The Mourinho Thread

[The_Flash 1,144]

We won practically all the big league games last year, beat City, Liverpool, Man Utd, Tottenham, if we can just continue to take it game by game and not be affected by who the opposition is, its just a game, just a team, and we just need to win.

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

He spoke about a wide range of topics and that's the thing you picked up on?!

Because everything what he told here, he already said a couple of times ? At least I didn't learn anything new.

Nice interview but for Mourinho fanatics it's disappointing. That's my feelings. But once again he reiterated that "the most important thing about player is talent" Everyone should learn that it's difficult to talk about Mourinho type of players. They certainly have to be quality. So I believe he doesn't accept some of current players and he's going to replace them.

Needs to get better at being not so negative in bigger games.

Because it's always predictable how we set up.

When he can start surprising us then he indeed will have gotten better.

Right now he's just a shadow of his former self. Nothing more nothing less.

When journalists speak with him one-on-one they have an opportunity to speak with calm Jose without big possibility of being dumped when certain question is asked. I would love if someone would take that opportunity and said "Ok Jose, but why you're so negative in the big games, huh ?" "Why are you so afraid to lose ?"

[Fernando 6,743]

Because everything what he told here, he already said a couple of times ? At least I didn't learn anything new.

Nice interview but for Mourinho fanatics it's disappointing. That's my feelings. But once again he reiterated that "the most important thing about player is talent" Everyone should learn that it's difficult to talk about Mourinho type of players. They certainly have to be quality. So I believe he doesn't accept some of current players and he's going to replace them.

When journalists speak with him one-on-one they have an opportunity to speak with calm Jose without big possibility of being dumped when certain question is asked. I would love if someone would take that opportunity and said "Ok Jose, but why you're so negative in the big games, huh ?" "Why are you so afraid to lose ?"

What makes me more bad about journalist is the question they ask after a game.

instead of tactics they want to discuss controversy.

I want to know what he was thinking in playing Oscar in this role, or willian in this role, etc etc etc. Instead we get if it was penalty....

Stupid question most of the times these journos ask.

[Jase 43,479]

Because everything what he told here, he already said a couple of times ? At least I didn't learn anything new.

Like moaning about Mourinho's flaws hasn't been done before...

[tiby2979 175]

When journalists speak with him one-on-one they have an opportunity to speak with calm Jose without big possibility of being dumped when certain question is asked. I would love if someone would take that opportunity and said "Ok Jose, but why you're so negative in the big games, huh ?" "Why are you so afraid to lose ?"

And maybe he should answer: "Because with this way i have won 21 titles in 15 years and because i work for a club known to dismiss their coaches."

[illmatic 901]

'I have a problem. I'm getting better at everything'

Hahahaha. Fucking boss.

[xPetrCechx 13,598]

'I have a problem. I'm getting better at everything'

Hahahaha. Fucking boss.

From?

[tiby2979 175]

From?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/managers/jose-mourinho/11519921/Jose-Mourinho-I-have-a-problem.-Im-getting-better-at-everything.html

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

Instead we get if it was penalty....

Or "What do you think of Sterling interview ?", "Any comment on Pardew head-butting the player ?" "Why do think David Moyes was sacked"

and classic

"Who do you want to win the Premier League, Manchester City or Liverpool ? A lot of neutrals want Liverpool because of the anniversary of Hillsborough ..."

[xPetrCechx 13,598]

José Mourinho's 10 best put-downs

*** 'I have a problem. I’m getting better at everything'

*** "I think he is one of these people who is a voyeur. He likes to watch other people. There are some guys who, when they are at home, have a big telescope to see what happens in other families. He speaks, speaks, speaks about Chelsea."

(Perhaps Mourinho's most famous and persistent victim, the Arsenal boss received this acidic insult in October 2005 after questioning whether champions Chelsea had lost "the big belief" after a poor run.)

*** "How do you say cheating in Catalan? Can Messi be suspended for acting? Barcelona is a cultural city with many great theatres and this boy has learned very well. He's learned play-acting."

(Mourinho was left incensed after Asier del Horno's dismissal (and Messi's role in it) helped Barcelona defeat Chelsea 2-1 in the 2005/6 Champions League Round of 16 first leg at Stamford Bridge. The 18-year-old Messi's response? "I don't do theatre. I don't attach any importance to that because we know what he's like, that he likes talking, he likes to say things and heat up the atmosphere.")

*** "Guardiola is a fantastic coach but I have won two Champions Leagues. He has won [only] one Champions League and that is one that would embarrass me. I would be ashamed to have won it with the scandal of Stamford Bridge and if he wins it this year it will be with the scandal of the Bernabéu. I hope one day Guardiola has the chance of winning a proper Champions League, a brilliant, clean championship with no scandal."

(In April 2011, Mourinho's Real Madrid and Guardiola's Barcelona faced off four times in 18 days. After a 2-0 Barcelona victory at the Bernabéu in the Champions League semi-final first leg, Mourinho cracked. He accused UEFA of plotting to ensure Barcelona made the final and tried to belittle the achievements of his adversary.)

*** "Sometimes you see beautiful people with no brains. Sometimes you have ugly people who are intelligent, like scientists. Our pitch is a bit like that. From the top it's a disgrace but the ball rolls at normal speed."

(In 2006, playing at Stamford Bridge was a bit like a visit to the beach. We're not sure José was too fussed, however.)

*** "I am no longer Chelsea coach, and I do not have to defend them any more, but I think it is correct if I say Drogba is a diver. Drogba, Ronaldo, Torres and Van Persie are the divers. Who dives more? Who has won more penalties in recent years? But English football is the one that criticises the divers the most."

(Famous for his fierce loyalty to his players, Mourinho proved that isn't the case once he's in a new gig. His talismanic no11 wasn't safe once he was installed as Inter boss in 2008.)

*** "I thought he was going to thank me for the title I gave him. Ask all the Inter fans what they think of me and him."

(It's probably safe to assume Mourinho nor his great chum Sir Alex Ferguson are particular admirers of the Spaniard's work. After Benítez had steered Inter to glory in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, Mourinho was quick to praise, well, himself. Mourinho, of course, had led Inter to an unprecedented Italian treble the season before Benítez inherited his squad.)

*** “Ranieri? I guess he’s right with what he said I am very demanding of myself and I have to win to be sure of things. This is why I have won so many trophies in my career. Ranieri on the other hand has the mentality of someone who doesn’t need to win. He is almost 70 years old. He has won a Supercup and another small trophy and he is too old to change his mentality. He’s old and he hasn’t won anything. I studied Italian five hours a day for many months to ensure I could communicate with the players, media and fans. Ranieri had been in England for five years and still struggled to say ‘good morning’ and ‘good afternoon.'"

(Fun fact: former Chelsea Claudio Ranieri was 56-years-old when Mourinho took him to town in 2008. Then in charge at Juventus, Ranieri had said: “I am not like Mourinho, I don’t have to win things to be sure of myself,” in a press conference after a 3-0 defeat to Hamburg, prompting this remarkable tirade)

*** "You may as well put a cow in the middle of the pitch. And then stop the game because there was a cow. You cannot do just anything in football. You have to defend with your 10 men, put the 10 men on the goal line, park the bus, but football needs a ball. Not two or zero. Do what you can to win but not everything. Sometimes there were zero balls and that cuts the dynamic of the team who is trying to win the game."

(Back in October 2014, everyone was getting rather excited about Chelsea going the whole Premier League season unbeaten. Until they pitched up at St James' Park at were promptly beaten 2-1.)

*** “Many coaches have won it more than once but there is only one club that was leading 3-0 in the final and managed to lose it. [sir Alex] Ferguson has also won it twice. He is 68 and we’ll see how many I have bagged in 23 years.”

(Like a particularly jealous boyfriend, it seems Mourinho isn't fond of anyone else who gets to go out with Chelsea. Carlo Ancelotti - who later had the temerity to get into bed with another Mourinho employer in Madrid - said Mourinho "lacked respect" after the Special One's stormed the pitch in an Inter-Sampdoria match in 2009. Mourinho countered with this beautifully barbed reference to Milan's 2005 Ancelotti-helmed Champions League final collapse against Liverpool.)

*** "I was manager for the first time in 2000 but, before that, I was assistant in big clubs and with big managers and coaching the best players in the world, so I was 30 and I was coaching Ronaldo, not this one [Cristiano], the real one, the Brazilian Ronaldo."

(Ahead of the wonderfully spurious International Champions Cup final in August 2013, Mourinho was asked about working with world class players. Newly returned at Chelsea after his acrimonious departure from Real Madrid, he struck this little dig at his former star.)

[xPetrCechx 13,598]

Exclusive interview: The Chelsea manager talks religion, 'fearing nothing' and Machiavelli. Plus, he finally reveals the one thing he and title rival Arsene Wenger actually agree on

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/managers/jose-mourinho/11519921/Jose-Mourinho-I-have-a-problem.-Im-getting-better-at-everything.html

*Warning: Very Very Very Long

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

He spoke about a wide range of topics and that's the thing you picked up on?!

Like Jose said himself in this interview: "Every football fan, he says with a weary shake of the head, is a manager".

[illmatic 901]

I have seen that Mourinho put Ozil in his favorite XI. I Totally sure that if Mourinho can, he would bring Ozil here, and I don't know If I'm the only, but I too would do this. Ozil is the perfect CAM for Mou style.

[The Chels 2,502]

I have seen that Mourinho put Ozil in his favorite XI. I Totally sure that if Mourinho can, he would bring Ozil here, and I don't know If I'm the only, but I too would do this. Ozil is the perfect CAM for Mou style.

It's the Telegraph who chose that team rather than Mourinho himself.

[illmatic 901]

It's the Telegraph who chose that team rather than Mourinho himself.

Really? I Don't saw the original article, but in another sports news pages, I readed that is the XI chosen by him.

[The Chels 2,502]

Really? I Don't saw the original article, but in another sports news pages, I readed that is the XI chosen by him.

Yep, here's the original piece: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/managers/jose-mourinho/11524168/Jose-Mourinhos-all-time-XI-in-pictures.html

It was misinterpreted on social media as being Mourinho's chosen 11.

[iseah100 5,612]

What a fucking XI that is.

[DH1988 1,356]

Unsure how Ramos gets in there but otherwise, what a squad.

[DYC. 7,542]

"I think,” the Chelsea manager José Mourinho says, “I have a problem, which is I’m getting better at everything related to my job since I started. There has been evolution in many different areas – the way I read the game; the way I prepare the game; the way I train; the methodology..."

Is there a video in which he says this?

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Is there a video in which he says this?

It was in his interview with the Telegraph, there's no video. His comments are a stone cold lie anyway. Just Mourinho sucking his own dick as he usually does.