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Saying something and actually doing it is two different things. Everyone will say the right thing but following up with actions is entirely different. I am certainly not missing Lukaku and KDB, it is what it is they are past players. Don't see how people have so much energy for these threads.

Jorge Mendes Anyone really think we were in for him? You guys realize how cheap we have become, think of all the recent transfers that we have failed to get done because of money(Stones) or seriously delayed(Baba) due to it.Martial would have been a very expensive luxury signing for Mourinho, He wouldn't prioritize his signing over the ones he needed. Now from Jorge Mendes perspective you think he would pass up on a higher commission from Chelsea? Because his client didn't want the move? Clients be dammed, we are talking about the respectable but the very shady Jorge Mendes. He wouldn't take a no for an answer, he would have the poor kid on the first flight to London. If you believe Mendes would do right by his client let me stop you right there. How else can you explain to me how he convinced Mourinho to take on that deadbeat striker Falcao? These reports are honestly insulting and only fools would believe these reports.

Well when you challenge the FA to punish you.-"if they want to punish me it is no problem" and when you also admit to punishable offense-" I am probably going to be punished for this" Not sure how anyone expected a different outcome.

Porto is a good side though, I can't recall the last time they lost a match at home in European competition, especially against English team. Newcastle at home is different team, and Southampton are a decent side. These teams we should win if we were a decent side. But not winning against Villa at home? Villa is garbage and I don't expect a brave approach from them and that will play into our hands. Newcastle were very brave and took the game against us until they went 2 up, they slipped because they parked the bus after that. Southampton were also very attacking and exposed our defense. if we don't win this I think we will have trouble staying up lol under Mou.

I honestly can not think of a easier opposition then Villa at home. If we don't win this I might have to rethink how bad we are.

Yaya is quality, but he is also City achilles heel. He represents why they struggle in Europe. Teams that take the game to city will find that Yaya is huge liability defensively, and cannot influence a midfield against quality midfield opposition. PL is different story since barely any team has the quality to play proactive against them, and the quality of midfield is not there. Or is controlling the midfield in the game plan of most managers in the PL.

That may be a better job then his Dortmund spell. It is not easy to turn a mid table club culture around and make them champions. Also very tough since unlike Bundesliga, EPL has the same teams at the top every year. He has to overthrow the likes of Arsenal, City, Chelsea, and United. In the Bundesliga only powerhouse was Bayern consistently, others fluctuate on a regular basis. So there was a clear opportunity for Dortmund to rise to power. Also he worked with smart football guys like Watzke and Zorc, I give Watzke a lot of credit for Dortmund success. Going to be tough for Klopp working with FSG and those mathematicians lol. They actually think a baseball formula for scouting could translate over to football. Baseball is the heaviest stat sport in the world, while Football is the opposite.

It is a "campaign" against Mourinho.

I think City are going to win the league, by far the fav. You think they would fire the Chilian? We would stick with Mou also?

Can't blame any Chelsea Fan for falling for it when he is consistently talking about other managers; if it Is Pep, Wegner, or whoever it isn't surprising. Anyway very unprofessional by The Guardian.

Or living in England.

Am I wrong in thinking this? If Mourinho finds a job which undoubtedly he will next next season Chelsea would only have to pay the difference between his new contract and his old one. So I don't think think we would pay 30m because highly unlikely Mourinho goes jobless for 4 years.

When was this?

Matic without a doubt, nothing more obvious. Ok after Ivanovic and Cesc starting, no doubt Mou really dislikes Matic atm. He said this after the match, he publicly criticized One player(Matic), he subbed Matic as a sub. He really has shown his displeasure with Matic and maybe Hazard(benched against Porto).

Mou definitely preferred Marcelo though. Coentrao was huge for them when they destroyed Bayern over two legs under Carlo, he had his moments that season.Coentrao and Marcelo are even choices, Coentrao is a bad professional though. If he committed more to football instead of night life he would be outstanding. ARBELOA though.

Tell me what would those transfers do at the current situation? Who are those transfers that he wanted? Mouinho biggest failing is getting the best out of his players; almost every midfielder and forward has either stagnated or regressed at Chelsea. The frightening thing is that the longer our players have been exposed to Mou tactics and training the worse they have gotten. Remember how good Matic was when he arrived? Damn it seems like a distant memory when he had that game against City and had prime Yaya in his pocket. Was a Lion when he came in, and literally the perfect DM he had everything? Now he got shamefully substituted as a sub. Cesc in his first few months here was so good. Not just his assists but he was genuinely controlling the game. Always on the ball and always looking to receive the pass and passing forward. Now the game just passes by and he avoids the ball, and has been like this for most of last season too. Or Oscar how much promised he showed in his first first season, the boy has stagnated and I know him and many other players are better then they have showed under Mou. How about the players who have left like KDB, Salah, Cuardado. They have been sensational since leaving Mou and his tactics. It is honestly disheartening when Chelsea fans or oppositions take a swap at our players. Call Hazard overrated, Oscar shit, Cesc a fraud, Matic a poor mans Carraick. It is simply not true, under a friendlier attacking tactic and training they would be different players. I really wish our players the best and it would be such a waste for them to continue under Mou. They deserve better. it doesn't matter who we bring in you simply cannot over look this.

Surprising most here claimed RLC and Christensen were overrated before the season. But both are very promising. Saw him today and in midweek, very impressed with his calmness and ability on the ball. Reads the game very well for his age. Two years in Germany and hopefully he comes back like Tibo.

Why do you.call Mourinho Maureen, What does Maureen mean?

At Madrid he had a quite stubborn fetish for Arbeloa also, sold Carvajal. Pretty much infuriated a lot of people. Something about incompetent Rb with this guy.

Let's agree to disagree, we clearly see things differently. But I will list the things I disagree on. Ronaldo is not declining, messi also had a bad start last season. Still has 8 goals in 7 games, even though it came in two games. He will be alright at Bale FC. James doesn't have the charisma and magnetism like Ronaldo, or ever reach CR7 heights on the pitch. Like James a lot though. PSG would wipe United off the floor in a match, PSG is a class above. And they have made a lot of good football moves, and iq think you are selling those Arabs short. They have done well on the pitch, and they play a brand of football i am envious of. So from a football perspective it makes sense to choose PSG over United. Ronaldo would do wonders for PSG brand.

Outside of DDG none of them are good enough for Madrid. After the DDG debacle I think it maybe a while until they deal with Woodward again. madrid and their fans really like Navas, a poll showed by one of their newspaper that they were split on brining in DDG. Navas is a quality keeper, Madrid didn't want DDG that badly they wanted him to an extent. Perez is a marketing expert, Ronaldo Is massively important because of his claim as arguably the best player In the world. From Ronaldo Pov I can't see how.a move to Manchester can appeal to him. He left Manchester when they were the It club of the world alongside Barcelona. United is a shadow of their former selves. Ronaldo doesn't seem like a very sentimental person, wanting to go back because of emotional attachment to the club, fans, and city. PSG I could see if he ever left Madrid, which is highly unlikely at this point.

Changing managers have always brought a change in the positive direction. Well it is not guaranteed, but history is in favor of such move. Some would argue those teams were very heavy veteran team, but the team with Rafa it wasn't exactly much different from this one. Also the competition for 4th is not the same, we have less to fear. The usual contenders to break into the top four is Spurs and pool. Neither worry me, in fact missing out on the top 4 is not a concern with or without Mourinho. But I definitely see the pros if we get the manager we want, say Klopp is that man and he agrees to take over. You give him plenty of time to asses the squad and what we wants to build his team. Every manager uses their first season to asses and evaluate their players, no manager hardly ever makes a significant changes to the squad before seeing the team with his own tactics. so by waiting we delay the process.

In all honesty a draw would be a good result considering It is Porto away.

How would that have made a difference? A central midfielder to replace who? a lot of players are underperforming but Cesc ranks the highest alongside Ivanovic. Mou has shown no tendency or inclination to drop Cesc, as long as he is Playing I can hardly see improvement in midfield. Stones would have replaced Zouma, no chance of both starting. Come on no way Mou to drop both Cahill and Terry. TBF to Zouma he has been a bright side to our season, and Cahill has done a decent job. our CB duo ranks quite low in our short term concern. You are also taking for granted that these two signings would have played a lot, there is no guarantee of that. Just look at Baba, he is not even on the bench. I am curious who was this CM Mou wanted?

I personally will never succumb to this best manager argument, even if Mou is the best manager it doesn't mean he is the best manager for Chelsea. The correct thinking is what manager is best fit for Chelsea, not which manager accomplished the most. Barca won a treble with Luis Enrique, not a good manager for Roma. But great manager for Barca because of his personality and understanding of Barcelona. No question it is a better approach, a Ferrari is an amazing car. But it doesn't mean it is the best car if you need it for a long commute to work