The Mourinho Thread

[The Rising Sun 709]

Out of the top 30 point scorers in FPL last season, 5 were from Chelsea.

There were 4 defenders in there and Hazard.

That stat pretty much told Jose that he needs more ball players and finishers in our team.

Next season i expect to have at least 7 out of 30 Chelsea players on that list, with Fabregas and Costa joining in.

However, in order to win the premier league oscar will have to get in that top 30 as well, as otherwise he simply is not good enough for the first team no 10/winger.

Im not saying oscar must score sooo many goals. Im simply saying he must accumulate points, whether there are more assists than goals or the other way around, dont care.

The top 30 performers list doesnt have him on it currently.

Jose will have the option though to shift him in a more Pirlo-esque role where he can dictate the play and Fabregas can do the attacking and scoring bit, as he has been doing with Barca. That will suit Oscar and take alot of pressure off him while giving fabregas the ability to be deadly i areas where oscar has failed to in the last 18 months.

[bababoom 4,478]

Hopefully we'll continue our 'high pressing' next season, we scrapped it during the mid point of the season and instead sat back and tried to counter. Mourinho did say a few weeks back that we're going to play better football, so i'd expect it to return. The game at home against Liverpool was the best example, in the first half especially we were unbelievable i thought.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Jose Works.

Meanwhile, Wenger:

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Jose Works.

Meanwhile, Wenger:

He's called the 'white Flo-Rida' now.

[LAB 1,030]

http://en.protothema.gr/mourinho-with-his-family-in-the-greek-island-of-mykonos/

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

[Fernando 6,491]

Hopefully we'll continue our 'high pressing' next season, we scrapped it during the mid point of the season and instead sat back and tried to counter. Mourinho did say a few weeks back that we're going to play better football, so i'd expect it to return. The game at home against Liverpool was the best example, in the first half especially we were unbelievable i thought.

Well yeah, I remember writing about something like this before.

That people saying that Mourinho futbol is boring, park the bus and all that stuff.

But I said it was a team of two halves.

When Mourinho first came he did tried to implement a nice attacking style, but he had to scrap it after the lose against Sunderland in the Capital One Cup.

After that game we became more defensive and counter attacking team.

Ironically, this is when Oscar fell of the map and we sucked ass breaking down teams.

However as Mourinho stated and I agree with him, we had to change because we was not ready to play like that. It could have jeopardize our chances to get into the CL, which at that time was far more important then the tittle.

I think with how Mourinho managed the team and how the whole season went its fair to say that in the new season we will go back to plan A. The high pressing game and better futbol.

I don't think for a man like himself he will be content with another season like he just had.

[Term-X 7,891]

Can't see Willian taking a penalty under Mourinho, you can practise them over and over in training, but not with the same pressure.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Can't see Willian taking a penalty under Mourinho, you can practise them over and over in training, but not with the same pressure.

He would've been absolutely devastated if Brazil had gone on to lose. Poor lad looked shattered after the miss.

[robsblubot 3,545]

It was a very poor PK and he did not look confident at the same - surprised he took it.

I've kicked a penalty in the very same way in college (final of the tourney actually ) it's about planting the other foot too close to the football, so you can't really hit it square. Ronaldo for example keeps hsi feet very much apart all the way from the start of the run (for FKs and PKs).

@fernando, yup jose had to play more defensively to shut the floodgates... All players had to do a bit more defensively and something's gotta give. Our CMs were not good enough - better once Matic joined, but still lacking.

I think it's still goind to be difficult to to change the style of play wit hthe current crop of players though; how deep the D line likes to play, etc.

[Liquidator 5,176]

Sack him.

Agreed. I hear Paul Jewell is currently out of a job

[Tomo 21,733]

Agreed. I hear Paul Jewell is currently out of a job

does he like playing 1_2s and triangles?

[Henrique 9,133]

After the season is over, and after this WC, I understand Mourinho's tactics last season.

He is a winner, and he needed that pragmatic approach to win with that squad. He will never start a season thinking about winning the next one.

Our squad is not good enough. Simple. From defense to attack. Our defense: Cahill and Azi. Midfield: Hazard, Oscar, William, Hazard, Schurle; Attack: Torres, Etoo.

All of those players are overrated. Those players are not winners. They lack the leadership mentality. They might be great in the future, but they are not great yet. Even Hazard is not even close of being as good as the hype in this forum suggests, he is not a player carrying the team on his shoulders, he is part of the mediocrity.

Terry, Ivanovic, Cole, Cech and Luiz, who left, were the only players with winning mentality in this squad. Players like Fabregas and Costa, even tough I'm not a big fan of both, will only improve the team's mentality. This is the kind of player is needed, the team is full of "promising" players, but we need more than a u23 squad to be a winner team, and there is no better manager in the world to build a winner team than Mourinho.

[Blue Gino 377]

After the season is over, and after this WC, I understand Mourinho's tactics last season.

He is a winner, and he needed that pragmatic approach to win with that squad. He will never start a season thinking about winning the next one.

Our squad is not good enough. Simple. From defense to attack. Our defense: Cahill and Azi. Midfield: Hazard, Oscar, William, Hazard, Schurle; Attack: Torres, Etoo.

All of those players are overrated. Those players are not winners. They lack the leadership mentality. They might be great in the future, but they are not great yet. Even Hazard is not even close of being as good as the hype in this forum suggests, he is not a player carrying the team on his shoulders, he is part of the mediocrity.

Terry, Ivanovic, Cole, Cech and Luiz, who left, were the only players with winning mentality in this squad. Players like Fabregas and Costa, even tough I'm not a big fan of both, will only improve the team's mentality. This is the kind of player is needed, the team is full of "promising" players, but we need more than a u23 squad to be a winner team, and there is no better manager in the world to build a winner team than Mourinho.

One major problem is FFP, and Jose just can't go out there and get a bunch of super stars anymore, especially with the ridiculous transfer clauses out there.

[Henrique 9,133]

One major problem is FFP, and Jose just can't go out there and get a bunch of super stars anymore, especially with the ridiculous transfer clauses out there.

I disagree, because we keep paying ridiculous prices for certain players.

[Belgiannutt 3,201]

After the season is over, and after this WC, I understand Mourinho's tactics last season.

He is a winner, and he needed that pragmatic approach to win with that squad. He will never start a season thinking about winning the next one.

True. I think he even said that to Chelsea tv ? That he was considering moving away from the intended approach and wanted to move to a more pragmatic approach as he feared we otherwise wouldn't make CL football. Think it was after we conceded 3 goals against Sunderland but not sure.

Our squad is not good enough. Simple. From defense to attack. Our defense: Cahill and Azi. Midfield: Hazard, Oscar, William, Hazard, Schurle; Attack: Torres, Etoo.

All of those players are overrated. Those players are not winners. They lack the leadership mentality. They might be great in the future, but they are not great yet.

If we get Costa and Luis i disagree. Last season we were struggling on a couple of positions due to a lack of quality. Striker, midfield, left back but with the transfers of Matic, Fabregas (Costa and Luis) we've solved that.

The players you mentioned are young and a bit inexperienced but saying they aren't winners is extremely harsh. They lack experience at the highest level yes but there is only one way you gain experience.

You don't need 11 leaders in the team. 2 or 3 will do. You just need to make sure they're all focused on reaching the same goal.

Even Hazard is not even close of being as good as the hype in this forum suggests, he is not a player carrying the team on his shoulders, he is part of the mediocrity.

No Hazard hasn't carried this team for the entire season but there have definitely been periods and moments last season where he did carry this team.

Yes he needs to do it more and be more consistent this season. No one is arguing that but part of the mediocrity? Come on now.

Terry, Ivanovic, Cole, Cech and Luiz, who left, were the only players with winning mentality in this squad. Players like Fabregas and Costa, even tough I'm not a big fan of both, will only improve the team's mentality. This is the kind of player is needed, the team is full of "promising" players, but we need more than a u23 squad to be a winner team, and there is no better manager in the world to build a winner team than Mourinho.

I really think you mean experience instead off "winning mentality". Yes it's pretty clear, especially with our choice at left back (Luis), that Mourinho is looking to add more experience to the team instead of young potential.

Honestly i agree with your main point that we need(ed) more experience in the team but why do you always have to be so negative about our current players.

A lot of the players you mentioned so negatively are gonna be part of that new core that is going to have to drive this team to succes for the next decade.

[Jase 43,479]

After the season is over, and after this WC, I understand Mourinho's tactics last season.

He is a winner, and he needed that pragmatic approach to win with that squad. He will never start a season thinking about winning the next one.

Our squad is not good enough. Simple. From defense to attack. Our defense: Cahill and Azi. Midfield: Hazard, Oscar, William, Hazard, Schurle; Attack: Torres, Etoo.

All of those players are overrated. Those players are not winners. They lack the leadership mentality. They might be great in the future, but they are not great yet. Even Hazard is not even close of being as good as the hype in this forum suggests, he is not a player carrying the team on his shoulders, he is part of the mediocrity.

Terry, Ivanovic, Cole, Cech and Luiz, who left, were the only players with winning mentality in this squad. Players like Fabregas and Costa, even tough I'm not a big fan of both, will only improve the team's mentality. This is the kind of player is needed, the team is full of "promising" players, but we need more than a u23 squad to be a winner team, and there is no better manager in the world to build a winner team than Mourinho.

This feels such an un-Henrique post.

[Hamilton 2,120]

Is read that we have to take ffp in to count, why do we have to do that and teams like man u and real can throw with money? How do they do that?