Madmax

+1 This needs to happen. Kid's being wasted at Forest and we need more bodies in midfield.

'This is not Jose's team' - he had more than 2 months to buy the players he wanted - his backup option to Rooney was Eto'o - he assured De Bruyne of opportunities - we allegedly rejected Barcelona offers for Luiz, - loaned Romeu out knowing a single injury would leave us with a midfield of one novice, two pensioners and two other guys with limited facets to their play - Schurrle's signing had his blessing Obviously he hasn't been around to build a squad from scratch but it's not like he's been thrust into a season midway (see Benitez). This group of players is one he had obvious confidence in when he decided to start with them after working with them for 2 months first.

:tophat: You completely missed my point by ignoring the continuation of the parts you quoted. Mourinho himself said it yesterday - it's the same story every game, we're making the same mistakes over and over. So what does that say about his and his coaching staff's work? They're paid mega bucks to sort it out. That the players repeat mistakes is a bigger indictment of the coaches - if they're being well coached they shouldn't make those mistakes; if they're being coached and they still do, drop them. Simple. --------------------------------------------------- For me, when a team plays worse than the sum of of its parts, you have to look at the manager.

This guy is a fucking fraud. Not only are we playing shit, we're regressing game after game. Half the season gone and I can count the number of decent performances on the fingers of one hand. The players make the same mistakes every single game - which begs the question, what do you coach them for and about, fucker? Also, his press releases are tedious as fuck. Stop using the t word and stop trying to pass off grossly incompetent performances all over the pitch as being due to lacking a killer instinct. Notice how he's gone all quiet on his "preparation methods" once we started shipping in those set piece goals from the Sunderland game? Yet he was more than happy to harp about how he had sussed West Ham's style of play after we beat them. Oh and play Mata. Get over yourself you idiot.

Reading the 'PL unproven' guff elsewhere. You'd think that brigade would now better know after seeing Liverpool's travails with 'PL proven' players.

Any of the Indian lads in here know if this is on the telly?

I hear Brendan Rodgers shall be aiming for a top 2 finish ...

Can't seem to embed Youtube videos so here's the link to all his 203 Chelsea goals --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD5vvGK5NjE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD5vvGK5NjE

Who's another that's underwhelmed. I don't know why they ever let de Jong go tbh.

I don't know, I still think they need a proper commanding defensive midfielder. Fernandinho and Toure aren't those and a pivot of those two in tandem is not going to be disciplined enough. Will they stick with Barry and Rodwell? Mediocre players, at best.

the subject of unnecessary and juvenile rebuke and ridicule by envious rival fans who'd jizz all over their rooms if he played for them instead.

^Bloody hell, lmao.

... That's an ... err ... interesting image.

Far too simple.

That's one hell of a bump.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKtUzcdhhCk Farewell Bally. It was an absolute joy watching you.

I think the one person who'd appreciate that the most would be Mourinho himself.

Good player but you'd think Shaktar are laughing right now. 34 fucking million.

@Terminator X I kinda miss your old avatar. It had become iconic. On topic : Fuck City.

Lol, Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli

Has been saying some things about next season : {Using Google Translate} Were you surprised with the news that Mourinho was coach? "I was not really surprised, I already had a few things collected. Mourinho is a good coach, if you see what he does with all his clubs already proven. But the important thing is not who my coach is, but I can play the most and the most progress can be. Currently everything is still open. I do not even know if I will go through the preparation. 'At Chelsea Mourinho was probably the topic of discussion yesterday, with four Chelsea Belgians in the selection? "Gosh no, we have not yet talked about the four of us. Honestly. Football is an important aspect of our lives, but we also have a life outside of football. We talk more about the ordinary things of life. " Is it a good thing that Mourinho coach is? He would like to work ... especially with established values "I have not heard Mourinho, I would not know. But it is logical that the bigger clubs often preferred to established values ​​and the younger players more opportunities for smaller clubs. " http://www.headlines.nl/nieuws/100/1701357/

Also, Nastasic? Brilliant young player. I know Savic's had a great time of that swap deal too, but Nastasic has ended Lescott and Toure's careers at City.

Maybe he'll use him like Joaquin at Malaga, he's more or less turned him into a central player from a wide one. Navas has already been playing a little more centrally this season at Sevilla.

Yes, yes, yes. Only thing that concerns me is if we're actually opening the bid at 10m, there's a fair chance we'll end up paying a lot more than that if we eventually get him.

FWIW, I hate the Mazacar moniker as well.