The Mourinho Thread

[Miki-Liki 405]

You do understand that the WHOLE ball has to cross the line right? And you do see that the WHOLE ball didn't cross the line? How anyone can see the shot and still think it's a goal is what baffles me.

There's a campaign against Chelsea.

[LukakutoStamford 779]

Chelsea continue to insist otherwise They insist the support remains for Mourinho and that they did not take the unprecedented step of backing their manager publically three weeks ago lightly. The statement was meant and still holds, they say, so it cannot be discounted.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/managers/jose-mourinho/11955490/Jose-Mourinho-has-tried-every-trick-in-his-book-to-turn-Chelsea-around-now-he-must-adapt-or-die.html

Good article, have a read

That article is terrible. It suggests it's everyone else's fault but Jose. It even goes as far as to say it wasn't his fault that he called Wenger a specialist in failure and it wasn't his fault for acting the way he did towards Eva as if Jose is merely a puppet with some Deus Ex Machina pulling the string.

'Kinhell if you agree with article you might as well lap up Jose's piss

[Rhino's Skin 972]

another view of things from the independanthttp://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jose-mourinho-in-defence-of-the-chelsea-manager-who-should-not-be-sacked-no-matter-the-result-a6709261.html

seeing a few articles appearing to support him rather than castigate him ( like a few on here ) at every opportunity.

Wonder if the club has been in touch with a few of these media hacks threatening them with a banning order from SB etc etc

[simon_me 38]

I will be very sad, if Mourinho will leave Chelsea. Yes, our results are awful, but when you just sack perfect manager, who all of us were waiting for years – it's just stupid. It's like killing yourself, if you have severe flu.

Sacking Mourinho is the simplest way, but why not to find actual problem and solve it? I don't want a new manager, whether it's Pep or someone else. For me it's starting from the very beginning again. You want Chelsea, which will be strong in Premier League and Champions League? Let's be patient, let's show our trust for the team and manager, criticize them, without hysteria.

I think there is no happiness without drama. We can't do anything with that.

[Henrique 9,133]

Chelsea continue to insist otherwise They insist the support remains for Mourinho and that they did not take the unprecedented step of backing their manager publically three weeks ago lightly. The statement was meant and still holds, they say, so it cannot be discounted.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/managers/jose-mourinho/11955490/Jose-Mourinho-has-tried-every-trick-in-his-book-to-turn-Chelsea-around-now-he-must-adapt-or-die.html

Good article, have a read

Indeed, he was spot on:

"There is a theory that Mourinho is trying to engineer his own sacking by his increasingly provocative behaviour. I do not buy it. I do not think, either, that Mourinho’s pronouncements and actions are as thought through as others have claimed. Instead he is simply lashing out."

[Rekin 835]

If they sack him. Would next manager have this passion for this club? Ofc not.

Dude, that means absolutely nothing. Its just a simplistic way to win over people who are purely run by emotions. Mourinho's heart only beats for himself (no shit) and while I have no doubt that he likes CFC, I also have no doubt that he would leave us the moment a better opportunity came.

[Adnane 1,101]

Absolutely delighted at the ascending common sense in here, the spirits are a bit higher than previously.

Just a bad phase, we'll come back eventually.

[kmk108 1,186]

If they sack him. Would next manager have this passion for this club? Ofc not.

I'm sure Roberto Di Matteo had a lot of passion for Chelsea.

[Rhino's Skin 972]

Absolutely delighted at the ascending common sense in here, the spirits are a bit higher than previously.

Just a bad phase, we'll come back eventually.

from the article in the independant comparing several years into Fergusons reign when he also courted the FA several times and paid for their Christmas bash

"Sir Alex Ferguson had a bleak three-year spell at Manchester United when he failed to win the Premier League, failed to get to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and had fans and the media calling for his head. He won just one FA Cup in that time. But Ferguson turned it around and went on to win another five Premier League titles and the Champions League, retiring as one of the greatest managers world football has ever seen.

At the very least, Mourinho deserves until the end of the season to prove that he can turn it around at Stamford Bridge. "

[Adnane 1,101]

Exactly my thought, that article is spot on.

[xPetrCechx 13,598]

Gary Neville Suggested as Jose Mourinho's Chelsea Successor by Richard Keys

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2582856-gary-neville-suggested-as-jose-mourinhos-chelsea-successor-by-richard-keys

[Leif 6,006]

If they sack him. Would next manager have this passion for this club? Ofc not.

they'd develop it

& just in terms of CFC managers i'd say Di Matteo was more passionate

more successful too?

[LukakutoStamford 779]

from the article in the independant comparing several years into Fergusons reign when he also courted the FA several times and paid for their Christmas bash

"Sir Alex Ferguson had a bleak three-year spell at Manchester United when he failed to win the Premier League, failed to get to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and had fans and the media calling for his head. He won just one FA Cup in that time. But Ferguson turned it around and went on to win another five Premier League titles and the Champions League, retiring as one of the greatest managers world football has ever seen.

At the very least, Mourinho deserves until the end of the season to prove that he can turn it around at Stamford Bridge. "

Look I get the support but unless you've coached at a high level you don't understand the ramifications of losing the locker room. It has nothing to do with a coaches skill as a manager but rather everything to do with belief in the undertaking. If the team doesn't believe in the undertaking you're done. The signs are as clear as day that Jose has lost the room and therefore can no longer remain as the manager.

If Mourinho stays he will do irreparable harm to Chelsea, which may include losing Hazard and other players, failing to qualify for any European tournament, and in the worst case scenario Chelsea getting relegated.

[Henrique 9,133]

If Mourinho doesn´t get the axe, he will resigns, eventually.

Mourinho doesn't like a hostile enviroment. Despite press controversies, british media learned to love Mourinho, and most of the Mourinho's myth was created in England. Just think about the famous "special one" conference. There was nothing special in what he said, he just said he believed he was a special manager. Somehow those word became messianic, and soon he became the Special One.

One of the reasons he left Spain was lack of love, the man said himself, while in England he was loved. The love is slowly dying.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

If Mourinho doesn´t get the axe, he will resigns, eventually.

Mourinho doesn't like a hostile enviroment. Despite press controversies, british media learned to love Mourinho, and most of the Mourinho's myth was created in England. Just think about the famous "special one" conference. There was nothing special in what he said, he just said he believed he was a special manager. Somehow those word became messianic, and soon the became the Special One.

One of the reasons he left Spain was lack of love, the man said himself, while in England he was loved. The love is slowly dying.

Don't know, that £30m+ is too good and probably worth risking his relationship with some fans/Chelsea over it

[Henrique 9,133]

Don't know, that £30m+ is too good and probably worth risking his relationship with some fans/Chelsea over it

He will find a deal with the board. Probably will get less than the 30m, but he is a very smart man. He won´t risk damaging his myth. Mourinho´s status outside England is not as good as it used to be. If he gets fired due to bad results and poor tactics, his next club won't play the waiting game for that long if the results are not as good as they were supposed to be.

[Essien19 1,415]

If they sack him. Would next manager have this passion for this club? Ofc not.

It's like the last time, some of us will only notice what they have lost, when he is already gone.

It needs a guy like Avb 2.0 to make them realise, then the moaning will reach new heights, business as usual.

Don't like it one little bit!

"We will make a change if the situation is irretrievable and realistically #CFC are looking to get through to December" (ESPN)

We are going to look at performance. We don't want to make a managerial change" (ESPN)

I hope this is true.

[Styles 9,790]

Indeed, he was spot on:

"There is a theory that Mourinho is trying to engineer his own sacking by his increasingly provocative behaviour. I do not buy it. I do not think, either, that Mourinhos pronouncements and actions are as thought through as others have claimed. Instead he is simply lashing out."

People like to think Mourinho is very calculated and that he plans things 2 or 3 steps ahead. That couldn't be any further from the truth. He is very emotional and acts on impulse and right now he is very emotional.

[xPetrCechx 13,598]

Jose Mourinho, Chelsea and West Ham up on FA charges

Jose Mourinho, Silvino Louro, Chelsea and West Ham have all been charged by the Football Association in the wake of Saturday's London derby.

The Chelsea manager's charge is "in relation to his language and/or behaviour towards the match officials in or around the dressing room area at half-time" during his side's 2-1 defeat.

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/10044950/jose-mourinho-chelsea-and-west-ham-up-on-fa-charges

[Starman60 1,343]

INFAMY INFAMY they've all got it in for me ..

You've been watching too many "Carry on" movies