The Mourinho Thread

[LAM09 7,043]

Even though Hazard has performed well this season, he hasn't turned up in the CL IMO. Mourinho is right and wrong with his assessment. He is right to expect more from Hazard, but wrong to make it public.

[bushman 2,043]

Can you imagine the UK media soon? All because Jose is a dimwit.

[darrus 422]

Finally.

I wish he said it earlier. Hazard needs his attitude sorted out, and after the CL match and all these "poor me" comments especially. Mourinho seriously fucked up by not getting him back to Earth as soon as all this "I'm going to be as good as Ronaldo and Messi" started - now it looks like his habit of talking up his players at every opportunity has seriously backfired.

[bushman 2,043]

Since Jose has problems with expressing himself in English, why doesn´t he take lessons? Lessons in PR are needed too.

Why can he just say, Hazard is not very good at defending & we know he may make mistakes?

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Since Jose has problems with expressing himself in English, why doesn´t he take lessons? Lessons in PR are needed too.

Why can he just say, Hazard is not very good at defending & we know he may make mistakes?

Mourinho meant exactly what he said, and he was right.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

I can't see videos on my phone, what did he say?? I hope mou hasn't said anything he'll regret.

[Special Juan 28,091]

I can't see videos on my phone, what did he say?? I hope mou hasn't said anything he'll regret.

Jose Mourinho has hit back at Eden Hazard for criticising his tactics by claiming the Chelsea winger is 'not 100 per cent ready' to sacrifice himself for the team.

The Chelsea boss began his Friday afternoon press conference by defending the Belgian's quotes, claiming Hazard's words about Mourinho's defensive displays has been 'transformed', but Mourinho finished by saying he wasn't happy with the winger.

Mourinho said: 'I listened to the interview. The words are different than some media was bringing. His words were transformed.

'He wasn't being critical. Normally you get comments from players like him that can't resolve a problem like we had in the first goal.

'In the first leg Willian played on the left and Cole was completely protected.

'Eden is the kind of player who is not so mentally ready to look to his left back.

'If you look at Athletico's first goal, you will see where the mistake is.

'The perfect team at this level can't make this sort if mistake. Eden is not 100 percent ready to sacrifice himself for the team. I'm not happy about that.'

Speaking after Chelsea's 3-1 defeat against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, Hazard told beIN SPORTS: 'Chelsea aren't set up to play football. Chelsea are set up to counter-attack.'

The defiant 50-year-old also agreed with defender David Luiz, who claimed that Chelsea's season won't have been a bad one if the Blues fail to win the Premier League.

Mourinho added: 'I've been in the club longer than David. I arrived in 2004 he arrived after.

'I don't think it's a bad season, I think it's been a transitional season. If you compare to last season we've taken big steps.'

[bushman 2,043]

Mourinho meant exactly what he said, and he was right.

Jose is wrong to clean his dirty laundry in the public.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Jose is wrong to clean his dirty laundry in the public.

Then what was Eden for speaking in the first place. We just got beat at home,knocked out of the champions league from a winning position, and he has to field questions from a player not tracking his man questioning him. He did what any of us would do, and set the record straight.

If we are going to be really honest, then Hazard was only out there last night on name alone. I saw no reason, other than name, why he should have been out there starting over schürrle.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Basically says willian is better defensively than hazard.

Nothing to worry about then

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

Unpopular opinion =

I'm starting to get turned off by him, I'm sorry. He's changed. He's not the same guy he was in his first spell here. I'm not calling for him to be sacked, far from it, I'm not insane but he needs to relax a little and accept defeats sometimes. He needs to know he is an ambassador of this football club with every word that comes out of his mouth placed under scrutiny. The clever quotes are fun to listen to, but when you start throwing your players under the bus to deflect from criticism, then you know you have a problem. No one needs to remind Mourinho he's a great manager, but Jesus Christ, the guy needs to curb his ego. His (prepared) speech on how he feels to be going two seasons without a trophy was sad to listen to. Sometimes you wonder if he really loves the club or if he is mostly concerned with furthering the legend of "Mourinho the Special One".

[bushman 2,043]

Then what was Eden for speaking in the first place. We just got beat at home,knocked out of the champions league from a winning position, and he has to field questions from a player not tracking his man questioning him. He did what any of us would do, and set the record straight.

If we are going to be really honest, then Hazard was only out there last night on name alone. I saw no reason, other than name, why he should have been out there starting over schürrle.

Ok then. If he had no business on the pitch, I ask who put him out there? Jose, if I remember correctly. Now, he let him have it in the public? Uncalled for, in my opinion.