa. Too many blinded by short term league success, but it's obvious to me now Mourinho is not the right manager for the long term. Roman will get frustrated and sack him again.

Mourinho won't last long here. His fanboys should deal with it. He will again get exposed in the champions league as he has done in the last few seasons. No other big name manager will dare set up his team to play this way big match after big match. Any other top class manager could have easily won the league with this team after such a limp attempt from our "rivals", who are no better than Monaco. Shit football and lack of CL success means Mourinho will be out and then no big team will want him. Roman really is brutal like that, ask Ancelotti. He'll have to run to the Arabs at PSG. Mourinho should never forget he needs us more than we need him.

Another woeful "tactical" display. Luckily Man United and our other so called "rivals" are very average teams themselves. Too bad it won't work against Barcelona or Madrid or even the likes of PSG and Atletico for that matter. I don't see his 2nd spell being a long one. Only a matter of time before Roman gets bored with the negative ribbish "football" and wonders what he's wasting his money for.

A big team doesn't play this way, I'm sorry. Mourinho knows he will never get away with at another club. But he's won a league were his rivals have been poor and inconsistent. Even Monaco beat one of our so-called "rivals". In the Champions league, he's been exposed, first vs Atletico Madrid and this season, PSG. Prior to that, his team got slaughtered by Dortmund. He's now a boring, one-dimensional, one-trick pony. His tactics in this game : absolutely worthless. Still some fools will be deceived by them regardless.

Serious question, can anyone honestly say they are enjoying this game?

Terrible game from Fabregas in a big game as usual. The 25% possession doesn't help him, but he's been terrible when he's had the ball.

Such a sad, sad performance. And at home too.

Mourinho's tactics have been worthless. The only reason we are winning is because of Hazard's brilliance. Where will Mourinho be without Hazard?

Didn't work against PSG though. I wonder why.

Mourinho's Zouma experiment is a complete failure. Please sub him out and bring on Willian for the 2nd half. Painful enough watching this shit.

He won't be here for the rest of his career, that's for sure. Why play for a manager who wants you to be a second defender on the big stage when you can go to Spain, express your talent, play for the glamour clubs and win the Champions league? I put myself in his shoes and I'm obviously thinking the same.

Mourinho is embarrassing us out there. This is a disgrace.

Mourinho only thinks about himself. What's sad is not only is this ridiculously negative, it's not the best line-up to win the game. Expect nothing but long balls and defending deep. Remy missing from action again when Costa is out. Predictable and pathetic.

The team is an absolute joke. I'm not sure what Willian is doing on the bench either.