The Special One Back To England?

[diskoviolente 425]

No need to go on like that. "Tradition" doesn´t always mean it´s the best way to go.

[The Big Drog 1,110]

As i've said before, I've got sympathy for AVB. Today we saw a little glimpse of what his Chelsea could be. I have no doubt that he would rather play Juan Mata in a free role, but he hasn't got a quality left winger so he has to use Mata out wide. Juan was sublime today, if we can sign a decent left winger then we can look forward to seeing more of Mata in that same position. He has put his faith in Luiz and it is being repaid, he also looked excellent today. He hasn't had a chance to pick Essien because of injury which is a shame because Essien showed that he still has a lot left to give, he was terrific.

AVB is lumbered with deadweight of previous regimes that we haven't had a chance to clear out. Id much rather take the positives from today than the negatives.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I don't agree with AVB and I am a little disillusioned by everything going on at the club this season, but blaming him for the defeat yesterday is a naive and simplistic analysis of the game.

[Spike 12,049]

I like AVB, but I just like Mourinho more.

My favourite manager of all time. Who doesn't want to see Mourinho vs. Ferguson, Mancini, Dalglish and Le Voyeur.

And I would pick a 1-0 or a 2-0 over a 5-3 anyday.

[nono 791]

If Mourinho comes back we might as well just disband the whole youth team.

[Lampy 110]

If Mourinho comes back we might as well just disband the whole youth team.

What the hell makes you think that ?? Mourinho is smart, he knows teams better than anyone else and the values of players / is great at seeing hidden talent. No reason at all to believe he wouldn't bring out the best in people like he did with balotelli.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Mourinho discovered Diarra from a Ligue 2 club and signed him for £1 million in 2005. Seven years later he is a fixture in the Real Madrid team. Don't tell me he can't spot talent.

[Iced 34]

Mourinho's response to the media regarding his future next season:

"You should know the answer to your question about me staying on next season. I'm not feeding those rumours, so you'll have to ask your sources. You say they are anonymous, but I think they're imaginary. If your source is indeed anonymous talk to it; if it's imaginary then simply come up with an answer to your question."

[Jase 43,479]

Would take him back any time, any day and any week of the year. Shouldn't have been sacked or left in the first place.

[Idiot 71]

Mourinho is one of the clubs problems so why should we take him back? He is a honoourable Member of our History but not our future. He wouldn't make the needed decisions cause he loves our deadwood

[Blue Armour 4,436]

Sometimes I wonder how good the backroom staff are when it comes to motivating the players,etc.

I know Di Matteo is a former Chelsea player, and maybe a good tactician, but I wonder how good a job him and the assistants do, with regards to giving players advice and how they motivate the subs/reserves...

Because, back when Carlo was in charge, the team functioned like a machine. Even old minds like Deco, Belleti and Paulo came off the bench and chipped in.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Carlo was not a very good tactician but he was brilliant at motivating players. He was able to make Drogba play the best football of his career, he inspired the old guard of Ballack, Lampard, Terry, Cole et al. to have one of their finest seasons in a Chelsea shirt as well during the Double season. The man was a champion, but there were some managers (like Moyes, oddly) who just knew how to out-do him. That being said, he always had the better of Wenger

[eldo 868]

Mourinho is not coming to England.

[Eric Stephan 5]

I'm not sure. I think he is a great manager and he also would bring 'energy' back.

Would love to hear the 'Jose Mourinho chant' back at the Bridge. But i think he wont come back.

[manpe 10,861]

Mourinho discovered Diarra from a Ligue 2 club and signed him for £1 million in 2005. Seven years later he is a fixture in the Real Madrid team. Don't tell me he can't spot talent.

He also signed Kalou and nicknamed him Salou. I think what the poster meant about wrapping our youths up if JM comes is that he never played our club's own youth... Carling Cup is now strictly a youth competition for us (well, not entirely, a mixture of young and old), with JM it was first team all the way through any competition. He didn't trust our midfield without Lampard, wearing him out completely (100 consecutive games? that's crazy). That might be why we grew so dependent on our core.. To this day we look at them for reliability. The only time he let others play was at the end of the season once he had won the league. Of course you may argue that back then there were no real prospects in our youth/reserves and that now there are more.