The Mourinho Thread

[Jase 43,479]

I want to add, that we have a manager who is willing to put his own neck on the line, rather then the players. That itself is an amazing achievement in terms of the reaction of the players - when a manager is willing to accept mistakes rather then put down to the teams performances. I will love Jose for that.

Agree with that notion. I remember that last season Benitez didn't really protect the players in any way to the media and always seem to let them have free shot at our players. And whenever, our players were the victim of an offence, he didn't protect the team and instead chose to do his best impression of Wenger; "I didn't see it. I didn't hear anything. I was only concentrating on the game. Every week there are many incidents of this. There is no point in discussing this bla bla bla...". The Suarez-Ivanovic biting incident was the most evident of all!

[Strike 7,489]

Have found it slightly funny that on Saturday, people were raving about Mourinho and his decision to go 4-3-3 (more like a lopsided 4-2-3-1) against West Ham and now not a word spoken about doing the same yesterday with arguably an even more cautious and defensive approach seemingly only looking for the point...

that's the problem with draw conclusions based on one game while ignoring the other 3 his month. the players are not exactly filled with confidence heading into a tough hectic period of the season. i hope we don't come out of that period outside the top 4. Big games against Arsenal, Liverpool in December

[ZanSnake 1,211]

Agree with that notion. I remember that last season Benitez didn't really protect the players in any way to the media and always seem to let them have free shot at our players. And whenever, our players were the victim of an offence, he didn't protect the team and instead chose to do his best impression of Wenger; "I didn't see it. I didn't hear anything. I was only concentrating on the game. Every week there are many incidents of this. There is no point in discussing this bla bla bla...". The Suarez-Ivanovic biting incident was the most evident of all!

Any person who questions Jose's loyalty should remember that.

He is willing to put himself in the firing line, rather then the team. Rather that bites him in the ass or not, i doubt will be a factor - but i think Roman has finally come to the knowledge we need someone longer then a season, hence Jose's return. He clearly has a heart for this club, and once the team responds to that - we will be stronger.

[bushman 2,043]

Well, with Roman one never know, does one ? Despite of Jose making a mistake & not resting the players, hopefully he won´t make the same mistake again. Chelsea qualified, should beat those Romanian, secure the first place & let´s move on.

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

Are we in a crisis again?

[Special Juan 28,141]

Are we in a crisis again?

Of course we are, relegation beckons, bottom of the group in the CL and out of the title race already.

Terrible times at Chelsea.

[bushman 2,043]

Of course we are, relegation beckons, bottom of the group in the CL and out of the title race already.

Terrible times at Chelsea.

In Juan we look for many infos. Thanks.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Same points after 12 PL games as Di Matteo, and the same 4 points off the top.

He's not going to be fired like the untrusted Italian obviously, but it's been a ridiculously lukewarm start for him. He already has his best team and plays them every game, yet they deliver inconsistent results and performances.

I'm sure it's frustrating for him too, coming from a team that had the likes of Alonso, Ozil and Ronaldo, but i guess he doesn't help himself by expecting the same players to perform 3 times a week.

[The_Flash 1,144]

We are joint second, through in cups etc, no crisis here

[edetarod 2,155]

We are joint second, through in cups etc, no crisis here

intresting way of looking at it

here's another one:

we're already 4 points behind the leaders

and as for the CL, Jose should thank whoever did the draw, and Steau Bucharest

[The only place to be 11,313]

we're already 4 points behind the leaders

Oh shit....and there's only 26 games left this season.

Oh well, we tried.

[Special Juan 28,141]

[The_Flash 1,144]

intresting way of looking at it

here's another one:

we're already 4 points behind the leaders

and as for the CL, Jose should thank whoever did the draw, and Steau Bucharest

Hahaha

These silly comments it's not even December.

The title particularly if you have even watched over the last few years has come down to one point or even goal difference. There is a VERY long time to go, sometimes teams like 10 points ahead DONT win.

Also when we won the CL I thought we were going out and look what turned out. I think the CL will not happen, Real and Munich are too good but we should push for the league and the cups.

Any ridiculous talk of sacking Jose and we are in a crisis is glory hunting nonsense.

[Strike 7,489]

After Basel scored

I wouldn't wish to be Ivanovic in that dressing room after the game

[Jase 43,479]

After Basel scored

He's preparing to execute the GTS.

[edetarod 2,155]

Oh shit....and there's only 26 games left this season.

Oh well, we tried.

Hahaha

These silly comments it's not even December.

The title particularly if you have even watched over the last few years has come down to one point or even goal difference. There is a VERY long time to go, sometimes teams like 10 points ahead DONT win.

Also when we won the CL I thought we were going out and look what turned out. I think the CL will not happen, Real and Munich are too good but we should push for the league and the cups.

Any ridiculous talk of sacking Jose and we are in a crisis is glory hunting nonsense.

still doesn't make what i said not true

[Roquila 1,335]

To all those plastic fans who wants Jose to get the sack:........... Suck Big Sams DICK!

[Phil Driver 503]

The Basle game reminded me of the first half at Spurs the team was stretched and not compact with the opposition dominating ,the difference was at Spurs he changed it for the second half, I am sure that will not have been lost on Jose and his analysis of what is wrong with us at the moment. With this formation you need to press from all positions and seek to regain possesion as high up the pitch as posssible.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

That's the thing, I agree with your sentiment. We don't have many players suited to any style of football which is why we almost always play crap, disjointed football. There has been very little thought, if any, that has gone into how our squad has been built. It's just a random assortment of players thrown together with no idea how each player affects the other(s) and the overall style of play. I've just learnt to accept that's how things are and try not to complain much any more to be honest.

Hit the nail on the head. And I know that it has become boring to keep saying this, but I can't help but think that managerial stability has a lot to do with that. Say what you want about Wenger, but all his players fit his style/philosophy while we, in the past two years, have gone from AVB's high-press/high-line to RDM's....errm...let's call it "tactical freedom", to Jose's counter-attacking football (didn't mention Rafa because he was not involved in any transfers). It is no wonder that Jose still doesn't know what his starting XI is; we don't even have 11 players that fit the same style!

[Starman60 1,343]

Last night against Basel, we were rubbish and got exactly what we deserved....nothing. But we cannot blame Mourinho for that. The team he put out SHOULD have won that match easily. But Basel rose their game against us and the team (that's our guys on the pitch!!) failed to produce what they are capable of. They were sloppy in their passing, sloppy in their closing down and seemingly disinterested in creating any shots on target. The boss cannot be held responsible for poor player performance, and I am fully sure he has already told them that.

Wait and see the changes he makes for Southampton. I am sure there will be a shake up :blue scalf: