The Mourinho Thread

[ILoveLamp 270]

Good read.

Yeah i definitely saw Jose puking a few times : when Schurrle scored against Burnley, the tiki taka goal at Palace, and the 6-3 win over Everton.

FYP

[Adnane 1,101]

The whole first half of the season was great in terms of the football we played.

That's the biggest advantage we supporters of Chelsea should have : hybrid.

We are willing to see our team dominate England and join the BRB as the top 4 clubs in the world, but we don't care if at times we need to concentrate more stoping the opponents if that's what wins us titles.

[xPetrCechx 13,598]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMrvIQwH8R4

[CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625]

If Luis isn't playing after we've won the PL I might actually lose it.

Winning the league now would be a perfect time to reacclimatise Azpi to RB.

I'd like to see

Cech

Azpi Zouma Terry/Ivanovic Luis

Ake RLC

Cuadrado Oscar Willian

Solanke

Would be fantastic, allowing our key midfielders much deserved rest and giving our youth some minutes, except for Liverpool, full strength lineup just for them please.

Though I wouldn't be averse to Jose going for max points.

[didierforever 7,349]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMrvIQwH8R4

seems like he is back to the "happy one"... somewhere in between, he had just become the grumpy one...

[Tomo 21,754]

If Luis isn't playing after we've won the PL I might actually lose it.

Winning the league now would be a perfect time to reacclimatise Azpi to RB.

I'd like to see

Cech

Azpi Zouma Terry/Ivanovic Luis

Ake RLC

Cuadrado Oscar Willian

Solanke

Would be fantastic, allowing our key midfielders much deserved rest and giving our youth some minutes, except for Liverpool, full strength lineup just for them please.

Though I wouldn't be averse to Jose going for max points.

I reckon one youngster a game will play if we secure the title before day 38 (I still don't like taking anything for granted) but that will be it, we will want to secure as many point's as possible and won't want to end the season on a whimper.

[Barbara 15,149]

Mourinho to Wenger: If defending was easy, you wouldn't lose 3-1 to Monaco

Mourinho saying truths every day. I love his approach regarding the Voyeur.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Mind games, psy war already heated up.

[lionsden 4,689]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0hQuZ35q2c

He's absolutely spot on. At historically huge clubs like real,Barca,Bayern, simply winning trophies isn't enough, style of play and the entertainment value matters alot as well. If our aim is to reach the level of these clubs one day then parking the bus football and mentality has to go, it's that simple.

[Polo7 3,496]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0hQuZ35q2c

I like how they mention every club except ours that wont except A.Madrids type of football, thats exactly why none of them have won anything this year. Big clubs then they say Liverpool Lol. Great football then they say the Manchester Clubs. Typical bias by Sky.

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

He's absolutely spot on. At historically huge clubs like real,Barca,Bayern, simply winning trophies isn't enough, style of play and the entertainment value matters alot as well. If our aim is to reach the level of these clubs one day then parking the bus football and mentality has to go, it's that simple.

As long as there is allowance for such football we will always revert to this as fear/pressure turns up.

And so far, reading, listening, there's allowance for this and it's even APPRECIATED by some.

Also reading Mourinho words from yesterday, he said that we play in 'strategic way' and not 'artistic way' because of Cesc, Matic and Diego injuries/suspensions while we're by far in the best position in terms of missing the players in the last 3 seasons.

That's just future confirmation that Jose, as things stand now, is always going to change to strategic style as soon as situation won't be very comfortable.

About Jamie Carragher words, I think he's very spot on when says that if you play that style you simply have to win because there's nothing in there besides. If you don't win, there's ground burned to death and that emptiness feeling, like if there will always be dark. The feeling without looking forward about great times that's are surely ahead once this whole thing click.

That's because it is called quick fixes, they have to work quick and effective but surely you can't rely on this more than few seasons.

[stroey 2,525]

As long as there is allowance for such football we will always revert to this as fear/pressure turns up.

And so far, reading, listening, there's allowance for this and it's even APPRECIATED by some.

Also reading Mourinho words from yesterday, he said that we play in 'strategic way' and not 'artistic way' because of Cesc, Matic and Diego injuries/suspensions while we're by far in the best position in terms of missing the players in the last 3 seasons.

That's just future confirmation that Jose, as things stand now, is always going to change to strategic style as soon as situation won't be very comfortable.

About Jamie Carragher words, I think he's very spot on when says that if you play that style you simply have to win because there's nothing in there besides. If you don't win, there's ground burned to death and that emptiness feeling, like if there will always be dark. The feeling without looking forward about great times that's are surely ahead once this whole thing click.

That's because it is called quick fixes, they have to work quick and effective but surely you can't rely on this more than few seasons.

He also said he wants to start next season like how they started this season, with dominant and attractive football. The thing is, he was in quick adapting to the situation and was not so stubborn to keep on playing the same style without the right players. (Cesc and Diego injured/suspended)

If you're a chef in a kitchen during a cooking competition of 30 minutes, and you see the salt (Cesc) and pepper (Diego) are overdue , would you be stubborn and continue to make that salt and pepper chicken dish, (Rodgers, Wenger) or would you adapt to the situation and make other dishes with the ingedrients you have left? (Mourinho) That's for me, the difference between a normal manager and a brilliant manager.

[hjperdeath 2,226]

He also said he wants to start next season like how they started this season, with dominant and attractive football. The thing is, he was in quick adapting to the situation and was not so stubborn to keep on playing the same style without the right players. (Cesc and Diego injured/suspended)

If you're a chef in a kitchen during a cooking competition of 30 minutes, and you see the salt (Cesc) and pepper (Diego) are overdue , would you be stubborn and continue to make that salt and pepper chicken dish, (Rodgers, Wenger) or would you adapt to the situation and make other dishes with the ingedrients you have left? (Mourinho) That's for me, the difference between a normal manager and a brilliant manager.

That's the first time I've seen a food-Mourinho analogy. briilliant.

[Jase 43,479]

Mourinho to Wenger: If defending was easy, you wouldn't lose 3-1 to Monaco

Mourinho saying truths every day. I love his approach regarding the Voyeur.

First it was Rodgers and now it's Wenger. Sometimes you just wonder if managers are taking the piss or just being plain ignorant when they say 'defending is easy'.

In Wenger's case, it's even worse coming from him when his team conceded 6 at the Bridge, 6 at City, 5 at Liverpool and 8 at United.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

He also said he wants to start next season like how they started this season, with dominant and attractive football. The thing is, he was in quick adapting to the situation and was not so stubborn to keep on playing the same style without the right players. (Cesc and Diego injured/suspended)

If you're a chef in a kitchen during a cooking competition of 30 minutes, and you see the salt (Cesc) and pepper (Diego) are overdue , would you be stubborn and continue to make that salt and pepper chicken dish, (Rodgers, Wenger) or would you adapt to the situation and make other dishes with the ingedrients you have left? (Mourinho) That's for me, the difference between a normal manager and a brilliant manager.

Chicken, salt and pepper are all well and fine, but what do you do with STALE MILK???!!

[nibal 14]

"If I want to win 1-0, I think I can. One of the easiest things in football is to win 1-0. 'It's not so difficult. You structure your team from the back, you organise your team from the defensive idea, you don't give freedom to your players to express themselves,"

[lionsden 4,689]

As long as there is allowance for such football we will always revert to this as fear/pressure turns up.

And so far, reading, listening, there's allowance for this and it's even APPRECIATED by some.

Also reading Mourinho words from yesterday, he said that we play in 'strategic way' and not 'artistic way' because of Cesc, Matic and Diego injuries/suspensions while we're by far in the best position in terms of missing the players in the last 3 seasons.

That's just future confirmation that Jose, as things stand now, is always going to change to strategic style as soon as situation won't be very comfortable.

Honestly I believe most of the fans who are appear to support this style of football are not necessarily pro negative,shit on a stick football but more pro mourinho. Do you think most of them would still defend this style of football if Rafa was sitting in the dugout instead of Jose? regardless of the result. I don't think so. they know the football is crap themselves but are just pretending to love it as a way of defending Jose.

As for Jose's quote, He''s just talking gibberish as usual. Two of those players Cesc and matic played against United, at the etihad and Anfield all three of them played. And even if what he said was true (which it clearly isn't) what does it say about his mentality if the sun and the moon needs to form a perfect alignment before he can play decent football.

About Jamie Carragher words, I think he's very spot on when says that if you play that style you simply have to win because there's nothing in there besides. If you don't win, there's ground burned to death and that emptiness feeling, like if there will always be dark. The feeling without looking forward about great times that's are surely ahead once this whole thing click.

That's because it is called quick fixes, they have to work quick and effective but surely you can't rely on this more than few seasons.

exactly this. This is what made the game against PSG (both ties), Liverpool carling cup (away) Man city (both ties) and so on so hard to take. we essentially parked the bus and bored the life out of the spectators for nothing

[hjperdeath 2,226]

1 day away, football purists's in full force.

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

He also said he wants to start next season like how they started this season, with dominant and attractive football.

He sure wants, Chelsea want, Roman wants and we have to demand this but even when we played artist football in first months in the season as soon as Man City game arrived we changed our approach COMPLETELY, throwing everything to the bin and playing in submission way as usual.

Sure, we can master playing against Crystal Palace and co over the longer period of time but I'm suspicious that we will ever look like big club against good opposition on and about our level.

And the sentence above is not only about being pretty on the eye but also 'winning values', especially when you see the level of top clubs like Bayern, Real and Barca we have some distance to them and they would shit on us even if we would play as dirty as possible.

Mourinho looks first, second and up to tenth place in the preparation how to stop the opposition. He will look on the games again and again how to stop them more, how to constrain this player and that player more. Then it's our offensive play, which usually is about, using Mourinho's words, "expressing yourself" by individual abilities of our players.

On the other hand, Guardiola also is mad about opposition he faces. From the books he stays alone in the TV room and watch opposition on the loop.

But you never have this feeling that he looks only to nullify the opposition but rather look for exploits to up his game.

[LAB 1,030]

Mourinho to Wenger: If defending was easy, you wouldn't lose 3-1 to Monaco

Mourinho saying truths every day. I love his approach regarding the Voyeur.

Great response. Every sentence Jose says there is 100% spot on.

This also proves one more time that Jose normally doesn't speak about others unless they comment about him first. The general consensus that Jose insults others for no reason is wrong, at least nowadays. Even the "specialist in failure", gem of a comment, ( ) last season came after Wenger's comment that Jose is afraid of losing the title.

He is like a cactus. Don't touch and you will not be hurt.