The Mourinho Thread

[DYC. 7,542]

Because for the most part a lot of the stick he gets is well overboard, but the team is going now here right now.

I guess that's fair. I just thought you'd be on his side till you drew your last breath.

It's a shame it has got to come to this. Painful to watch and 15th in the table. I'm flabbergasted.

[blues.bridge 343]

<p>I don't even know what to say. At a total loss. Totally undecided right now. Reasons to sack Mourinho:

• It's clearly not "just" the players. Tactics are stale, team selection is predictable and certainly not on merit. Problems seem to be coming from the coach.
• He's becoming an embarrassment. Barging into the officials' changing room? Unacceptable. And what excuses will he conjure up in his interview today? Actually, just found out he's refused to speak to the media. Wow.
• He's been given a fair amount of time to turn things around (two months) and things have, arguably, only gotten worse. How much longer do you give him when there has been no visible improvement?
• You no longer get the feeling that he can turn things around, like he once used to. Has he lost his spark, or the dressing room - or both?

Reasons NOT to sack Mourinho:

• We need stability. The board have backed him and it would be easy to press the panic button.
• Who else can we bring in? Ancelotti wouldn't want to come back after getting the sack for finishing 1st and 2nd in his two seasons. There's really no-one better available right now.
• How much can we really blame him? He wasn't backed by the board in the transfer window. Instead of signing Pogba and Stones and keeping Cech, like he wanted to, we signed Stoke's number one, replaced a club legend with a failure and signed Michael fucking Hector to solve our defensive crisis. Pedro aside, we failed in the transfer window. We learnt nothing from City's implosion last season because they, similarly, did not strengthen.
• See things out til the end of the season and see where we are. Other managers may be available - Pep, anyone? - and that way we're not burdened by another interim manager the same way we have been in 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2013. When you put it like that, it shows how embarrassingly quick we are to fire managers.
• He's the best manager in the club's history and has earned the right to dig us out of this mess.

we need stability yes, But with right manager

[Tomo 21,733]

Who else would you get if we were to get rid of Mourinho? Can't think of anyone else.

I'd rather we though outside the box, Carlos league record is awful and we need title winning run to even get top 4 from here on, would rather gamble and furthermore Carlos teams have a history of stagnating big time and setting teams under years of rebuilding, this squad is still young enough to recover without the need of transition.

@Jason, would have given you the same answer.

[Tomo 21,733]

I guess that's fair. I just thought you'd be on his side till you drew your last breath.

It's a shame it has got to come to this. Painful to watch and 15th in the table. I'm flabbergasted.

I haven't fully shifted, but if/when I do theirs no going back in my head, ask anyone who ever read my constant rants on Torres and Bosingwa

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

We're a joke of a club at the moment.

I thought mou promised no more funny headlines?

[DYC. 7,542]

I'd rather we though outside the box, Carlos league record is awful and we need title winning run to even get top 4 from here on, would rather gamble and furthermore Carlos teams have a history of stagnating big time and setting teams under years of rebuilding, this squad is still young enough to recover without the need of transition.

@Jason, would have given you the same answer.

Harsh. What teams?. I know there's Milan but Milan was destroyed by the suits, the men/women running the club. There's no denying that now because they're worse off than ever. They even asked/begged him to come back and he was smart to turn them down.

Chelsea sacked him before there was any chance for him to make an impact on the squad. And that squad was old.

[Special Juan 27,455]

We're a joke of a club at the moment.

I thought mou promised no more funny headlines?

He can't control himself, he's out of control. He is looking more and more like a complete mug with every game.

I hate saying it, but he's fucking embarrassing.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

I'm actually happy he avoided the stupid interviews. They're unnecessary.

[Pseudo 92]

I don't know if you guys followed Madrid under Jose. But do you remember how bad Modric was under him? I remember the press saying Luka was one of the biggest flops in La Liga history. Then Carlo came in and turned him into the best CM in europe.

That's why I feel the blame for the KDB saga should be laid squarely on him. He's not flexible enough as a manager to work with players that have a certain profile. Ancelotti and Rafa managed to make a pivot of Modric and Kroos work. Something I feel Mou can't do.

[Tomo 21,733]

Harsh. What teams?. I know there's Milan but Milan was destroyed by the suits, the men/women running the club. There's no denying that now because they're worse off than ever. They even asked/begged him to come back and he was smart to turn them down.

Chelsea sacked him before there was any chance for him to make an impact on the squad. And that squad was old.

Imo they looked horrible post 2005, I know they won the CL in 07 but they didn't have the same aura about them they had previous, and with us, he kept picking the same underperforming ageing players, and because of their age, they stagnated to the point they completely lost it, I know he didn't get dealt a great hand, but he had no excuse for ignoring a clearly ready Sturridge and to some extent Bertrand while Anelka and Cole were stinking Stamford Bridge out.

In hindsight the best thing that could have happened is if Mou left after the 2007 cup final and Carlo took over that summer for 3 years, our squad in 2007 was perfect for him.

[Clockwork 1,794]

Harsh. What teams?. I know there's Milan but Milan was destroyed by the suits, the men/women running the club. There's no denying that now because they're worse off than ever. They even asked/begged him to come back and he was smart to turn them down.

Chelsea sacked him before there was any chance for him to make an impact on the squad. And that squad was old.

All though His singing of Torres Set the club back a lot.

[herzogian 148]

I don't know if you guys followed Madrid under Jose. But do you remember how bad Modric was under him? I remember the press saying Luka was one of the biggest flops in La Liga history. Then Carlo came in and turned him into the best CM in europe.

Annie Clark is too hot, I can barely concentrate slagging off Mou.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

http://www.hasmourinhobeensackedyet.com/

[Hamilton 2,120]

This has been said over a million of times but Mourinho's need to create controversy at every opportunity is pathetic and embarrassing. Allegedly blasting the referee at HT and getting sent to the stands (when the players desperately need the manager) and now not speaking to the media at all? To divert the attention away from a poor result/performance is one thing but this has become an obsession for him. We are already having a hard time as it is on the pitch and we don't need any stupid drama off it. It's so freaking tiresome!

No surprise that after the Eva debacle things went crazy. All season he's acting embarrassing for our club.. He's got the media against his person but meanwhile also the players imo

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

Not a fan of Carlo, but is there any other option?

No way JM will last the season.

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

http://www.hasmourinhobeensackedyet.com/

that's brilliant

[Polo7 3,496]

Didn't we have our highest scoring season under Carlo? Surely it can't be worse than what we are seeing now!

[kmk108 1,186]

• We need stability. The board have backed him and it would be easy to press the panic button.

Stability with Mourinho was always going to be impossible. Controversy upon controversy follows him wherever he goes. He drains his players, club and even fans to the point of exhaustion. His expiry date is 2 seasons, not even the 3 that many like to say. For a manager who is advertised (or who advertises himself) as a tactical genius, he is very limited tactically. He is also an egomaniac. If we wanted stability, we should have gone for someone else initially.

• Who else can we bring in? Ancelotti wouldn't want to come back after getting the sack for finishing 1st and 2nd in his two seasons. There's really no-one better available right now.

Hiddink at least as an interim manager is not a bad idea. Then in the summer, the board and the owner can come to a decision for a permanent manager who has a history of some kind of longevity and who can actually make use of the youth team. A project the owner has poured literally 100's of millions of pounds of his own money into.

• How much can we really blame him? He wasn't backed by the board in the transfer window. Instead of signing Pogba and Stones and keeping Cech, like he wanted to, we signed Stoke's number one, replaced a club legend with a failure and signed Michael fucking Hector to solve our defensive crisis. Pedro aside, we failed in the transfer window. We learnt nothing from City's implosion last season because they, similarly, did not strengthen.

This is a terrible argument. We are actually at least as strong, if not stronger than were last season. Who have we actually lost that did anything really relevant for us last season? Cech was a reserve goalkeeper. Filipe Luis was a reserve left-back. Drogba was 38 and only had so much to give us. This season, we've signed Pedro, one of the best wingers in the world. He started like a house on fire, but he quickly sank into the mediocrity that surrounded him like all our players this season.

15th. That's our league position. Some implosion.

• ​ See things out til the end of the season and see where we are. Other managers may be available - Pep, an yone? - and that way we're not burdened by another interim manager the same way we have been in 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2013. When you put it like that, it shows how embarrassingly quick we are to fire managers.

See out till the end of the season? Chelsea Football Club is a world renowned multi-million pound organisation. I'll rather be "embarrassed" (like other clubs don't hire and fire managers) than see this club take 10 steps back. We can't put Mourinho's interests and what others think of us ahead of reality.

• He's the best manager in the club's history and has earned the right to dig us out of this mess.

Irrelevant. This line has been parroted over and over since Mourinho came out with his ego-driven proclamation. And by the same token, he's been our worst manager in the Roman era this season and one of the worst in modern times (if you think about it).

Sure, they didn't produce much on the pitch, but don't underestimate the leadership that they may have provided. There isn't anyone in the locker room currently stepping up to a leader position. Considering Terry is still there, that's worrying to me.