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At least they won't embarrass themselves like in 2012

I love the new Spain shirt. I would love to see this for us in blue, with a white collar and stripes and the red/white at the end of the sleeves that we currently have.

Yet those who don't know Mourinho, or even any player he's managed, seem convinced he's lost the dressing room and needs to go.

No it's not. You can't make a comment about something you don't know, without a caveat.

Are you at Cobham every day? Do you know what training sessions he runs?

So MLS then? Live it up in the United States and dominate a league with a team full of players that would worship the chair he sits in?

"After defeats, there's a strange atmosphere in the dressing room," he said. "There's complete silence -- no one opens their mouth. Mourinho has taught us to hate defeat. We're steeped in that culture so it's hard for us." Someone needs to speak up and be a leader in the dressing room.

These aren't mine. They're experimental361, but here's the defensive chart from last season. Please. Hold your tears back Also, here's the attacking chart from last season: Compared with this season

A visualization of how horrible the defense is.

Where's the source...or even a quote?

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/chelsea-go-back-basics-during-10199714

It's not "player power" in the sense that they're running the dressing room. It takes players with "a pair" to do that. What the quote means is that, by blaming Jose, you're ignoring the fact that the players deserve blame in all of this as well.

Again, it's not blame the players or blame the manager. There's plenty of blame to go around. Still, Mourinho can't put the ball into the net. He can't keep the ball out of our net. That's up to the players and they're not doing their job.

I don't know if you're saying he blames Ancelotti or not, because I haven't seen him say that (but I haven't been following your conversation). He doesn't say Mourinho isn't to blame. He says the players deserve more blame. There's a difference. It's not black and white.

That's not what he's saying at all. He's saying that the manager sets up everything, but it's up to the players to perform during the 90 minutes.

Overall, yes, there are much larger issues. Can someone like RLC come in, make a difference for a match and provide a small confidence boost? That's what everyone is hoping.

As bad as Villa is, it's hard to say with any certainty that we'll win. Begovic Azpilicueta-Zouma-Cahill-Baba RLC-Mikel Willian-Oscar-Hazard Costa But really Begovic Ivanovic-Zouma-Cahill-Azpilicueta RLC-Matic Pedro-Fabregas-Hazard Costa

Jose has stuck to his philosophy, because he's always enjoyed success. That type of managing has nearly always brought him success. I think this is giving him a wake up call, and he won't want to let this be his lasting legacy at Chelsea. His ego may be the thing that changes his philosophy.

He is to blame, but the players are the ones that are playing horribly on the pitch. Mourinho can't run out and play himself. Once the lineup is set and the game starts, it's on the players to do their job, and they're not doing it.

There's hardly enough players to bench nearly the whole starting lineup.

Good. This is as much a test for Abramovich and the board as it is for Mourinho. Mourinho must change his tactics and selections to make a difference. Abramovich and the board must learn trust and patience. If we get out of this (just play better. Don't focus on "we must get here or win this") it'll go a long way for everyone involved.

They're ruining the Bundesliga. I understand why they do what they do, but I hate them for it. They get every Bundesliga player that's worth anything in order to weaken their rivals. The Götze transfer was made public to destabilize Dortmund at a crucial point in the season. Clubs can't do anything to combat it when they come in and offer large sums of money, trigger release clauses, or wait until their contracts run out. It's a miracle that Reus is still at Dortmund. The only reason I follow the Bundesliga is because I like Dortmund, but if it weren't for that, there'd be no reason to follow. There's good games, but in the end, they mean very little. You know who's going to be champion at the beginning of the season, because there's no club that can compete with them. Dortmund are a good team, but they have no chance at competing at Bayern's level, and they won't until something changes with Bayern. For as much flack as La Liga gets for lack of competition, there's at least two (maybe three) clubs that can win the title.

I love making fun of them as much as possible, but they're still one of the most well known clubs in the world. They can attract star players IF they have a manager that players want to play for and a realistic shot at success. Whoever has been in charge of transfers just haven't wanted to put the money in for star players in the last few seasons.

Betting on Klopp has been suspended and a Bosnian news outlet has said Liverpool will announce Klopp. So that's 100% right?