The Mourinho Thread

[Tomo 21,751]

Remember at the start off the season there were post's about how Mou would favour all his old boys?

Well so far he sold Essien after barely playing him, dropped Cole and put a makeshift RB in his place and since Matic has signed Lamps has seen his fair share off benchtime also. He might even swap Cech for Courtois in the summer. Next season it's quite possible that JT will be the only player from the first coming playing regularly.

Mourinho doesn't do sentiments, Carvalho found that out at Real, Essien and Cole have this season and Cech could be next.

[Jase 43,479]

World Cup - Jose Mourinho signs for Yahoo

Mourinho's Tumblr account - http://mourinhoforyahoo.tumblr.com/.

[Jase 43,479]

VERY SPECIAL CPO FUNDRAISING EVENING ANNOUNCED

The event is later tonight with Mourinho as the special guest.

[Amblève. 4,995]

World Cup - Jose Mourinho signs for Yahoo

Mourinho's Tumblr account - http://mourinhoforyahoo.tumblr.com/.

Lol, I got an email about this from Yahoo today.

[Jase 43,479]

http://www.chelseafc.com/chelsea-pitch-owners-news/article/3700553/title/the-special-interview

Guest of honour José Mourinho granted CPO director and Chelsea FC author Rick Glanvill an exclusive interview in the programme for tonight's 'One Special Evening' fundraising dinner. He talked about his decision to return, why the club deserved to win the 2012 Champions League final, and the love and loyalty of Blues fans. Here it is in full.

Rick Glanvill: What's your response to those in football who say 'Never go back'?

José Mourinho: I have always thought this was a stupid phrase, but of course it depends - I would never go back where I was not happy. I think exactly the opposite. Is it a risk in respect of what happened before, people can forget, if things don't go in the same direction? Is that a risk? Maybe.

But I don't think that's the Chelsea people's culture. I always felt that Chelsea people were very connected with the ones that did something for the club in the past. I felt that so many times with players even coming to play at Stamford Bridge with a different shirt than our shirt, and the people treat them like they still belong to them. So I don't feel that risk and at the same time I think I'm going to succeed, because what was proposed to me was not to come here, to click the fingers and to win straight away - we know that that's not the way to do it, especially this time, because this time the profile of the players and squad is different from when I came here in 2004.

So I'm sure I'm going to succeed because I believe in the work, I believe in the club, I believe in the players, I believe in the global project. I believe in the club knowing that every transfer window we have to do good things to make the team better and better. So I think from me it was a very good decision to return.

RG: When you first walked out at Stamford Bridge the second time, it looked like you were keeping emotions in check. What did it feel like to be back?

JM: You know, I took my family to the game - which I never do, only my son goes, never my daughter, never my wife - and they went because I want them to understand why I wanted to come back. Because you know my son was very young in my first period here, so I want to take them because they will understand immediately why I wanted so much to come back, and they got exactly the feeling what the club means for me, I mean for the club and also the atmosphere of a Premier League match. Not just around the pitch but also outside, walking around in the street before and after the game.

I brought them for exactly that feeling. I was expecting something like the response there was, because I was here when players came back to play against Chelsea, I came back to manage against Chelsea with Inter, so I could imagine that to be back and go to Chelsea dugout would be something special, and it was.

RG: The team's changed; how have you changed as a manager since you've been away?

JM: You know, big experiences. Two years of Italy, three years of Spain: it's like finishing not just university but also your masters and PhD. I did everything in every country, always a big club in a big football country, always ambitions to win titles, always great players, always great opponents and big clubs as opponents in the domestic league.

So I learnt a lot and experiences make me better. More than 100 matches in the Champions League, I don't know how many in leagues. So I come with a bigger catalogue of experiences. But I think my experience is bigger in the sense of the profile. I always try to have a career project, in the sense that here the first time, I never thought I would be at Chelsea for the rest of my career. When I went to Italy I went because I wanted to work in Italy, to feel the Italian league, the Italian philosophy of football and to compete against them.

After that I wanted to go to Spain. I want to go there not because my opponent will be the best team in the world - I don't care - but because I have a next project for my career. I will think about the next project when one day Chelsea thinks differently. But I don't think about that now, this time at Chelsea is a completely different profile.

RG: For the first time?

JM: For the first time in my career. I'm building not just for me and for now, I'm building and thinking of staying for a very long time. So it is different, but I'm basically the same.

RG: Chelsea fans loved that phrase you used 'I return as one of them' - a Chelsea supporter. How did you watch the 2012 Champions League final?

JM: You know first of all I was in the semi-final, and Chelsea was in the other semi-final and destiny wanted that we didn't play against each other, because we lost on penalties.

RG: The Real fans wanted to play Chelsea as well?

JM: Because of Barcelona: Chelsea was playing against Barcelona. Was the same in Inter when we beat Barcelona in the semi-final - for Real is always the same feeling.

So destiny didn't want us to play against Chelsea. I could watch the final without the sad feeling of losing in the semi-finals and you know football is football, football is big, I think Chelsea had the best night of its history, with for sure not the best team of its history, because the season was really bad and poor. If it's not for that victory, Chelsea don't play Champions League in the next. I think it was justice.

RG: Football justice...

JM: Football justice, because you have a semi-final with Ranieri that, to lose against Monaco the way you did was unbelievable - good for me! Was easy for me, the final was easy for me. After that, with me, lose the semi-final with the 'ghost goal.' After that lose the semi-final on penalties, the final on penalties, and in the middle of that the scandal of the 2009 semi-final - one of the biggest scandals.

Everything together, it would have been a disaster if Chelsea doesn't get a Champions League trophy, especially for this generation of players. Although obviously they were a much better team in their years before; the team that played the final in Moscow was incomparably better than the 2012 team.

RG: Where did you watch it?

JM: At home with my family. Everything was perfect, that the last touch to give them the cup was Didier's - could only be Didier, Frank or John, could only one of them - and Petr made the saves as well. So I think was not the best game, was not the best performance but the holy grail came finally, and that's history, so they made history.

RG: You joked about becoming a pundit on UK TV to support Chelsea. Which of the players would make the best analyst?

JM: You know I think it's not a difficult job when you were somebody who belonged to the game, who has been on the pitch, it is not difficult. It's something nice. It's the same thing as being at home watching the game with friends, something natural. After that it's just important to try and find the balance between your heart and the reality. So, one of our former players with passion for the game who likes to analyse.

RG: Would you have difficulty being balanced about Chelsea?

JM: You know, I think you need to do that kind of job with a bit of balance, if not, you become the same level as those that we don't like. But I think it's normal because even as a manager sometimes you have to be honest. After Man City I said the best team won. I was not going around for half an hour saying we didn't deserve to lose. Even as a manager I try to be honest. 'We didn't deserve to lose, we didn't play well, this match the referee was not good, but was not because of the referee that we lost the game. This match the referee had a real influence in the result...'

RG: How important was London in your decision to return?

JM: Not London, my family. I don't see things in this perspective. So we try to be together the maximum we can. If, in a few years' time, they have their own lives, it might be different, but the maximum of the time we need to be together. So if the kids still need us to be together we are together.

So London is the kind of city that can give us that opportunity, because as a club and in football it has the dimension I want, it has conditions for my kids to study, for my wife to enjoy her very calm and reduced social life. So London is fantastic, but it was not about London, more about Chelsea and family; London comes second to it.

RG: You made some very accurate predictions when you first came to Chelsea. Are you prepared to make any now for the next few years?

JM: My prediction is that we win the next match, because this is always my prediction. I never go to a match without that feeling.

RG: What is the bond you have with the fans at Stamford Bridge?

JM: They are loyal, not the kind of crazy, noisy supporter. They are loyal to managers. When I come to Stamford Bridge to watch Chelsea v Monaco, and there were already lots of rumours that I would be next Chelsea manager, I was walking in front of the Chelsea hotel, going to the stand to get my ticket, and two people came to me and were telling me, not in an aggressive way, 'We don't want you here, we love Ranieri.' And my assistant said to me, 'We've got big problems.'

I said, 'No, the fans are good, they support their manager and probably one day it will happen the same with us.' They are loyal with their manager. I think it must be an extreme situation of bad results and bad feelings, no empathy, to have different situations.

We also have lots of examples of players not performing and players who have difficulty to adapt. I remember Mateja Kezman, who scored his first goal in December here against Newcastle from a penalty. The result was already decided, 3- or 4-0, and he scores his first league goal and Stamford Bridge celebrated like it was the Champions League final! They always support the guy. He was not scoring goals, having a hard time to adapt to English football, but he was always fighting like an animal and the people appreciate that kind of situation.

They support the manager, support the players, they are very loyal. I think they have a big pride in their club a big, big pride. Especially in big matches they have a quiet profile, but what is in their heart I don't think is different to other noisy places, I just think it's a different profile. Away support is completely different. Away we always feel a different profile, but to be fair it is not a problem for me the Stamford Bridge atmosphere, because I know they love us.

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

[1chelsea 864]

http://www.chelseafc.com/chelsea-pitch-owners-news/article/3700553/title/the-special-interview

Like a Boss, That's a Boss

[quickpassnmove 924]

if the release clause on Varane's contract is as reported, it would be nice to see him come to Chelsea. With Zouma and Varane, along with Terry, Cahill, and Ivanovic as backup CB/RB, Azpi on RB/LB, Shaw as LB, Wallace as an option, Chelsea would be set in defense for a while. Just need the center midfielders and a top striker then.

[Jase 43,479]

Well, he looks to be in a better mood this week...

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1fac8i_mourinho-press-conference-before-tottenham-match_sport

[Sidzeret 2,257]

if the release clause on Varane's contract is as reported, it would be nice to see him come to Chelsea. With Zouma and Varane, along with Terry, Cahill, and Ivanovic as backup CB/RB, Azpi on RB/LB, Shaw as LB, Wallace as an option, Chelsea would be set in defense for a while. Just need the center midfielders and a top striker then.

According to Jose, he is the worlds best young defender. If there is even the slightest glimmer of hope of getting his signature, Mourinho is sure to pounce at the opportunity.

Imagine Azpi--Varane--Zouma/Kalas--Shaw as our back four in 2-3 years time. That could be the most most formidable back four in Europe( of course there is the lack of experience) This summer transfer window is going to be exciting times as a Chelsea supporter.

[Fernando 6,585]

According to Jose, he is the worlds best young defender. If there is even the slightest glimmer of hope of getting his signature, Mourinho is sure to pounce at the opportunity.

Imagine Azpi--Varane--Zouma/Kalas--Shaw as our back four in 2-3 years time. That could be the most most formidable back four in Europe( of course there is the lack of experience) This summer transfer window is going to be exciting times as a Chelsea supporter.

Would be awesome, but I don't think Real Madrid is that stupid.

What is more amazing for me, was that Varane came as a recommendation from Zidane.

I also remember that Zidane said he would sign Hazard with his eyes close a couple of seasons back.

So it seems like Zidane has a good eye for talent.

As far as managerial which is what hes training, we shall see.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Forget it. Real will never sell Varane. Their fans wax lyrical over him and Perez is a big fan. The only chance of signing him is if the player get's frustrated about a lack of game time. Ancelotti (who hardly ever trusts young players) prefers Pepe and Sergio Ramos.

[dee25 1,044]

Forget it. Real will never sell Varane. Their fans wax lyrical over him and Perez is a big fan. The only chance of signing him is if the player get's frustrated about a lack of game time. Ancelotti (who hardly ever trusts young players) prefers Pepe and Sergio Ramos.

It's unlikely but then again this is the same club that sold Ozil, Higuain, Makelele, Robben....

Still some hope!

[quickpassnmove 924]

Would be awesome, but I don't think Real Madrid is that stupid.

What is more amazing for me, was that Varane came as a recommendation from Zidane.

I also remember that Zidane said he would sign Hazard with his eyes close a couple of seasons back.

So it seems like Zidane has a good eye for talent.

As far as managerial which is what hes training, we shall see.

Zidane should probably just be an assistant and stay as an assistant/coach and do scouting. Just the impression I have on what is suitable for his personality.

[Jase 43,479]

I am the calm one: Mourinho claims he has learned to keep his cool on the sidelines

[Mufassir08 2,400]

"Objective number one (to get top four) is in our pocket. Now our second objective is top 3."

Legend

[zolayes 14,489]

I have often seen things I didnt like about Jose especially in his first stay ,, BUT he is very simplest THE BEST

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

14 games................14 games unbeaten in the league. Jose, you fucking beast.

[Drogba4ever15 47]

I just hope we don't get relegated.

Even if it is mathematically impossible.

[duo11bluecl 207]

If we win the BPL this season he will go down as one of the greatest manager in premier league history surely? Just need 1 more CL and a World Cup then best ever in football history.