I actually think he is (again) indirectly showing his frustrations towards the board for not giving him what he wants. How many times has Mou mentioned something like ''without new signings/investments or I can't have'' in the recent 2 weeks? I already lost the count, the pre-summer stop Mourinho is clearly different from the current preseason Mourinho. Pre-summer stop: - '' I want to add a striker because we lost our legend, one defender and a midfielder to add some fresh blood to give the guys some competition'' - Openly challenged the main competitors at the Chelsea Player of the year awards show, showing his confidence and probably counting on his signings. Preseason: - ''We will do it with the same group, it's a big challenge to do it with no new signings'' (repeat it like 5 times in 2 weeks) - ''I can't have the Eiffel tower, I can't even have the Vegas one'' - ''Our rivals are buying the title, all of them, It is up to us to try and win [the title] even without the big investment'' Clearly a different Mourinho, the pre-summer stop one and the current Mourinho. Think we can all agree Mourinho is a smart guy, he knows exactly what the team is missing every time: 2013-14 summer window: Many problems but mainly lacking a striker, chased a striker (rooney) but got none. result = complaining that he has no strikers, praising PSG stikers, praising Falcao, play Schurrle up top, mocking Etoo's age. 2013-14 winter window: Looking for a CDM who is better than Mikel, got Matic. 2014-15 summer window: Looking for the striker, depth and a main playmaker, got Cesc and Diego, plus depth signings: Remy, DD, Luis. 2015-2016 summer window: Looking for a midfielder, defender and striker, chasing Stones but where is the midfielder? result = indirectly showing his frustrations for not getting new big signings, mocking other teams' spending behavior. He is playing mind games with the board but if it works is another question. He clearly knows we have a big weakness and that is the midfield spot, why would he otherwise play Mikel or Ramires next to Matic in every big or away game, or even in preseason vs PSG? We need someone who is better than those 2 and can play big and small games, otherwise we won't improve and will struggle in big games again.
