The Mourinho Thread

[LDN Blue 7,903]

The difference between us on this matter is you think Mourinho can't ever do something like that, you even assure yourself. That's very fair, because we normally agree on a lot of stuff, but I happen to disagree with you on just this one thing.

Not saying I agree or disagree on your notion, but there's definitely political influence on football period.

[DH1988 1,346]

Terrible performance from the squad as a whole but again, wrong subs for me.

[supporter 3,088]

Really someone wants to criticize Jose Mourinho? Really? Someone really wants to get off the ship early?

Jose has won 2 of our 4 leagues, before his return, we were playing UEFA LEAGUE !, which is embarrassing in the 4 competitions are alive and we have played this season a spectacular performance, Diego Costa and Jorge Mendes? seriously ?, Yes, Diego is not too well but he has scored 14 goals in Premier League and disown Diego is a big mistake. and of course if someone thinks that our coach Jose Mourinho leaves manipulated by his representative I think that person has not quite understood anything.

We really forget that we can still win The Quadruple this year ?. I'm sure if we win The Quadruple then people which they get off the boat now I'm sure they try to get on again when we get through this period of underperformance. We're just tired, when we play our game FA Cup we will have time to recover and regain our high level of start of the season.

I hope no one doubts About Jose. He is our leader and although we have failed in our month and a half, we have to be more united than ever. Now is when you see the best supporters, not only when they get victories.

I am not a follower of Jose Mourinho and Chelsea just because we win, we are something much bigger than that simple opportunism.

Now is the time for us to be together. I keep paddling in our boat, and I never go down.

Mourinho's commands, we followed him.

[Sheva. 5,373]

He made a mistake, he should have stuck with the lineup that got results at Derby, Stoke and should have at Soton.

I just don't understand playing a defensive team in those games, and then opening up for a team with more quality.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Wouldn't surprise me however if he starts going back to tight defence football again. Maybe this Spurs result is our Sunderland Capital One last season, I fear we will repeat last season's mistake...

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

His stubborness got the best of him today... Matic is completely knackered and needed a rest, Cahill has been poor for about a month, maybe more and needs to sit a few matches, Ivanovic didn't have the legs to cope with the Spurs pace.

[Muzchap 8,966]

I posted a while back that this pressure he is under is making him too cautious and then gamble big

As long as we win something this year - he will get over it - until then a few more ups and downs I reckon

[DH1988 1,346]

Bad subs, team below par as a whole.

[Barbara 15,149]

The difference between us on this matter is you think Mourinho can't ever do something like that, you even assure yourself. That's very fair, because we normally agree on a lot of stuff, but I happen to disagree with you on just this one thing.

Maybe I'm naive to believe José wouldn't agree to those things, he has such a great character and is so strong willed... also he would make more profit winning the league, using the best players he judges as such than playing someone because of an agent.

I'm not denying managers don't play agent players, but this case, this situation and Mourinho's work ethic throughout his whole career just say the opposite. If anything it'd be stupid and if there's one thing I'm absolutely sure is that Mourinho ain't stupid

He's been making mistakes with his selection though, although most of our bench players are off pace and our main issue continue to be the defense. Our attack isn't exactly clinical, but our defense, when exposed, is a nightmare

[LAM09 7,043]

Bad subs, team below par as a whole.

Wrong starting XI. Simple as.

[manpe 10,861]

Wouldn't surprise me however if he starts going back to tight defence football again. Maybe this Spurs result is our Sunderland Capital One last season, I fear we will repeat last season's mistake...

Nothing better than a tight backside.

[lionsden 4,689]

Jose has run the players to the ground. Lack of rotation all season is starting to cost us, the players are tired and it shows.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Nothing better than a tight backside.

Yep which will also lead to more 0-0 away to Sunderland

[lionsden 4,689]

Jose will definitely used this awful game as an excuse to revert to parking the bus in a bid to keep things tight at the back.

[Madmax 9,219]

Jose has run the players to the ground. Lack of rotation all season is starting to cost us, the players are tired and it shows.

Hazard looked like he owns the Duracell factory.