The Mourinho Thread

[Fulham Broadway 16,841]

3 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

He should be the one managing Brazil tbh. 

Used to be some Brazilians on here who hated him. 

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10 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

@robsblubotHow would you feel Mourinho managing Brazil? Feel like it would be a good match with the personalities Brazil have. 

Rumor has it Brazil has an agreement with Ancelotti, and Diniz is a just filling in until Carlo leaves Madrid. Going from Carlo to Mourinho would be a pretty 180 in terms of philosophy, even more so from Diniz, who's an Pep/Arteta wannabe.

Personally I think Jose could make a brazil a bit more competitive; make them better at facing strong opposition, but it's hard to say... he seems a bit past it.

Getting a good manager for a National team seems to be very difficult. The offering just isn't competitive compared to what top managers can get from clubs.

[Fulham Broadway 16,841]

Mourinho just sacked by Roma this morning- I am sure he has held his hands up 'yeah all my fault I apologise' 🤣

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

As Boehly & co have the football competence of a 10 yo in his first season of fifa career mode, it is very much plausible they are tempted to hire him now 

[Vegetable 830]

3 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

As Boehly & co have the football competence of a 10 yo in his first season of fifa career mode, it is very much plausible they are tempted to hire him now 

Well, if I had to choose between Potter, Poch and Mou… 😶

Pointless talk anyway, as Mou is the opposite of the yes-man. We'd be as horrible as now, but he'd tear into the players, club and the bs vision from the get go.

Edited January 16 by Vegetable

[Fulham Broadway 16,841]

Returning to Porto are the bookies favourites as his next club

[Magic Lamps 11,653]

1 hour ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Returning to Porto are the bookies favourites as his next club

Good move for him. His ego needs a place where he is revered and it is not as much of a downgrade as ferencvaros or some headchoppers toy 

[Fulham Broadway 16,841]

3 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

Good move for him. His ego needs a place where he is revered and it is not as much of a downgrade as ferencvaros or some headchoppers toy 

The Conquering Hero returns. 

Like one of Elvis last concerts, bloated, over inflated ego (but without the bacon, peanut butter banana sandwiches interspersed with narcotics.) Probably

[Vesper 28,801]

15 hours ago, Fulham Broadway said:

The Conquering Hero returns. 

Like one of Elvis last concerts, bloated, over inflated ego (but without the bacon, peanut butter banana sandwiches interspersed with narcotics.) Probably

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Netflix confirm Jose Mourinho documentary to air next year

https://theathletic.com/5342376/2024/03/14/jose-mourinho-documentary-netflix/

Netflix has confirmed it will air a documentary series about Jose Mourinho’s career in football next year.

Twenty years after the 61-year-old led Porto to victory in the Champions League, the series will explore his life in football. It follows in the footsteps of the hugely successful four-part Beckham series that was released in October last year.

The series will include interviews with Mourinho and players who worked under him.

Earlier this year Mourinho let slip news about the upcoming Netflix documentary at the start of January when he was still in charge at Roma.

He said: “There are things that will only be known there, they pay me well! I hadn’t signed with Roma yet, but I had given my word. A club came along and wanted me to break my agreement with Roma, which hadn’t yet been signed, and I said no.

“When the documentary comes out everyone will say I’m a total idiot. When Portugal arrived I immediately told the president about it. When Saudi Arabia arrived I immediately told the president about it. This is why I don’t think they talk to other coaches behind my back, for me it’s not like that because there is reciprocity.”

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Newcastle? A Chelsea return? England? USMNT? Where next for Mourinho?

Mourinho is currently without a job after being sacked by Roma on January 16, with whom he won the Europa Conference League 2022, their first silverware in 14 years.

Since taking over at Porto, Mourinho has won 26 major trophies, including consecutive titles with Chelsea in 2005 and 2006 under Roman Abramovich’s ownership and then a treble-winning season at Inter Milan in 2011. He also won La Liga with Real Madrid in 2012, another Premier League title in 2015 when he returned to Chelsea and the Europa League with Manchester United in 2017.

However, there’s a sense his aura has faded in recent years, especially after his disappointing spell at Tottenham Hotspur and with complaints about negative tactics.

Elsewhere his treatment of match officials – such as his behaviour towards Anthony Taylor after Roma lost last season’s Europa League final to Sevilla – has also attracted criticism.

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Defensive, less pressing and no daily management - Mourinho is made for international football

The documentary is being produced by John Battsek, who also worked on the Beckham film, and directed by Joe Pearlman who previously worked on Lewis Capaldi: How I’m Feeling, Now and Robbie Williams.

As well as Mourinho, Netflix is also releasing a documentary film called The Final: Attack on Wembley that comes out in May 2024.

The film will examine the lawless carnage at the final of the European Championship 2020 that Italy won against England on penalties. Covid regulations meant the capacity for the final at Wembley Stadium was 60,000 which meant everybody knew there would be empty seats in the stadium which led to fans storming the stadium as euphoria turned to chaos.

The independent review by Baroness Casey of Blackstock, published in December 2021, said a day that should have been a celebration ended up being “a source of national shame”, and was only a few “near misses” away from being another entry in football’s book of tragedies.

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Jose Mourinho: the future or a Roman relic?

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[LAM09 6,744]

And here I was thinking Kompany to Bayern would be the most odd managerial appointment. Clearly not. 😄

[OneMoSalah 8,776]

Interesting move. Wonder how long before the fans riot and want his head 😂

[Strike 7,217]

2 years and he will rock up in the Indian Super League 🥳

[kwylino 329]

If theres one Thing ive noticed with Mou.. when things Crash down.. They crash harder with Him 

 

Hope he will be Fine in fener though. 

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Jose Mourinho wants Premier League return after Fenerbahce contract: ‘I am ready to go’

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5870718/2024/10/24/jose-mourinho-premier-league-return/

Jose Mourinho said that he would be “ready to go” back to the Premier League at the end of his Fenerbahce contract in two years.

The 61-year-old, speaking after his side’s 1-1 draw against Manchester United in the Europa League on Thursday, said that he would be prepared for a return to English football.

Mourinho won three Premier League trophies across two separate spells as Chelsea manager, while he later had stints in charge of United and Tottenham Hotspur.

The Portuguese head coach was asked about a future return to England after the match in Istanbul, where he has a two-year contract at Fenerbahce that runs until the summer of 2026.

“Best thing I can do is to go to a team who does not play in UEFA competitions,” Mourinho said after the match.

“So a club at the bottom in England who needs a coach in two years, I am ready to go. I don’t want to speak any more about it.”

Mourinho also sarcastically called referee Clement Turpin “one of the best in the world” after he was sent-off in Thursday’s match.

Mourinho was shown a straight red card by French official Turpin for his reaction after Fenerbahce’s Bright Osayi-Samuel went down under a challenge from Manuel Ugarte inside United’s penalty area.

 

Turpin showed Mourinho a straight red card for his reaction to the penalty incident (Burak Kara/Getty Images)

Replays appeared to show minimal contact from Ugarte on Osayi-Samuel.

“I congratulate the referee,” Mourinho told TNT Sports after the match.

“He told me something absolutely incredible, that he could see my reaction and the penalty incident at the same time. He had one eye on both at the same time. He has peripheral vision in an incident at 100 miles per hour. That is why he is one of the best referees in the world.

“I watched the incident. I don’t speak about the incident.”

Fenerbahce, who have five points from their three Europa League group phase matches, return to action on Sunday in the Turkish Super Lig against Bodrum.