The Mourinho Thread

[Jase 43,479]

Have some too guys

Don't see what was wrong with people questioning Mourinho's selection before the game. It's not like everyone, or some at least, were doing that just because they didn't like Mourinho or hated the fact that their favorite players were sitting on the bench and not playing. The reasons thrown out were rather justified given the recent happenings with players' form, team's performances and Mourinho's decision making.

The team selection yesterday did indeed proved to be worthwhile after all but more importantly and thankfully, the players actually turned up and put in a convincing performance for a change - was arguably the best away performance of the season - though that was also partly down to the rubbish-ness of West Ham. A win is a win nonetheless I supposed and hope we can continue with this!

[Strike 7,478]

This picture is the best thing to come out of this game other than the 3 points

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Don't see what was wrong with people questioning Mourinho's selection before the game. It's not like everyone, or some at least, were doing that just because they didn't like Mourinho or hated the fact that their favorite players were sitting on the bench and not playing. The reasons thrown out were rather justified given the recent happenings with players' form, team's performances and Mourinho decision making.

The team selection yesterday did indeed proved to be worthwhile after all but more importantly and thankfully, the players actually turned up and put in a convincing performance for a change - was arguably the best away performance of the season - though that was also partly down to the rubbish-ness of West Ham. A win is a win nonetheless I supposed and hope we can continue with this!

Exactly. I was furious with the selection too but gladly he didn't really plan on just keeping ramires on the right and it looked like a 4-3-3 with lampard bombing forward like he used to do beside ballack.

Oscar and hazard finally played very well in the same match together was another unnoticed positive.

[lucio 5,418]

Im afraid the team will keep using the 4-3-3 formation...

why are you afraid? its a good thing. our 4-2-3-1 sucks balls

[The only place to be 11,313]

Always funny to go on Twitter and see the people giving him shit when the team is announced, only to begrudgingly have to admit it was a good performance and he got it spot on.

[gary gordon 1,777]

Does anybody else just feel safer with Jose around? It just seems no matter how bad things get, we can look toward the bench and still smile. I absolutely hated seeing Rafa wearing our crest.

Just seeing Jose walking out, giving high fives to the kids, signing autographs and just being the champion that he is always puts the biggest smile on my face.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Does anybody else just feel safer with Jose around? It just seems no matter had bad things get, we can look toward the bench and still smile. I absolutely hated seeing Rafa wearing our crest.

Just seeing Jose walking out, giving high fives to the kids, signing autographs and just being the champion that he is always puts the biggest smile on my face.

Yesterday I was thinking the same. 2-0 up and with Rafa you'd be worrying about us conceding two, but with Jose you're looking at a third.

[gary gordon 1,777]

Yesterday I was thinking the same. 2-0 up and with Rafa you'd be worrying about us conceding two, but with Jose you're looking at a third.

Absolutely! You can see the body language in the players has changed enormously! I have no doubt the future is bright as long as Jose is around. So proud of Roman for swallowing his pride and bringing him home.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Yesterday I was thinking the same. 2-0 up and with Rafa you'd be worrying about us conceding two, but with Jose you're looking at a third.

Remember Reading last year???

Thank God we have Mourinho

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Remember Reading last year???

Thank God we have Mourinho

And Swansea..so many games where they went completly mental!!Glad its all changed so far and hopefully can get a run going and stop the winter crappyness we go through

[Sidzeret 2,257]

And Swansea..so many games where they went completly mental!!Glad its all changed so far and hopefully can get a run going and stop the winter crappyness we go through

Make or break for us. i reckon the title is won during this period.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Does anybody else just feel safer with Jose around? It just seems no matter how bad things get, we can look toward the bench and still smile. I absolutely hated seeing Rafa wearing our crest.

Just seeing Jose walking out, giving high fives to the kids, signing autographs and just being the champion that he is always puts the biggest smile on my face.

Fegurson said it in his autobiography:

"When you see the two managers in the dugout, you just know who'll win"

[kellzfresh 7,229]

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[Fernando 6,585]

Always funny to go on Twitter and see the people giving him shit when the team is announced, only to begrudgingly have to admit it was a good performance and he got it spot on.

Don't understand why. This is West Ham, a Sam team and they play ugly like stoke.

Against such teams we must also go physical like we did for this game. It was pretty ugly for us as well till we scored the penalty. Even at 2 to 0, if West Ham had scored that goal that went by the post it would have changed the whole feel to the game.

Now if we put the same line up say against South Hampton then we will look bad.

Mourinho should play the right line up according to the opponent. And that's what he did here. It payed of good results.

[Phil Driver 503]

There were/are big problems with this squad Jose has inherited and our style of play ,Jose is starting to understand what it is that has meant we have been underperforming in the league for years now . He will get it right and against West Ham he started to eradicate why we are soft touches away from home and very in and out .

LIke the way he also questiones Riley on why he only needs to appologise for decisions that go Chelsea's way , Riley needs to be ringing a lot of managers again tomorrow inc. Poyet and Malky McKay .

Refs have been taking liberties with us for too long now that must stop and we need the same level of respect as Utd under Fergie .otherwise Jose will be speaking out .