The Mourinho Thread

[Tomo 21,751]

True that. There were match-days in his 1st spell when he just made these substitutions and like magic, completely changed the game in our favour.

In reality, he's failed to reinvent himself and move with the times. One thing that made Fergie so successful over such a long period was his willingness to constantly reinvent himself. To absorb new ideas and trends.

It even happened at the start back here, the Tottenham, Norwich and Cardiff games he turned 2 points into seven with his quick thinking and subs, its recently ish he's seemed to go all Rafa where as if the starting tactics work everything's good but when they don't (which has been the case every time this season) he doesnt seem to know how to turnthe game around.

Hopefully he can catch up soon,because like I said earlier Fergie had a similar stage but eventually snapped out of it, I still have hope Jose will do the same.

[Fernando 6,585]

Maybe we have a season like in 2012 where do bad in the PL and win the CL?

[Laylabelle 9,534]

He used to make subs that filled you with confidence now it's a bit ah what's going on/wtf why them

Hopefully snap out of it and needs to otherwise in for a long horrible season and possibly manager number whichever we're at recently

[Muzchap 8,966]

Well Pellegrini fucked it in Europe again

United losing too - so not all bad

[killer1257 3,282]

Well Pellegrini fucked it in Europe again

United losing too - so not all bad

In fact,it is very bad because England will lose their 4th CL spot and if Chelsea continue to play this shit,the 4th CL spot would be the only realistic spot in the end of the season.That would harm us very much

[Liuxas 124]

Haha new season same shit. Oh dear Premier League clubs in CL are so terrible. England need to lose one place maybe then they learn.

[Fernando 6,585]

In fact,it is very bad because England will lose their 4th CL spot and if Chelsea continue to play this shit,the 4th CL spot would be the only realistic spot in the end of the season.That would harm us very much

Who cares.

Is not like we are going to be like this crap forever.

Anyhow feels a little good to see the English teams do bad after feeling down because of our current form....I know sad but hey it is what it is.

[Laylabelle 9,534]

I'd be happier had we played and won our game..not that losing is a omg moment anyway more of a expected result way we're playing.saying that hehehehehe

[kellzfresh 7,229]

It even happened at the start back here, the Tottenham, Norwich and Cardiff games he turned 2 points into seven with his quick thinking and subs, its recently ish he's seemed to go all Rafa where as if the starting tactics work everything's good but when they don't (which has been the case every time this season) he doesnt seem to know how to turnthe game around.

Hopefully he can catch up soon,because like I said earlier Fergie had a similar stage but eventually snapped out of it, I still have hope Jose will do the same.

Jose just needs to go back to being unpredictable.

I know every move he'll make, I know the starting line-up, I know the type of subs he'll make when he's losing (Falcao on), I know the pattern of attacking his team will play(slow passing in the middle with ivanovic crossing aimlessly), and recently people now know his weak side in the defense.

He's making it too easy for everyone to prepare for him. He needs that unpredictable aura about him he used to have in his first spell. The surprising subs, the different tactics against different opponents, taking out underperfoming players even in the first half. And he needs to let our fullbacks provide width and stop being so narrow, deliver balls to costa from midfield (like pogba to mandzukic today, I don't know why fabregas stopped doing this, he's turning into mikel with all this sideway passing) and more passing interplay from wings and we'll score more.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

Juve showed a master class away performance, the type of performance that Mourinho aims to replicate every single time and fail, he only succeed once in 13-14. This is what perfect counter attacking football with solid defending looks like.

[Johnnyeye 7,501]

Whatever happens i will always love the man for what he achieved with us and all we went trough with him, thank you for all the good memories, there is only one Mourinho :blue scalf:

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

Why Matic? He should be playing alongside Loftus and Oscar tomorrow in midfield.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

If he axe Costa, Terry, Iva and Matic, he is showing his balls to all players.

If only we had some squad depth to cover those positions

[Jase 43,479]

If he axe Costa, Terry, Iva and Matic, he is showing his balls to all players.

Only if he does it against Arsenal. Regardless of our form, he was always going to rotate players against Maccabi Tel-Aviv anyway. Him "dropping" a few players tomorrow doesn't mean much. He would be making more of a statement if he drops them against Arsenal, which I doubt he will do.

[Muzchap 8,966]

Only if he does it against Arsenal. Regardless of our form, he was always going to rotate players against Maccabi Tel-Aviv anyway. Him "dropping" a few players tomorrow doesn't mean much. He would be making more of a statement if he drops them against Arsenal, which I doubt he will do.

Well let's see what happens tomorrow - if we thump them 5-0 or something they might just get a chance on Saturday