Spike

He needs a boot up the bum. Every player and very person has a poor day or run. He'll be back on top, just gotta be patient.

You don't know that he doesn't do that. That is near impossible to know; so you are criticising Mourinho based on a hypothetical; which in turn is based on conjecture.

What enlightened strategies would you use?

And I think they are shit captains. Especially Rooney and Zlatan. Rooney is quite possbily the worst captain I've ever seen in my life. Not commenting on Wise or Keane.

But they were inspiring charismatic leaders, it's either calm and collected like Zanetti and Maldini or passion and charisma like Puyol and Cantona. I think Costa has the passion but he lacks all the other traits.

I think a captain needs to be level headed.

I believe that has been a common criticism of him. Alex even noted that in an England under 21 match.

Spike is right too. Give that man a medal and some credit. Handsome bastard he is. Three players 21 and under out there. Mourinho hates youth, though tbhqhwyfam.

He looks out of depth but that is something that can change. I said something like this earlier and was ridiculed...hmmm.

Baba just got wrecked.

White Sox? Absolutely disgusting.

I keep thinking this guy is dead. I get him mixed up with Junior Malanda.

Aston Villa are awful but they were also a bogey team that Chelsea couldn't beat for a long time.

Aston Villa are awful but they were also a bogey team that Chelsea couldn't beat for a long time.

Haha! JASON BRING THE TOP QUALITY BANTZ BLOWN THE FUCK OUT I don't believe there is a campaign against Chelsea. Every club get decisions there way and against them. The FA maybe be inconsistent but I don't believe they are biased towards any club. I feel it is as people read the most about Chelsea so they get a lopsided view of things; they only read one side of the die, when there is another 19 sides.

Well it is a deserved reputation, after all.

Given that I and many others probably haven't seen him play; videos like this are very helpful. I know this can't be a barometre for his talent and capacity to play at Chelsea but it does given an idea how he can shoot and pass the ball.

I don't believe any of this criteria has any relevance on what a director of football does. Being a balon d'or winner or not has no bearing on the capability of an individual in regards to this job.

'Hold up play' 'Link up play' I hate buzzwords or in this case phrases. Lukaku is a good player, that can't be disputed. In saying that however, just because he performs for X club does not mean he will perform for Y club. The same applies for every player, there are far too many factors to be taken into consideration. Tactics, ethos, teammates, pressure and games played. I believe for Chelsea and Lukaku; one is a square peg, the other a round hole.

It is a hugely popular videogame series featuring protagonists [the assassins/hashashim] wearing white hoods. I'm not a fan, I think they are quite rubbish but they sell like hotcakes. The first one was set in the holy lands during the third crusade but it had bullshit sci-fi elements that turned me off the series.

Was Pogba really on the list or is that just rag speculation? I think they got the players they wanted but in retrospective they were the wrong players, except for Pedro Rodriguez of course. Bloody Falcao for starters was perhaps a silly move. I think they thought they strengthened the squad enough but at the end of the day the core players just turned out rubbish this season. Impossible to know without a statement though.

@Adnane,@didierforever, Stop that.

Only one target? John Stones, or am I forgetting a person?

You know very well that the club has been a circus/soap opera for the past decade. The list of incidents are long and storied.

More like 45 as it could that much to acquire Simeone and relieve Mourinho. I doubt Simeone would leave anyway.