The Mourinho Thread

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7 minutes ago, Fernando said:

Can easily do the same. With Kane top, you can grab goals then defend and hit them in the counter. A good way to get to another final in a cup game. 

Another case of suddenly overrating the opposition, are we? How about we see how Spurs do under Mourinho first, aye?

Mourinho hasn't been into the CL final since that win with Inter and hasn't even gone past the R16 since 2014! Since winning the CL, he's been knocked out by Barcelona (SF - 2011), Bayern (SF - 2012), Dortmund (SF - 2013), Atletico (SF - 2014), PSG (R16 - 2015), Sevilla (R16 - 2018).

He got KOed by a struggling, average Sevilla last year (went on to rant about heritage and all that) and then before that, he decided to park the bus against 10 men and duly got KOed on away goals!

[LAM09 6,755]

Can easily do the same. With Kane top, you can grab goals then defend and hit them in the counter. A good way to get to another final in a cup game. 

Mourinho's teams are built to defend; this team cannot do that, so...

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THey will have their honeymoon come shortly.....no doubting that at all. Expect FA to help them out too. But over time the cracks will open up.

Spurs given him 4 years contract? At double the wages Poch got? Levy is just a slimebag man.

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

5 hours ago, Jason said:

Another case of suddenly overrating the opposition, are we? How about we see how Spurs do under Mourinho first, aye?

Mourinho hasn't been into the CL final since that win with Inter and hasn't even gone past the R16 since 2014! Since winning the CL, he's been knocked out by Barcelona (SF - 2011), Bayern (SF - 2012), Dortmund (SF - 2013), Atletico (SF - 2014), PSG (R16 - 2015), Sevilla (R16 - 2018).

He got KOed by a struggling, average Sevilla last year (went on to rant about heritage and all that) and then before that, he decided to park the bus against 10 men and duly got KOed on away goals!

I dont think anybody is overrating Spurs regardless of where they are just now. We all know how good they are. Out of form but who would of said this season we would finish above them especially after appointing Frank and losing Eden? Id imagine a lot wouldnt be so sure. They still have got some top players in key positions, for instance Kane, Eriksen, Alderweireld and Lloris are all arguably in the top 5 of their respective positions in the league. 

Think Jose fits Spurs in terms of what they need the now like a glove. They need to go back to basics in terms of without the ball, shore up in midfield because they are caught on the transition too easily and once they cut out individual errors as well theyll not be as easy to beat as they have been. Tactically he will probably play 4231 which they already use but tweak it.

Spurs have never had someone who has that huge winning mentality either. Whether or not his last few jobs ended up with sackings in the third season, he still has won more than Pochettino in the last 5 years. Go back before that and look at his trophy haul, that will make the players respect him from the get go. 

While going in and winning the CL is maybe a tall order they are already qualified from the group. Knockout football is as much luck as anything else, Di Matteo coming in here in 2012 shows that, you get the rub of the green in some games and big game players to deliver, so who knows? Hopefully it doesn't happen but I am still surprised hes went to Spurs as it is, if he went and won a trophy in his first season.... they have good enough players to challenge for cups/leagues I think but they severely lack depth though in positions such as RB (well if Aurier was our RB I'd want an upgrade 🤣), LB (same as with Aurier, Rose/Davies could be upgraded on definitely), CF and out wide which is why theyve always come up short in my opinion.

5 hours ago, LAM09 said:

6 hours ago, Fernando said:

The squad is quality, I think better then us. Can easily get to another Cl final. 

They rode their luck last season

As I said up there, in knockout football, you need luck at times. The run up to the final in 2012 prime example as well as the final too. Messi hitting the bar from that penalty Barca got against us, Gomez missing countless chances he would of buried in any other game that season or next, Cavani missing sitters... luck certainly can help in certain details.

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LMAO! He is talking about Youth!

[Special Juan 27,431]

He is to youth what Jimmy Saville was to OAP's

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3 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

I dont think anybody is overrating Spurs regardless of where they are just now. We all know how good they are. Out of form but who would of said this season we would finish above them especially after appointing Frank and losing Eden? Id imagine a lot wouldnt be so sure. They still have got some top players in key positions, for instance Kane, Eriksen, Alderweireld and Lloris are all arguably in the top 5 of their respective positions in the league. 

Think Jose fits Spurs in terms of what they need the now like a glove. They need to go back to basics in terms of without the ball, shore up in midfield because they are caught on the transition too easily and once they cut out individual errors as well theyll not be as easy to beat as they have been. Tactically he will probably play 4231 which they already use but tweak it.

Spurs have never had someone who has that huge winning mentality either. Whether or not his last few jobs ended up with sackings in the third season, he still has won more than Pochettino in the last 5 years. Go back before that and look at his trophy haul, that will make the players respect him from the get go. 

While going in and winning the CL is maybe a tall order they are already qualified from the group. Knockout football is as much luck as anything else, Di Matteo coming in here in 2012 shows that, you get the rub of the green in some games and big game players to deliver, so who knows? Hopefully it doesn't happen but I am still surprised hes went to Spurs as it is, if he went and won a trophy in his first season.... they have good enough players to challenge for cups/leagues I think but they severely lack depth though in positions such as RB (well if Aurier was our RB I'd want an upgrade 🤣), LB (same as with Aurier, Rose/Davies could be upgraded on definitely), CF and out wide which is why theyve always come up short in my opinion.

We'll see. Thing always look like they make sense with Mourinho at the start before everything falls apart. 

They might reach another CL final but it won't be as easy as Fernando claimed, as if like someone flicking a switch or something. 

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3 minutes ago, bluephoenix said:

LMAO! He is talking about Youth!

Classic. Goes on the offensive charm early on, just like he did when he returned in 2013. And we all know what slowly transpired after that...

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A somewhat interesting bit is that Mourinho has gone and taken 2 coaches from Lille instead of going with his usual guys/team (I know Rui Faria has become a manager). He, reportedly, also wants Lucas Ocampos to be the sporting director at Spurs. 

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20 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

Or we might be in for a shock. Maybe with Mourinho he is probably willing to spend money on players to get the holy grail?

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52 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

This is why Jurgen Klopp is awesome.

Hope Frank can emulate Jurgen. I think their style of play is comparable

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Brilliant news  Should set spurs back ages.

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[OneMoSalah 8,778]

15 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

I dont think theyll have proper funds avaliable to get 3 or 4 big players until the summer, even then like most clubs buying in January, its always difficult.

Theres plenty to there to work with for anyway. Actually intrigued to see if he has changed in any way as someone said in another thread this is really his last big chance at club level, unless Madrid are willing to go back for him in a few seasons (wouldnt think theyd fancy it because Pochettino is on a free maybe and likely their top bet if Zizou gets chucked).

I am actually more interested to see where Poch goes from here because if it is a Bayern or Real who have been linked in the past, like Juve, he will have to win and for someone who disregards domestic cup competitions, it will need to be a change in mindset from him. 

This appointment makes the games against them even more interesting. Love him or hate him, personally I am excited Jose has stayed in the PL, he may be a bit of a idiot at times but he is top entertainment regardless of if you agree with him or not 🤣 

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He's on track to be the Anelka of PL managers. What a whore.

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Jose Mourinho told he has ‘no money’ to spend in January transfer window

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy told Jose Mourinho he will have to sell in January if he wishes to add to his squad. The Portuguse was appointed as Mauricio Pochettino’s replacement on Tuesday and took training on Wednesday for the first time. No manager has spent more than Mourinho in football history and he splurged around £300m in five transfer windows at Manchester United. Mourinho is on wages of around £13m-a-year in north London, significantly more than the £8m-a-year given to Pochettino and he was hired on the provision that he could rescue Spurs’ bid for the top four

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[LAM09 6,755]

As I said up there, in knockout football, you need luck at times. The run up to the final in 2012 prime example as well as the final too. Messi hitting the bar from that penalty Barca got against us, Gomez missing countless chances he would of buried in any other game that season or next, Cavani missing sitters... luck certainly can help in certain details.

I get that, but lightning doesn't normally strike twice.

Do people suddenly expect Tottenham to hammer Bayern in Germany and top the group for starters?

Too many people are overacting with this appointment.