The Mourinho Thread

[Barbara 15,149]

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

Real Madrid fans Jose Mourinho chant.

too late for that... and the sad part (for me as a Madridista) is that Mourinho was the only manager in the world that could have saved RM from the politics, the media circus, the player power... but not even him was resilient enough to endure that environment and make his work.

Watch RM go down in the next few years. The club needs deep changes. Some players have to learn they're not bigger than the team, Florentino Perez is a disgrace to the club, there's too much politics involved and the relationship with the media is very harmful. It makes me deeply sad, but we'll have to hit rock bottom for things to change there. Perez will realize that spending so much money (that the club doesn't have btw because the debts are too high, but whatever, they have cash flow by not paying their debts) won't bring titles. No one can manage that hot mess. A part of me is even happy that this is happening because it'll lead to a reformulation we desperately need.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Jose just stormed out of the press conference some minutes ago

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

Jose just stormed out of the press conference some minutes ago

Why, were they asking him about AVB again?

[didierforever 7,349]

Jose just stormed out of the press conference some minutes ago

why???

[gr123 167]

Irritated with the questions, apparently.

Is he losing it already?!

[bushman 2,043]

I just wonder out of curiosity how many people are really happy with Jose´s job, so far.

To me, he has done some peculiar decisions, recently.

Lukaku, KDB, Van Ginkel. Moses to name a few.

[Milan 17,955]

Apparently there were questions about Kevin De Bruyne and Mourinho's selections.

[bushman 2,043]

Apparently there were questions about Kevin De Bruyne and Mourinho's selections.

Some of us may feel it was a legitimate question, do you ?

[kellzfresh 7,229]

why???

Why, were they asking him about AVB again?

I didn't watch the interview yet but I heard they asked him about KDB and he was pissed off on why they only ask about players he leaves out.

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

I just wonder out of curiosity how many people are really happy with Jose´s job, so far.

To me, he has done some peculiar decisions, recently.

Lukaku, KDB, Van Ginkel. Moses to name a few.

I am. A lot of our players were probably bought with Pep in mind, how many are Mourinho buys? I don't even think he really wanted Schurrle or Willian.

Van Ginkel is injured, he was pretty poor when I saw him play.

He's trying to work with what he currently has, some just probably don't suit his style right now

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

I don't blame him after all the drama that went on with Mata. KDB should learn from Mata and work harder

[bushman 2,043]

I am. A lot of our players were probably bought with Pep in mind, how many are Mourinho buys? I don't even think he really wanted Schurrle or Willian.

Van Ginkel is injured, he was pretty poor when I saw him play.

He's trying to work with what he currently has, some just probably don't suit his style right now

I agree VG was injured recently, but needlessly bought, I feel.

How do you know, players were bought to suit Pepe ?

I see, you want KDB to work harder ?

And what exactly Mata has done, then ?

[Korea 734]

Pep wasn't going to come here.... Also, Pep does tiki taka, who excels in tiki taka on chelsea???

Maybe Oscar, maybe willian, def not RAMBO.

Pep requires his players to press like animals....

Who does that on Chelsea...

Maybe Oscar, maybe Rambo, sometimes Torres....

Mourinho or any other coach was always going to have a problem with player selections. When you have 6 current ams and like 3-4 on loan, I blame the board for going FIFA on buying young players...

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

Well regardless of Pep they still weren't Jose players. We have been buying players for years without any real future plans, that's what happens when you change manager every season, so now he is stuck with a lot of players and has to work with what he has.

Mata has worked a lot harder out of possession which Mourinho pretty much said he was not doing. I don't know what he wants out of KDB but I am sure it's something he can work on and improve.

Personally I don't see Lukaku coming back long term, same goes for most of our players on loan apart from Courtois

We shall see...

[Barbara 15,149]

"This is fantastic because no one asks me about [Juan] Mata," he replied. "You have spoken about Mata for three weeks. Now you're asking about Kevin.

"You are impressed in the players who are not playing. He was not selected. It was my decision. Only 11 can play and I tried to decide, by what they do on the pitch when they play and in training …

"This fellow knows me for nine years and that I make mistakes, but I try to be honest all the time. I was honest with Juan because of what he's done in training and what he's done in the game he played, and so he plays. With Kevin I didn't like the match he played against Swindon, and I didn't like the way he was training. But you only ask about the guys who were not selected. Thank you."

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/30/jose-mourinho-storms-out-press-conference-chelsea?CMP=twt_gu

someone seems to be in a bad mood...

I know it must be irritating for him to feel like he's questioned about his team selection when the likes of Moyes isn't, when Chelsea loses two matches is a crisis, but ManUtd is 12th and City loses to Aston Villa without their two main players and the press is mum

Still I expected him to have a thicker skin about it... it's too early for him to already be this irritated. Press won't give him a break.