Atmosphere at Home Games

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

"Everyone knows how much I feel connected to this club and the fans,” he told talkSPORT. “At this moment it’s difficult for us to play at home, because playing here is like playing in an empty stadium."

Ballsy comment and I don't know what to make of it . But I guess it has some truth to it. The media are going to run with it for sure.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

"Everyone knows how much I feel connected to this club and the fans,” he told talkSPORT. “At this moment it’s difficult for us to play at home, because playing here is like playing in an empty stadium."

Ballsy comment and I don't know what to make of it . But I guess it has some truth to it. The media are going to run with it for sure.

He is right... can't understand why we can't bring the away support to SB.... I watched a stream of the game and thought that we play without fans...

[Liquidator 5,176]

To be fair he's right. Our ground is full of mongs

[The Chels 2,502]

"Everyone knows how much I feel connected to this club and the fans,” he told talkSPORT. “At this moment it’s difficult for us to play at home, because playing here is like playing in an empty stadium."

Ballsy comment and I don't know what to make of it . But I guess it has some truth to it. The media are going to run with it for sure.

He's right. I think hearing the 'Sit down Mourinho' chant pisses him off especially. You get it away but home fans should always drown it out. Plus the pressing game we were playing today becomes much easier when the home support is really loud (which is partly why Atletico excel at it).

[kellzfresh 7,229]

"Everyone knows how much I feel connected to this club and the fans, he told talkSPORT. At this moment its difficult for us to play at home, because playing here is like playing in an empty stadium."

Ballsy comment and I don't know what to make of it . But I guess it has some truth to it. The media are going to run with it for sure.

True but very harsh. Hope it sparks a lively atmosphere from now on

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

He's right. I think hearing the 'Sit down Mourinho' chant pisses him off especially. You get it away but home fans should always drown it out. Plus the pressing game we were playing today becomes much easier when the home support is really loud (which is partly why Atletico excel at it).

I doubt he's bothered by that. It's more to do with the poor atmosphere robbing off on the players and leading to slow-placed, sluggish starts.

Many of the "proper" CFC fans have been priced out of home games by the extortionate ticket prices and have been replaced by tourists with their flashy cameras and iphones and the atmosphere just gets worse every time. As far as the prices go, you can't eat your cake and have it too.

It's a problem that other big clubs have as well, Etihad, Anfield and Old Trafford. It's something that I feel should be discussed indoors only. Coming out to say that is pointless and solves nothing.

[The Chels 2,502]

I doubt he's bothered by that. It's more to do with the poor atmosphere robbing off on the players and leading to slow-placed, sluggish starts.

Yup it's very difficult to play a high-intensity pressing game with a flat atmosphere.

[Cholo 428]

Mourinho unfortunately is very right. It really pisses me off how bad the atmosphere at the Brudge is.

..compare

[Special Juan 27,432]

Just sing until your heart bleeds.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

When you have ticket prices as high as ours, you're going to get a crappy atmosphere. Inevitable.

[Cholo 428]

To be fair, it is a problem in the Premier League as a whole. Horrendous ticket prices, no standing room, too many snobs in the stadiums. The hard core of the fans has been pushed out of the stadiums into the pubs.

[zolayes 14,489]

He is right... can't understand why we can't bring the away support to SB.... I watched a stream of the game and thought that we play without fans...

the away fans are always together ,, when they are at the Bridge they are dispersed

[Styles 9,790]

The atmosphere for the big games is excellent, it's one of the best in the world imo. It may sound silly but QPR at home doesn't exactly get the juices flowing, local derby or not. And in any case, I didn't think it was particularly bad; there have been far worse atmospheres than there was today.

I honestly think it's a case of Mourinho just deflecting/saying things out of frustration after what was a relatively poor performance against a side we really should be smashing at home. There was no need for the comment as all it does is give the press/opposition fans ammunition against us - was there really no better way to make that point? - but then I've come to expect Mourinho to say/do something silly every now and again so meh.

[dee25 1,044]

Regardless of if he's right, why shame your own fans like that when you obviously know that it's more a systemic problem than just a simple matter of "the home support is shit"? If the atmosphere bothers him so much to the point that it's so torturous for the team to play at home then there's a whole lot he and the club can do about it. Don't dump all the blame on the fans. His comments were borderline disrespectful. The away fans are generally fantastic and I've never heard him sing them any praises.

[chelseafc9010 224]

Nobody should be offerended or feel it is harsh at all. It is the truth and we shouldn't be scared of the truth, our atmosphere sucks compared to other teams, even in smaller leagues like ligue 1 and Seria A, the atmosphere is amazing at times there but rarely ever at stanford bridge. Sometimes I hear chanting, very loud atmosphere and I smile and I'm like 'wow', but then after a bit I figure out it is the away fans singing, yes like today the 2,000 QPR fans totally lit up the whole stadium when they sang, and our 40,000+ can't overpower them.

@Dee - Of course the fans are to blame for, who else is meant to make the atmosphere, is Roman meant to come down to pitch side with a drum set and start something off?

[The Chels 2,502]

The atmosphere for the big games is excellent, it's one of the best in the world imo

Biased much? It's good but not great. Against Arsenal it was pretty much silent between the first and second goals.

[Styles 9,790]

Biased much? It's good but not great. Against Arsenal it was pretty much silent between the first and second goals.

I said big games, not routine wins.