kellzfresh 7,229 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 He got everything right. The team, the strategy, the tempo, the mood. He knew the stakes, he knew how to win, he knew when to risk, when to gamble, when to hold. It was, quite possibly, the perfect game.There have been more than a few landmark performances in the career of Jose Mourinho, but a very strong case can be made that this was his finest as a Premier League manager.The impact on the title race was not immediately obvious. Chelsea started the day in third place and ended it there, too. The same with Manchester City in second. Goal difference separates them now, rather than three points, but goal difference can still win leagues and if the competition ended tomorrow the trophy would go to Arsenal.No, Mourinho’s impact was greater than a mere jostling for position. He exposed a myth, he challenged the perceived wisdom, he inspected the evidence and threw it contemptuously to the floor. His revelation, the statement he made to the rest of the league, was that Manchester City are not invincible. There should be no procession, no deference, no awestruck observation of their inevitable progress to the finishing tape. This team can be beaten. This team have weaknesses. That was Mourinho’s message for the masses. Chelsea’s performance was an invitation for others to do the same, to get at City’s defence, to place obstacles in the path of that all- conquering midfield.What Mourinho proved was that if a coach can cause City as many problems as they are causing him, they are vulnerable. Few coaches have Chelsea’s squad, of course, or Mourinho’s intelligence in deploying it but now there is hope and a map that shows where the treasure is. This was worth more than just three points to Chelsea.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2551120/Manchester-City-0-1-Chelsea-Match-report-Branislav-Ivanovic-wins-game-Blues.html ╫rue Blue and Barbara 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog 2,084 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 After Monday's game...This is a sad image. CFC would be top of the table if we could only beat the likes of West Ham & Stoke City Christo191 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Team Focus: Pragmatic Mourinho Proving Hard to PredictJose Mourinho's eye for small details at Chelsea makes big difference against Manchester City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofacej 132 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 This is a sad image. CFC would be top of the table if we could only beat the likes of West Ham & Stoke City I think it's a very encouraging image. It's much harder to consistently beat the big teams than it is to consistently beat the small teams. It means we're almost where we need to be and after the previous two seasons that's a great feeling. Add a top class striker to our squad and we'll find it much easier to score against the lesser teams, and suddenly draws will become wins and losses will become draws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog 2,084 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I think it's a very encouraging image. It's much harder to consistently beat the big teams than it is to consistently beat the small teams. It means we're almost where we need to be and after the previous two seasons that's a great feeling. Add a top class striker to our squad and we'll find it much easier to score against the lesser teams, and suddenly draws will become wins and losses will become draws.I remember the disappointment from the Stoke City loss. I thought we could get them, then the equalizer & then that screamer from that unknown dude. We secure that win, everyone would be looking up to our nutz. That is why I find it sad. The Big Boys didn't stop us, it was the lil' guys. I have been following CFC for a while & that always seems to be the case. Win the matches we shouldn't, but lose the ones we should win. Case in point, our 03/04 UCL campaign. Defeat the so-called invincibles, but lose to Monaco. However the best that happened was that we got Jose cause of it I loved Don Claudio, but Jose is Da Man. He is constantly proving it too. Win some & you lose some. I can deal w/ that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvala 2,167 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 StrategiC, HD3D and xPetrCechx 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! xPetrCechx 13,598 Posted February 6, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted February 6, 2014 CHELSEA WIN PERFORMANCE OF THE WEEK AWARDOur 1-0 win away against Manchester City has been judged the best display by any team in all four divisions in the past week by the League Managers Association.A panel comprising Howard Wilkinson, Sir Alex Ferguson, Joe Royle, Dave Bassett and Barry Fry made the decision and Jose Mourinho will receive a specially engraved crystal football in a presentation tomorrow at Cobhamhttp://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3656950/title/chelsea-win-performance-of-the-week-award :blue scalf: iceboy, BleedsBlue, kellzfresh and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,598 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Everything i do is mind games everything i say is mind games... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,598 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 About Cavani : " I don't Know ". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutro 1,026 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Everything i do is mind games everything i say is mind games...He was mind gaming the press right there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Seems like Pellegrini has got touchy with Mourinho's talk about our title chances..http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1707799/man-city-boss-manuel-pellegrini-hits-back-chelsea-jose-mourinho-title-talk?cc=4716Pellegrini said: “Maybe it is a small horse if the manager thinks like that. It can be a little horse but very rich. This is the team that spends most money in the last 10 years, it is the team that spends most money this year and the team that spends the most money in the transfer window so [it is] little but rich.”City outspent Chelsea in the summer window of 2013 but Pellegrini argued that the Londoners paid more in transfer fees over the 12-month period, as well as in a decade of Roman Abramovich’s ownership.Pellegrini accused Mourinho of trying to take the credit if Chelsea do win the title but attempting to escape the blame if they do not.He added: “I think he is favourite but he thinks if he wins he will have the merits but if he loses he does not have responsibility. It is the way he acts. Everyone acts the way he thinks is better for his team.”Pellegrini also insisted that, while Mourinho has claimed it is a transitional year for Chelsea, he could also argue City should not be expected to win trophies this season but opted not to take that approach.He said: “It is very easy for me to say: ‘It is my first year in the Premier League -- I am just getting to know the players so we don’t have to expect anything in this year,’ but I don’t think it is the way. I think we are working every day to try and do our best. We will see what we can do in all the competitions.” AswinR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Seems like Pellegrini has got touchy with Mourinho's talk about our title chances..http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1707799/man-city-boss-manuel-pellegrini-hits-back-chelsea-jose-mourinho-title-talk?cc=4716He does have a point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Jase 43,479 Posted February 7, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted February 7, 2014 He does have a point. Maybe so. We may have spent loads of money but that is one way of looking at it. Look at the players and their age, despite being quality, we got and compared that to City. Either way, it's hilarious that he has reacted to Mourinho's comments, not just on our title chances but also City's, when he should know that Jose, if anything, was trolling or trying to rile up oppositions. Pellegrini basically took the bait a tad too easily. sodasys, Rmpr, The Mak and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanSnake 1,211 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Maybe so. We may have spent loads of money but that is one way of looking at it. Look at the players and their age, despite being quality, we got and compared that to City. Either way, it's hilarious that he has reacted to Mourinho's comments, not just on our title chances but also City's, when he should know that Jose, if anything, was trolling or trying to rile up oppositions. Pellegrini basically took the bait a tad too easily.The master bested the wannabe students Barbara, AswinR and didierforever 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Maybe so. We may have spent loads of money but that is one way of looking at it. Look at the players and their age, despite being quality, we got and compared that to City. Either way, it's hilarious that he has reacted to Mourinho's comments, not just on our title chances but also City's, when he should know that Jose, if anything, was trolling or trying to rile up oppositions. Pellegrini basically took the bait a tad too easily.I know that, but he is indeed right when he says it is very convenient for Mourinho to use the "tiny horse" analogy!Not that Jose is taking the wrong approach (to the contrary), but still, it isnt like Pellegrini went on a crazy Wenger rant or anything like that... Jase 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! James W Clark 28 Posted February 7, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted February 7, 2014 Mourinho has made Pellegrini his bitch. AswinR, Viper22, didierforever and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 I know that, but he is indeed right when he says it is very convenient for Mourinho to use the "tiny horse" analogy!Not that Jose is taking the wrong approach (to the contrary), but still, it isnt like Pellegrini went on a crazy Wenger rant or anything like that...Better than this rant I suppose... Rmpr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 No manager can TROLL like Jose didierforever, Rmpr, The_Flash and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho praises new signings and looks forward to welcoming Didier Drogba back to Stamford Bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 And now Pellegrini is at it too with the mind games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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