The Mourinho Thread

[coolhead23 1,146]

no that is not what champions do. do u think bayern had the ball against barca, as much as they had against other teams. NO. you have to change your game as per the opposition. you cant just mindlessly go into every game, irrespective of the opposition or where you are playing and who you are playing. life is not fifa. in a 38 match league, chelsea will have to sacrifice their attacking instinct many times. and that is what THE CHAMPIONS DO.

did you see the united vs swansea game. how much ball did united have. 35% compared to swansea's 65%. united let swansea play in the middle of the park, commit men to the attack and then countered their asses off. thats the stuff of champions. being champions means adapting ursekf to the situation (unless u r barca).

what game did united play when they came to the bridge last year. they were defensive. they had all the 10 men in their own half from the 1st minute itself, and then they countered. 2 counters = 2 goals and then it was literally back to the wall stuff from them. if you remember correctly for 30-35 minutes, united could not get the ball out of their own half. and that is what home and away fixtures mean.

as for pundits , i just saw motd and alan shearer agreed with jose. micheal owen and whoever was there on espn agreed with jose. and if you are getting so bothered about pundits and united fans, you are going to have a very hard time supporting chelsea, because no matter what we do is never good enough for those guys and the media.

There is difference in adjusting your game play and being totally negative, playing to your strength and focusing more on other's tactics. I m not saying just go all out ... i m saying u play to your strength and not restore to negative tactics ... u need to play your game! The reason United were defensive at the start but they did open up their game and won it eventually despite being the second best, Are u going to deploy such negative tactics against all the team who would be countering ...

I m not getting bothered by the pundits and analysts, i just took their reference because u bought them up ...

I have been a Blues fan for the last 15 years and would remains one no matter what happens ... As a fan i have my opinions and judgement and based on it I didnt find my team delivering to our standards, so i have the right to be frustrated and angry with the same.

How were we not playing to our strengths? Not many teams can say that they held Utd and Villa to such little shots on goal.

Utd's defense was set up to disallow the front four to play the way you want them to play. They were so tight, there was no way we were gonna get passed them.

Was analysts were baffled with the game play? Only people who don't know Mourinhos style were baffled. I can see you being one of those people in the crowd yelling at the team to attack, attack, attack and moaning when the ball gets passed back.

How were playing to our strengths? By deploying negative tactics, by playing long balls in the hope that something happens, We didnt even have 5 proper pass in a row ... Vidic, Ferdinand, De gea slept for most of the game they didnt even come into play...

Where the hell the analysts have come into play here ...

U know Mourinhos style, good for u ... I didnt agree with it .. simple and sweet!

And Atleast u can see me in the crowd being after my team, supporting it and criticizing when needed unlike people who would just close their eyes and assuming everything is hanky ponky because we have recruited Jose...

I repeat .. U r happy with a point, i respect that where as i m not happy with it ... now if u dont understand that, i m sorry i cant help it ... so lets stop categorizing!

[didierforever 7,349]

There is difference in adjusting your game play and being totally negative, playing to your strength and focusing more on other's tactics. I m not saying just go all out ... i m saying u play to your strength and not restore to negative tactics ... u need to play your game! The reason United were defensive at the start but they did open up their game and won it eventually despite being the second best, Are u going to deploy such negative tactics against all the team who would be countering ...

I m not getting bothered by the pundits and analysts, i just took their reference because u bought them up ...

I have been a Blues fan for the last 15 years and would remains one no matter what happens ... As a fan i have my opinions and judgement and based on it I didnt find my team delivering to our standards, so i have the right to be frustrated and angry with the same.

yes, i am sure jose will deploy such tactics against all team who have as good in countering as united. even villa is good in countering (ask arenal), with the likes of weimann, gabriel and benteke upfront, but we did try to play our own game, because it made sense. against united it would have been suicidal. united with persie, welbeck, rooney and valencia were set up to counter us, and they would have ripped apart our defense which is half as slow as them. instead we disrupted united;s game plan, and it was pretty evident by the way they played. jose forced them out of their comfort zone, which was what good managers do.

also we were NOT totally negative. if jose wanted to be totally negative, then we would have fielded a mid-field 3 of lamps, rambo, mikel. we were set up to counter but united themselves dint want an open game. hence we settled for a draw. there is a difference in being defensive and being negative.

[coolhead23 1,146]

yes, i am sure jose will deploy such tactics against all team who have as good in countering as united. even villa is good in countering (ask arenal), with the likes of weimann, gabriel and benteke upfront, but we did try to play our own game, because it made sense. against united it would have been suicidal. united with persie, welbeck, rooney and valencia were set up to counter us, and they would have ripped apart our defense which is half as slow as them. instead we disrupted united;s game plan, and it was pretty evident by the way they played. jose forced them out of their comfort zone, which was what good managers do.

also we were NOT totally negative. if jose wanted to be totally negative, then we would have fielded a mid-field 3 of lamps, rambo, mikel. we were set up to counter but united themselves dint want an open game. hence we settled for a draw. there is a difference in being defensive and being negative.

That your opinion and i respect that ... but do i agree with u, No i dont ... just like u dont with me ...

The think is your being defensive about the game play and i m being very critical ... U wouldnt bulge from your stand and i wouldnt from mine ... this would end up in arguments and finger pointing as it has already happened... So u be happy with that the one point earned while let me be critical with the one point gifted.

[didierforever 7,349]

That your opinion and i respect that ... but do i agree with u, No i dont ... just like u dont with me ...

The think is your being defensive about the game play and i m being very critical ... U wouldnt bulge from your stand and i wouldnt from mine ... this would end up in arguments and finger pointing as it has already happened... So u be happy with that the one point earned while let me be critical with the one point gifted.

accepted.

[Jase 43,479]

http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/espnfcunited/id/8990?cc=4716

So much rubbish written into 1 piece on Mourinho!

[Namika 922]

FC Bayern München and Chelsea FC have confirmed their pre-match media activity at the Stadion Eden in Prague on Thursday 29 August, ahead of the UEFA Super Cup the following evening.

Chelsea will hold their media conference at 15.00, followed by an open training session at 15.45.

[Fulham Broadway 16,832]

Mourinho and the Special Ones, mental

[Heisenberg 1,824]

Mourinho and the Special Ones, mental

Whazafuk ?

[Mceachran 109]

Now that we've got our squad, time for Jose to lead us into battle this season. So pumped. :blue scalf:

[Jase 43,479]

[Ankit 3,176]

Pointing to the badge on his white training top, the manager said: "It's white but it's Chelsea. If you want questions about Chelsea I'm here until four o'clock. If you want questions about Real Madrid and Barcelona, I'm not here.

[NishC300 1,865]

What a performance. Brings tears to your eyes.

This is the attitude Mourinho brings to the club!

[Fulham Broadway 16,832]

THE BEST TEAM LOST. He is a fucking legend.

All that was missing was saying Lukaku's pen was the best one taken and looked as though it crossed the line...

[Svita 10 186]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=synYilq28jQ

[Jase 43,479]

Gotta love that moment in extra time when he was provoking the crowd for reaction and to cheer on the lads. Legend!

[nadavTKL 1,787]

I think Mourinho got to make one more signing- a proper DLP. We can't just seat deep with Ramires and Lampard every game against teams like Bayern and expect to win.. Why put yourself in such a poor start? we have the money, we buy shit loads of AM's, do Mou realy think his central midfield is good enough? I don't get it.

[Tomo 21,733]

He looks like making good out of the (previously horrific) Cahill and Luiz partnership.

He is a genius.

[Henrique 9,133]

Last season:

-Trashed 4-1 by Atletico de Madrid.

Today:

-2x2 against the best team in Europe, and pretty much the same squad as one year ago.

Sorry Robbie, but what a difference a real manager makes.