The Mourinho Thread

[bushman 2,043]

If you are talking in view with our long term goals, yes.

But then again, January window is all about making those vital transfers to clinch us the title.

But I'm okay with long-term.

i trust in you completely. There is nothing better than Sidzeret & his comments.

[HD3D 1,038]

Today, Jose claimed Citeh could hit Chelsea for 5 or 6 goals in Monday´s title crunch.

Since we know Jose likes to play with the UK media but how does this drivel helps the players is beyond me.

Meanwhile, Cahill insists Chelsea can go to the Etihad & win - & have no intention of trying to shut up shop.

Probably so the players don't panic if City scores within the first minutes. Being hammered by 5 or 6 will be the first thing on their mind if that happens, considering it's been happening to all other PL teams. Might as well prepare them for it so they stick to the strategy.

That's probably it.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

i trust in you completely. There is nothing better than Sidzeret & his comments.

Happens when you have to match up to the brains of the famous Bushman.

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

Young boy got destroyed in this thread.

[bushman 2,043]

Happens when you have to match up to the brains of the famous Bushman.

That´s not an easy thing to do. Stick around kid. In Bushman you can trust.

[Peppen 934]

Never criticised us for winning games, I just don't like the negative game.

Moreover in the 3-3 game which we drew was our mistake was that we sat back and gave United the chance to come back in the game, moreover our team is stronger than it was back then and United is weaker. I simply don't like a negative attitude mate. Overall I'm quite happy with things but there are some details that are quite frustrating. I understand what you say but I'd prefer if this team adopted a more positive attitude.

Again, you criticize the team for not pushing onwards and bagging in more goals. A simply question to that critique is WHY? Why risk a healthy 3-0 lead? We don't get 4 points for scoring and winning with more than 3 goals. We get 3 points winning 1-0, just as Man City or any other club get 3 points for winning by 5 or 6.

What I can't wrap my head around is why exactly closing down, resting players and securing the win is an outright negative approach? You'd probably be infuriated if we lost our 3-0 lead, while pushing for a completely unnecessary fourth goal, am I right?

Our team is relatively young and with a new manager. We are winning, starting to play well AND our team has a great future in store. You want all that, and add in four or five foals instead of three? Well fuck me mate, that seems a little spoilt to me.

I get what you're saying, but your point seems a little daft. 3-0 against United, close down the play and secure the win is in no way frustrating, at least to me.

[Barbara 15,149]

Young boy got destroyed in this thread.

rightfully given the amount of nonsense spouted

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

rightfully given the amount of nonsense spouted

Indeed, indeed. I just hope he didn't cry too much.

[Blue Armour 4,292]

I gave other examples in that same post such as the times Man City have always looked to score even more goals despite leading and anyway it was quite apparent in that game that Man U were looking likely to concede more. Forget the United game, this is just a terrible trend that is starting to be created. Instead of scoring MORE GOALS we just go defensive and look to scrape a win.

Well comparing our GD (or anyone else's) with Man City is embarassing, it's lower than Arsenal's and the Liverpool are below yet boast a better GD.... It's just not a good attitude to have. Being negative. Simply shutting up shop and not looking to score.

What happened to the stuff we saw against Hull in the 1st half on the 1st day (or against Villa on the 2nd day for 20 mins or so)?

I was talking only about the United game in particular, but as for the rest of the games Peppen is right.

Just look at how many chances this team puts to waste. Do you remember the countless times this season, when we took a 1-0 lead and failed to finish off the opposition? And how many times that has come back to bite us?

Its no wonder Jose is being very precautions, he just doesn't trust our team enough to hold out attacks for long. And the problem arises mainly because, we have been poor at finishing, missing the better pass at the final third, and of course, not having a striker with the right caliber.

[NishC300 1,865]

I was talking only about the United game in particular, but as for the rest of the games Peppen is right.

Just look at how many chances this team puts to waste. Do you remember the countless times this season, when we took a 1-0 lead and failed to finish off the opposition? And how many times that has come back to bite us?

Its no wonder Jose is being very precautions, he just doesn't trust our team enough to hold out attacks for long. And the problem arises mainly because, we have been poor at finishing, missing the better pass at the final third, and of course, not having a striker with the right caliber.

You do have a good point there mate. I will definitely take that into consideration but in that game against United our finishing wasn't exactly poor.....

[Blue Armour 4,292]

You do have a good point there mate. I will definitely take that into consideration but in that game against United our finishing wasn't exactly poor.....

Thanks, but the thing is we're not well equipped to hold back opposition teams for too long, and definitely not a team with United's attacking potential. We did take a 3 goal lead, but there was still a good portion of the game to go. One goal from United could have changed the tone of the match, but fortunately Hernandez's goal came really late.

Whilst I wish we hadn't just kept piling on defensive midfielders like Mikel and Luiz to make our attack blunt, I can totally understand Mourinho's need to change the team mindset to protect the result.

[Melanicus 5,208]

Jose Mourinho is already looking forward to the challenge that awaits him and his squad next season. Since returning to Stamford Bridge in the summer our manager has maintained his focus is on improving both the individual and collective abilities of his squad. If this is achieved Mourinho expects he will be able to declare us legitimate title challengers by the start of the next campaign, and looking ahead to this summer and beyond, he explained it is something he is relishing.

'I am enjoying building a team and building for the future,' he said.

'I am enjoying not working just for today. I'm enjoying not starting again next season with another team, spending a lot of money, bringing in and selling a lot of other players. I'm enjoying this very much.

'I don't enjoy being the underdog, so I'm going to enjoy next season more when my work as a coach and the club's work is going to have a sequence - to start next season and immediately say we are candidates. That is our challenge. The education these players are having during this season allows them in the next pre-season to be face-to-face with an opponent and say "we are the same as you, we want to win as much as you".

'I see this summer as a very quiet summer for me and for the club: finish this season, work a couple of weeks to prepare the details of pre-season, one, maximum two signings and one or two to leave because they want to play more. I see a very quiet and calm summer.'

Mourinho may not envisage a particularly busy summer for himself or the club, but the World Cup in Brazil - which starts in a little over four months' time - will ensure the footballing fraternity will have something to feast on when the domestic action takes a break. Ashley Cole is hoping to feature in his fourth World Cup for England and despite no longer being guaranteed a starting place at Chelsea our manager underlined why he believes our left-back warrants a spot in Roy Hodgson's squad.

'I think the national team managers in every country know who are the best players, who are the players they trust and who are the players that were important during qualification. I don't think they are influenced much by the fact a player is playing a lot or not so much,' assessed Mourinho.

'Ashley is playing well for us. Okay, he is not playing every game but when he plays he is playing well and I think that is what Roy Hodgson needs to feel and needs to know.

'At the moment our team is playing very well from a defensive point of view. We've found some balance. On our left side we have Eden, a very offensive winger that plays very wide, and we have stability with Azpilicueta being behind him as a strong defender. On the right side it's different because we have a winger who comes inside a lot and a right-back that is going forward, so we are finding the balances.

'I believe more in stability and knowing the player and what they can give you in high pressure situations like a World Cup. It's not my problem, it's Roy's problem, but I think he goes for stability and takes Ashley and Leighton Baines who are the left-backs that helped the team qualify.'

[kellzfresh 7,229]

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I was talking only about the United game in particular, but as for the rest of the games Peppen is right.

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Just look at how many chances this team puts to waste. Do you remember the countless times this season, when we took a 1-0 lead and failed to finish off the opposition? And how many times that has come back to bite us?

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Its no wonder Jose is being very precautions, he just doesn't trust our team enough to hold out attacks for long. And the problem arises mainly because, we have been poor at finishing, missing the better pass at the final third, and of course, not having a striker with the right caliber.02

Exactly!

In madrid, mourinho was more attacking because they had clinical finishers like ronaldo who doesn't miss as much as our attack put together.

If we had a vanpersie/cavani, mourinho won't need to secure leads since he'll be confident of us taking our chances and killing off games

[The Mak 4,459]

My word, I love this man. It's great, because the amount of people who will get butthurt by Mourinho constantly talking about spending money and FFP. He does have a point because, unbeknownst to the ignorant, we were able to pay off a lot of our debt due to our SUCCESS. What have City won with the millions they've spent? 2 trophies? Oh, and not being able to get out of their CL group two years in a row and losing a FA Cup final to a relegated team? And they're saying that's enough to balance the books for FFP? Please, pull the other one.

Jose Mourinho issues FFP warning ahead of Manchester City clash

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes it will be "impossible" for clubs to compete with Manchester City if Financial Fair Play is not enforced.

City's vast spending in an era of Financial Fair Play has come in for repeated veiled criticism from Mourinho, who is keen to see how the economic regulations are explained and enforced by UEFA.

"If they (football's authorities) want to make it impossible to compete with City, it's impossible," he said. "Chelsea are not competing outside what is important for us, the 'fair' Financial Fair Play.

"We are working, thinking and believing that Financial Fair Play is going to be in practice. "So there are things that are impossible for us (to do)."

Mourinho, whose Chelsea team face City in a crucial top-of-the-table battle on Monday night, speaks from experience after recruiting many players for large sums during his first spell as Chelsea boss at the start of Roman Abramovich's Russian revolution.

When Mourinho first worked in England he admits "it was a free world". He added: "There was no Financial Fair Play. If your club was a rich one, your owner a rich one, there were no rules. It was an open situation." It meant Chelsea were unpopular, but City are attracting admirers with their attacking brand of football.

Mourinho said: "In my time we were accused of buying the title, no? Because our owner was Mr Abramovich, just arrived in the country. Maybe now people see City in a different way. "

Times change. Maybe 10 years ago a huge investment in the club was something that people hated and in this moment it's something people accept in a different way.

"Probably, if UEFA goes with Financial Fair Play until the last consequence and they explain really to the people what Financial Fair Play means, maybe in that moment people will realise that some teams are different to other teams.

"But it's something I don't think about at this moment."

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9148301/jose-mourinho-issues-ffp-warning-ahead-of-manchester-city-clash

[Fernando 6,467]

My word, I love this man. It's great, because the amount of people who will get butthurt by Mourinho constantly talking about spending money and FFP. He does have a point because, unbeknownst to the ignorant, we were able to pay off a lot of our debt due to our SUCCESS. What have City won with the millions they've spent? 2 trophies? Oh, and not being able to get out of their CL group two years in a row and losing a FA Cup final to a relegated team? And they're saying that's enough to balance the books for FFP? Please, pull the other one.

Jose Mourinho issues FFP warning ahead of Manchester City clash

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9148301/jose-mourinho-issues-ffp-warning-ahead-of-manchester-city-clash

I'm confuse.

I don't understand what's the main point of this?

Is mourinho stating that ffp is a joke?

[Viper22 2,418]

I'm confuse.

I don't understand what's the main point of this?

Is mourinho stating that ffp is a joke?

No, he's saying that when push comes to shove, UEFA are more than likely going to overlook Man City's blatant fiddling of the books. Out of all of the top teams in the PL over the last 3 seasons, they have spent well above what they should have. Mou is just saying he hopes UEFA take a tough stance if City are found to have flaunted the FFP regulations & kick them out of Europe next season or something, but he doubts it.

[Cosmin 2,484]

Mourinho's 'mind games' are getting a little bit old and boring.

[Fernando 6,467]

No, he's saying that when push comes to shove, UEFA are more than likely going to overlook Man City's blatant fiddling of the books. Out of all of the top teams in the PL over the last 3 seasons, they have spent well above what they should have. Mou is just saying he hopes UEFA take a tough stance if City are found to have flaunted the FFP regulations & kick them out of Europe next season or something, but he doubts it.

So yes, pretty much stating that ffp is a joke.

Cause if it was real there's no point in saying that.

Well that's not new, we already knew that.