The Mourinho Thread

[nullabletype 987]

Vote of confidence huh?

So basically if we lose next game, he's gone.

Aye, just like the last vote of confidence he got where he'd be gone soon after, and yet...

[Henrique 9,133]

Roman Abramovich believes Jose Mourinho can turn it around at Chelsea, says owner's key aide

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/managers/jose-mourinho/12006499/Roman-Abramovich-believes-Jose-Mourinho-can-turn-it-around-at-Chelsea-says-owners-key-aide.html

According to Emelano, Guus Hiddink aside, the board always wanted to keep managers for the the long term, so they were actually thinking about giving Benitez the job?

[Henrique 9,133]

Will people ever, ever learn? Never trust Mou when it comes to transfer markets. He is like a woman - saying A, thinking B, doing C.

Actually Mourinho has always been pretty outspoken about transfers. Back in 2007 they came up with is famous eggs and omeletes sentence. 2014 he was complaining about the lack of a top striker.

If you read the Emelano interview, he also said the club believe this players can turn things around and in the "official" vote of confidence the club made it clear: Mourinho has the right players to turn thing around. Really doubt there will be big transfers in the january market.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

I laughed for a good minute there. But seriously, a fraud? Look I too don't believe keeping Mourinho years to come is the best solution but to call him fraud when he made us champions last season? And we spent on hardly anything last transfer window? Nah man, just nah.

Exactly why he's a chequebook manager. Wenger got Top 4 with absolute trash. Fergie the same. He can't develop players and his system is too reliant on individuality.

[Rhino's Skin 972]

According to Emelano, Guus Hiddink aside, the board always wanted to keep managers for the the long term, so they were actually thinking about giving Benitez the job?

I doubt it as they were sounding out Mourinho very early once they realised RdM was not going to be up to the task for a season long league and CL campaign.

[Adnane 1,101]

Of course he'll say "we always gave the managers a real crack at it", do you want him to say the truth and look like an ass ?

Results mattered at that point in time, once we got our Champions League, as Emenalo said, we could afford those bad results, but not with RDM, not with Benitez, with the right manager, and the board believes José is the right manager, simple logic.

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

Jose says he will not ask the board for any changes to his squad in January. He is confident we will still finish in the top four. #CFC

Lose today and he won't be in charge in January. This really is a crunch game today and Norwich won't just rollover and why should they when we've been beaten by Palace, Southampton and Liverpool at the Bridge. If he thinks that this current squad can make the top four when confidence and form are at an all time low well he's saying the right things but can anyone honestly see that happening?.

Mourinho has been given the vote of confidence but that means fuck all and anyone who thinks Roman won't make changes if results don't improve past history dictates he will. Anyone other then Mourinho would have been shown the door months ago. All I want today is 11 geezers playing for the shirt and showing they give a shit then bad results I can take.

[Barbara 15,149]

According Brazilian commentator - who has talked to the Brazilian players - the squad is unhappy with Mourinho because it seems he says different things to them than to the media.

[chelseafan26 293]

Needed - any manager who knows what positions the players play in and actually plays them in that position.

[Adnane 1,101]

He took huge risks in this game, I don't think people will state that ( as usual ), but we are pressing all the way up top and our midfield is compromised, am I against that ? Absolutely not, we need the dub, and we need a serie of them.

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[Henrique 9,133]

According Brazilian commentator - who has talked to the Brazilian players - the squad is unhappy with Mourinho because it seems he says different things to them than to the media.

Where you were watching? I don't remeber this comment in Fox Sports, but PVC know his stuff.

[Barbara 15,149]

Where you were watching? I don't remeber this comment in Fox Sports, but PVC know his stuff.

he said things related to it all the match. That the players aren't happy during training sessions and it's reflecting in the pitch. They aren't happy with Mourinho but aren't trying to get him sacked - they just don't know how to overcome this moment. The comment about Mourinho talking too much was right in the beginning - under 10 minutes or even 5 minutes (if you can catch a replay).

[iseah100 5,612]

He took huge risks in this game, I don't think people will state that ( as usual ), but we are pressing all the way up top and our midfield is compromised, am I against that ? Absolutely not, we need the dub, and we need a serie of them.

Of course they won't mention it. He's trying to change things up, hopefully they can turn it around. This was a start.