The Mourinho Thread

[Mouri_Matic 560]

We don't know who is calling the shots when it comes to signings. I'm sure Jose would't have come back if he wasn't in charge of it, but who knows?

It's clear to all of us that we need a striker,DLP,LB and possibly a new CB. If we don't make any moves for either of these, something is not right at Chelsea

Well this is Chelsea dude, don't be surprised. We didn't start to sign creative midfielders until after like 4 years later. And when we do we go on and sign 6-7 of them needlessly. Same with RB until Dave came. Now we need a striker but we probably won't sign any until Torres quit the club

[Rom2013 446]

When was the last time we had a good team performance? I mean the whole team clicking and playing well, and not just Hazard and one or two others playing well and the rest playing badly.

Since 2009, before that maybe 2006. This team doesn't work, the person who did it knows nothing about football

This club fought for the Premier League title with Ancelotti, and in Mourinho Era. In all the other years was completely shit.

Sell Luiz, sell Mata and some others and bring real talent, prepaired to fight for titles. Because this ones are not ready. And please don't forget to bring a striker.

[Weckerz 3,781]

Spoiled brats some of you

[Korea 734]

Spoiled brats some of you

True. but so is the board...

[hjperdeath 2,226]

Spoiled brats some of you

Silver spoon up their mouth right from when they supported the club. We'll never have stability or a proper legacy when we have opinions like that being made.

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

Regardless of performance, but......

How many of you last season would have said yes to Mourinho returning and being 2 points off top right now?

For most of us that was just a dream! People want and expect way too much. All the recent talk of a Mourinho sacking is embarrassing!

At least we don't have that fat Spanish waiter

[Styles 9,790]

Since 2009, before that maybe 2006. This team doesn't work, the person who did it knows nothing about football

This club fought for the Premier League title with Ancelotti, and in Mourinho Era. In all the other years was completely shit.

Sell Luiz, sell Mata and some others and bring real talent, prepaired to fight for titles. Because this ones are not ready. And please don't forget to bring a striker.

I don't have an issue with Luiz and Mata personally. I think there's a lot wrong with our squad and the way it's coached by those two are fine by me.

[hjperdeath 2,226]

Mourinho: "We all know this is a transitional period. I believe that in another club, everybody would say 'OK, let's work and wait calmly'."

Nailed it. Everywhere but here.

[Rmpr 8,977]

Mourinho: "We all know this is a transitional period. I believe that in another club, everybody would say 'OK, let's work and wait calmly'."

Nailed it. Everywhere but here.

That is not true at all!

We are no different than other big clubs with high expectations...

[Rom2013 446]

That is not true at all!

We are no different than other big clubs with high expectations...

In England? Wenger more than 10 years without winning, Mancini 3 years with the best team in the country, Moyes will be at Manchester next year.

Mourinho in the first time he was here lost a League after being the best manager in the histopry of the club, and some months later was out. Since then in League Chelsea won 1 league title and didn't fight for any other Premiere League title.

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

I don't buy this difficult transitional period Mourinho keeps trying to imply. IF anything we are only going through it because he insists in playing Lampard 3 times a week in a position he can't play in. Take him out of the equation, get somebody there - boom! - we're suddenly exponentially better.

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

Win at the Emirates and this place will be a whole lot different.

[Barbara 15,149]

I don't buy this difficult transitional period Mourinho keeps trying to imply. IF anything we are only going through it because he insists in playing Lampard 3 times a week in a position he can't play in. Take him out of the equation, get somebody there - boom! - we're suddenly exponentially better.

this is such a shitty comment of someone who rarely makes sense.

Lamps didn't play one single minute today and I guess we were the worst we've been in the last four matches today.

Next time bring a comment that at least makes sense.

[didierforever 7,349]

jose's team selection was poor, but the criticism he is getting here is OTT.

are we not 2nd in the league, 2 points off the top only with the chance of being a point up and top of the table in 10 day's time.

we topped the group in CL and have should get relatively easy teams to face, and are in the QFs of the COC.

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

this is such a shitty comment of someone who rarely makes sense.

Lamps didn't play one single minute today and I guess we're the worse we've been in the last four matches today.

Next time bring a comment that at least makes sense.

Shitty how? I wasn't referring to today's match. I meant along the season. Lampard has no business playing in there, and even though we weren't great today we were much better without him.

He's 36 and can't cover any ground, therefore he's not the answer and shouldn't be playing there. Anyone who thinks otherwise isn't thinking straight.

[HD3D 1,038]

I don't buy this difficult transitional period Mourinho keeps trying to imply. IF anything we are only going through it because he insists in playing Lampard 3 times a week in a position he can't play in. Take him out of the equation, get somebody there - boom! - we're suddenly exponentially better.

So let me get this straight:

On one hand, we unanimously agree that Chelsea has zero quality strikers and a very poor defense. We also agree that most of our best players (such as Hazard) are extremely irregular.

On the other hand, you want to crucify the manager even though he's been getting it done despite having all of these problems in his hands.

Some of you people speak as if we have a squad like City and Bayern. Manchester United has problems similar to ours: old players, unbalanced and inconsistent squad, poor defense, no quality strikers (RVP injured), transitional period, etc. and look where they're at.

That such disgrace isn't happening to us, I give credit to the manager.

[NishC300 1,865]

You know Rafa did a better job trying to promote the youngsters at the club (and he was a short term manager) than Mourinho has so far. Rafa gave Ake and Piazon chances. Jose has ditched Ake.

People here are acting as though it is 'Mourinho masterclass' that we are two points of the table. Well with the amount of money we've spent, don't you think that this team sort of HAS to be challenging for the title? We look disgusting going forward and one more point:

"Mourinho teams are great in defence. Rock solid."

Really? Just look at us messing up basic crosses.

He brought Piazon on once when we were 6-0 up

Regarding the highlighting bit, if it was so easy then why didn't AVB or Robbie crack it?

Bought more players since then haven't we? Since AVB came we have bought (if I had to name some of the players who have played since then):

Cahill (came in January during AVB reign), KDB (didn't play during AVB reign -was in Genk), Marin, Hazard, Oscar, Azpilicueta, Moses, Ba, Schurrle, Van Ginkel, Schwarzer, Willian, Eto'o

So you mean to say that AVB had the same team as Mourinho has? On top of that some of these players have a season's worth of experience in PL as well now. Moreover, Mourinho has almost 10 years exp in this level and ofc as u say, is God surely such a Godly character is not worth being compared with mere mortals......

What about that Mourinho teams defend well thing? Where's all of that been?

The start of this Mourinho reign has been quite disappointing and what's more humiliating is that Arsenal/Liverpool who spend nowhere close to the amount of money we do, are above us(in Liv's case were above us)!

We're relying on solo goals, defensive errors and counter attacks to score. We almost CANNOT score when we are in possession of the ball.

all that intricate football is GONE, all those fancy 1-2s are GONE, all the neat attractive to the eye football is GONE

remember the days we used to do this?

Remember the games vs Man United, Tottenham, Arsenal, Norwich last season? All that amazing football that was so pleasing to the eye. It seems like 10 years ago now.......

and here's a reminder of all those beautiful goals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-qjv92bV44

(watch on youtube to see part 2)

[Mouri_Matic 560]

Win at the Emirates and this place will be a whole lot different.

And it should be. There are many doubters now, how can Jose silence them? BY WINNING AND WINNING WELL. Thai is obvious in life isn't it? You do well you get praise, you do badly you get criticized. The football and defending we been playing for the last month and a half have been terrible and he RIGHTLY DESERVE TO BE CRITICIZED.