The Mourinho Thread

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Mourinho shouldn't be given even an extra day after Monday, let alone an extra two weeks. He's done everything to damage this club on and off the pitch. His behaviour yesterday leaving his team out there to dry in that 2nd half was terrible. He has been extremely unprofessional. Which other manager in the club's history behaves like this guy? Which other manager in Europe of that pedigree behaves like Mourinho? Some of his supporters, and I'm not addressing the level headed ones like Alex for example, but the ones of a more cultish variety. You know, the ones you see all on twitter and shit. And some of the ones I've met personally. This is for you.

Sir Alex. A manager Mourinho looks up to. That man got rightly criticized for some of his actions, but never behaved like Mourinho has done this season or most other seasons in his career. You see, Ferguson put his club before his own ego. Maintaining the prestige of the club he represented was foremost to him. He respected the institution that was Manchester United. At worst, Ferguson was a ruthless dictator, but he loved his club. Mourinho on the other hand, puts his ego before his club. He could give a damn about maintaining the prestige of his club(s). He does not respect the institution that is Chelsea and you can tell so by his actions. It's funny how he likes to speak of himself in 1st person; The way he spends more time reminding himself and journalists of his own personal achievements. This is not a language barrier issue as he also did like-wise in Spain and in Italy. Ferguson won 40+ trophies in his career, but very rarely did he use every opportunity to remind others about it. You see, Mourinho will never be Alex Ferguson. He will never build a dynasty at a football club. He's a quick fix guy, who works most effectively with only certain types of players. His lack of adaptability to coaching a different type of football has been exposed.

I always laughed when he came out with the "one of us" line" . It was a clever way at tugging at the heart strings of some of his fans but for some of us, it was easy to see right through it because I've seen it all before with this guy. Actions speak louder than words. I've said it before, Mourinho and his team have always been very good at marketing his image.

Initially I feel for the allure, I to was once a big fan, until I grew up. Mourinho is a self-centered narcissist with a tremendous ego that oversteps the bounds of what one can ever expect from a football manager. He does have some good traits, but for the most part, the negative traits go hand in hand with his coaching. I really do believe he suffers from a narcissistic personality disorder. I hope the way he behaves is really just a mock act for the football and doesn't translate to his personal life, but it's almost so convincing not to. Anyone, and I don't care your line of profession. Anyone who can humiliate a respected club doctor in such a fashion and cause said doctor to resign over nothing more than a power trip must be cold.

It pains me to use such harsh words about a manager who has had great success at the football club. (Thanks quite a lot to Roman's money of course). It pains me even more that it had to be him. If I could, I'll take it all away and give it to an Ancelotti. A true gentleman and class representative of any club. Or better yet, to Vialli or Di Matteo. Guys who bled on the pitch for us. Guys who were truly one of us.

[blues.bridge 343]

i would have taken klopp, but he now is later! now what do you think about bielsa? or schimdt? definitly don't want pep!!

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

Mate, I will be loyal to someone who is loyal to my club. I will respect someone who shows respect to others. Who does not barge into the refs' room or try to bully the refs time and time again. Who respects players and treats them all equally instead of having a different set of rules for someone like cesc and a different set of rules forothers.

Fair enough

[Special Juan 28,140]

He's a mess, like everything else, there isn't anything you can point to that's positive.

In previous times he would chuck the toys out of the pram and the players would pick them up, now, the mess is scattered and nobody is doing it. There is no hiding from the fact that right now we are a complete car crash of a football club, the constant FA fines, the constant mouthing off to officials, being sent from the technical area and general shite conduct is embarrassing to say the least.

I'm absolutely gutted what is going on right now, fucking kills me.

[didierforever 7,349]

He's a mess, like everything else, there isn't anything you can point to that's positive.

the shit from spurs,

they bought his flight,

but willian he saw the light,

he got a call from abrahimovic

and off he went to stamford bridge

He hates Tottenham, He hates Tottenham

He Hates Tottenham and He Hates Tottenham

[Jase 43,479]

I don't think Jose Mourinho even knows Jose Mourinho anymore.

[Melanicus 5,208]

As some have said before, the board really needs to sit down and actually think long-term.

They need to think about the direction they want Chelsea to go in.

What is the desired image of the club? I feel like we don't have one.

Roman wants Chelsea to play good, attacking football.

If that was the case, hiring Mourinho in the first place was a mistake. He will never change the way he is and his tactics are. He's a great manager, one of the best, but if his tactics don't match clubs vision (which we don't have) - we don't hire him, it's as simple as that.

We must hire managers that play this kind of football. We must trust them. We must stick by them in bad times too.

And after that, when they're gone, we need to hire the new manager that FITS CLUB IMAGE.

We can't have The Big Sam first and then after him hire Pep Guardiola. Not because Sam is "worse" than Pep, but because they play different style and the team that one has build won't be useful for other and everything will have to change again. New spendings, new transitions and so on.

So, in my opinion if we lose the next 3 games Mourinho is sacked and you hire a manager that fits your needs.

Attacking managers?

Klopp is gone. Bielsa is here, this guy is a nutter, but he's a great short-term manager that knows what he's doing. He's one of the best tacticians in the game, even Pep admires him. He could really push us into direction of playing attacking football and changing our mindset until the end of the season. After that, either stick with him or hire another ATTACKING MINDED manager. Not Simeone, because everything would be fucked again. Pep or Brendan Rodgers. Yes, I said Brendon Rodgers. He's a good manager, but Liverpool is shit and they couldn't attract big name players.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I understand why people want him out, but the clear ingratitude here is staggering. You are entitled to want him gone, but he doesn't deserve such blatant disrespect.

[BleedsBlue 1,549]

If you enjoyed the good times with him then its our duty to stick with him in such moments.

No matter how difficult it gets, we must continue to support the manager. He needs us more than ever!

Come on Jose! KTBFFH!

[Laylabelle 9,536]

It's not so much the results that changing my mind but his behaviour at the moment.Thought the Eva drama be it and nothing else but instead there's just one thing after another and no need for any of it

[Reddish-Blue 2,510]

As some have said before, the board really needs to sit down and actually think long-term.

They need to think about the direction they want Chelsea to go in.

What is the desired image of the club? I feel like we don't have one.

Roman wants Chelsea to play good, attacking football.

If that was the case, hiring Mourinho in the first place was a mistake. He will never change the way he is and his tactics are. He's a great manager, one of the best, but if his tactics don't match clubs vision (which we don't have) - we don't hire him, it's as simple as that.

We must hire managers that play this kind of football. We must trust them. We must stick by them in bad times too.

And after that, when they're gone, we need to hire the new manager that FITS CLUB IMAGE.

We can't have The Big Sam first and then after him hire Pep Guardiola. Not because Sam is "worse" than Pep, but because they play different style and the team that one has build won't be useful for other and everything will have to change again. New spendings, new transitions and so on.

So, in my opinion if we lose the next 3 games Mourinho is sacked and you hire a manager that fits your needs.

Attacking managers?

Klopp is gone. Bielsa is here, this guy is a nutter, but he's a great short-term manager that knows what he's doing. He's one of the best tacticians in the game, even Pep admires him. He could really push us into direction of playing attacking football and changing our mindset until the end of the season. After that, either stick with him or hire another ATTACKING MINDED manager. Not Simeone, because everything would be fucked again. Pep or Brendan Rodgers. Yes, I said Brendon Rodgers. He's a good manager, but Liverpool is shit and they couldn't attract big name players.

I agree with everything you said except the bolded part about Brendan Rodgers.

Rodgers is a mid-table manager, nothing more, he was just lucky to have Suarez at Liverpool.

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

Brenton Rodgers? Hahaha no!

We bought absolute shit this summer

Because we won the league I think it glossed over a lot of problems with our squad. We won last year but everyone else was poor.

We are paying the price for not getting in the right players for the right positions

Now we will get mugged off in January and pay way over the odds for anyone we want

How about the chap in your avatar. He's always coming up with new ideas and he has a sporting background.

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[Reddish-Blue 2,510]

I understand why people want him out, but the clear ingratitude here is staggering. You are entitled to want him gone, but he doesn't deserve such blatant disrespect.

He's disrespecting the club through childish actions. Every time something goes wrong, he has to blame someone else for it, kind of like how a spoilt child starts whining when things don't go their way or when their parents don't buy them that really cool new toy at Christmas

He might be a winner but he's definitely not a long term manager.

[Styles 9,790]

Has @lionsden actually been banned?

#freemyguy

[Pizy 18,951]

I've finally come around to the thinking that he's done. Unfortunately, the same problem remains and that's the fact that there isn't anyone out there that's worth sacking him immediately for.

[Styles 9,790]

If you enjoyed the good times with him then its our duty to stick with him in such moments.

No matter how difficult it gets, we must continue to support the manager. He needs us more than ever!

Come on Jose! KTBFFH!

Goodwill has to have a limit. Moruinho is damaging both the image of the club and its future.

We're 15th - let that sink in for a moment.

Think of all the football that has already been played this season and then look at where we sit in the table.

Enough is enough.

[Polo7 3,496]

Has @lionsden actually been banned?

#freemyguy

Thank god for that!

[Fernando 6,585]

Another thing that bothers me is that Ivanovic can get away with criminal display and gets treated awesome by Mourinho, but when it comes to hazard he gets treated worse.

We already got rid of Mata and kdb because of Mourinho, now the possibility of losing hazard would be worst.

All because Mourinho can't get the best out of attacking flair players.

Just wants everyone to defend....

[Rmpr 8,977]

I understand why people want him out, but the clear ingratitude here is staggering. You are entitled to want him gone, but he doesn't deserve such blatant disrespect.

Exactly. Jose deserves a lot of criticism and I wouldnt blame the board if they sack him, but this guy gave us 3 fucking league titles!

People take titles so lightly. All spoiled imo...As a Palmeiras fan, I have come to appreciate winning a title way more than most of this generation honestly. I still feel very proud we are wearing a golden EPL logo even if we are 15th in the league.

Jose deserves a lot of criticism but definitely not the absurd slack I read here.

[Jase 43,479]

If you enjoyed the good times with him then its our duty to stick with him in such moments. No matter how difficult it gets, we must continue to support the manager. He needs us more than ever!

There's a fine line between Chelsea FC and Mourinho FC.

It's not that fans don't want to back Mourinho. We do but he's making it extremely difficult for people to do so with his actions.