The Mourinho Thread

[LDN Blue 7,903]

But complaining about our defense this season? Saying we should buy other players? Are you forgetting we only conceded 14 goals in 19 matches and had the best defense in the first half of the league. The defense just had a very poor game, end of. I'm glad the boys showed so much spirit and still went for point when the game was 4-1 or 5-2. Hazard in particular was magnificent. And we're still (joined) top of the league, with City having harder away games coming up.

To be fair, we've only conceded one less goal than United who are meant to have the worst defence in the league lmao.

[Liquidator 5,176]

I hear Neil Warnock is available

[LDN Blue 7,903]

City may have harder away game but we've been iffy away this month away.Sod them need to win our games n not ever repeat this performance

Yeah this ^. To be fair, City have surprised me quite a bit.. They haven't dropped as many points as they usually do, which means we haven't had to room to make mistakes that City themselves used to get away with.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I hear Neil Warnock is available

It's not too late to get Pardew in, contracts are yet to be signed

[Barbara 15,149]

It does contain a sliver of truth to it though, as much as I didn't want to say it, but it is what it is . That's the only thing that makes sense to me. Add that to the fact that he's done it before in the past. He clearly has his favourites, sometimes to the determent of the team.

please, with all due respect to you, that's BS.

Sorry. Diego Costa has been one of our best players this season. I'm not saying Mourinho shouldn't use Remy more or something, but this Mendes convo is just BS and unnecessary conspiracy talking

He has the players he trusts, likes, protects, favorites, or whatever. It has fucking nothing to do with their agent. He wouldn't have won so many things if he was influenced by it

[Fernando 6,585]

To be fair, we've only conceded one less goal than United who are meant to have the worst defence in the league lmao.

I think today downfall had a lot to do with Matic not being his usual.

A sub-par Matic exposed our weak link in the defense.

Thus I'm glad this happen now in the January transfer window so to see if we can buy anything.

[Barbara 15,149]

I think today downfall had a lot to do with Matic not being his usual.

A sub-par Matic exposed our weak link in the defense.

absolutely

I called the Matic poor appearance somewhere in the middle of the first half, we were still winning 1x0

We have a poor defender on Cahill, that overachieved last season in a system that protected the heck out of him (his penalty today was ridiculous, the tackle horrible off timing), and Ivanovic has been terrible. I don't have complaints about Terry, but he IS slow. So if Matic - who's been really tired and needs to be rested asap - is having a day off, then it exposes our frail defense.

José should have Zouma play though. He may make the same mistakes as Cahill, but I think he wouldn't make as many.

José has been taking the first team thing farther than necessary because most of our substitutes are out of form, but Zouma ain't one of them.

[The Chels 2,502]

I think today downfall had a lot to do with Matic not being his usual.

A sub-par Matic exposed our weak link in the defense.

Thus I'm glad this happen now in the January transfer window so to see if we can buy anything.

When Matic performs poorly it means our defenders have to defend for themselves, which they are completely incapable of doing (except Azpi but even he got skimmed a few times).

[LDN Blue 7,903]

I think today downfall had a lot to do with Matic not being his usual.

A sub-par Matic exposed our weak link in the defense.

Thus I'm glad this happen now in the January transfer window so to see if we can buy anything.

Yeah. It's a problem I think we've known about for a while, the cover of when Matic isn't available. The job he does is quite tiring, so 3 games in a week will definitely take its toll on his body. I imagine that he'll be rested vs Watford, but there's enough talent that could be available on the market.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

please, with all due respect to you, that's BS.

Sorry. Diego Costa has been one of our best players this season. I'm not saying Mourinho shouldn't use Remy more or something, but this Mendes convo is just BS and unnecessary conspiracy talking

He has the players he trusts, likes, protects, favorites, or whatever. It has fucking nothing to do with their agent. He wouldn't have won so many things if he was influenced by it

Yes, he has, BUT. Replace Willian for Remy. When Costa isn't playing well, replace him. Give Remy minutes to prove what a good player he is.That's the point. Those things aren't mutually exclusive, both players can be great, and that's why we were excited when we signed both Remy and Costa. One of them isn't getting a fair chance to prove himself.

You might think he won't do something like that, but I personally believe he does. Nothing to get upset about, Barbara.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

When Matic performs poorly it means our defenders have to defend for themselves, which they are completely incapable of doing.

2/4 anyway lol. I think the reason Mourinho keeps Azpilicueta at LB is because Hazard's defensive burdens aren't as big as Willian's.. Thus he feels he needs to reinforce that left-hand side. I wonder if it would be different if Mourinho placed Hazard on the right of midfield.

[Barbara 15,149]

Yes, he has, BUT. Replace Willian for Remy. When Costa isn't playing well, replace him. Give Remy minutes to prove what a good player he is.That's the point. Those things aren't mutually exclusive, both players can be great, and that's why we were excited when we signed both Remy and Costa. One of them isn't getting a fair chance to prove himself.

You might think he won't do something like that, but I personally believe he does. Nothing to get upset about, Barbara.

You didn't understand... I'm not saying Remy shouldn't be played more, he probably should, what I'm saying is that it's completely nonsense from you to write, and I quote 'Mourinho doesn't want Remy to outshine his agent's (Jorge Mendes) striker, Diego Costa, or even compete with him'

That's a ridiculous comment all day and night long. Compete? Outshine? Come on, Remy may deserve more chances, but there's no way in hell he's the level you're making him out to be and even worse, saying José won't play him so Mendes' player still has the spotlight. Even if there was the ill intent in Mourinho's heart - which I assure there isn't - what gain does Mendes have now? Chelsea WONT sell Costa, there's nothing there for Mendes and really, you should be ashamed of implying Mourinho would do such a thing. That's unethical, wrong, unprofessional, nearly a fraud.

If that's what you think your manager is capable of I'd respect your comment much more if you asked him to be sacked. If you believe a manager is withholding a player so another player gets the spotlight because of who his manager is and what shared interest they have, you should ask for this manager to be sacked, simple as that.

He has a favorite system, has always had, it has nothing to do with who the agent is. I'm not upset, it's secondhand embarrassment to have one of our fans to think as ill of our manager.

[LAM09 7,043]

Mourinho needs to learn to use an ENTIRE squad.

[MrBlueGuy 1,552]

You didn't understand... I'm not saying Remy shouldn't be played more, he probably should, what I'm saying is that it's completely nonsense from you to write, and I quote 'Mourinho doesn't want Remy to outshine his agent's (Jorge Mendes) striker, Diego Costa, or even compete with him'

That's a ridiculous comment all day and night long. Compete? Outshine? Come on, Remy may deserve more chances, but there's no way in hell he's the level you're making him out to be and even worse, saying José won't play him so Mendes' player still has the spotlight. Even if there was the ill intent in Mourinho's heart - which I assure there isn't - what gain does Mendes have now? Chelsea WONT sell Costa, there's nothing there for Mendes and really, you should be ashamed of implying Mourinho would do such a thing. That's unethical, wrong, unprofessional, nearly a fraud.

If that's what you think your manager is capable off I'd respect your comment much more if you asked him to be sacked. If you believe a manager is withholding a player so another player gets the spotlight because of who his manager is and what shared interest they have, you should ask for this manager to be sacked, simple as that.

Tbf there is some truth in the Mendes-Mou and players connection thing. I remember reading the book by some Spanish Mou hater who talked about how Mou wanted to sign Hugo Ameida(spelling) for Madrid in 10-11 as backup striker just because of their connection with Mendes. Also how he hated Pedro Leon for something similar.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

You didn't understand... I'm not saying Remy shouldn't be played more, he probably should, what I'm saying is that it's completely nonsense from you to write, and I quote 'Mourinho doesn't want Remy to outshine his agent's (Jorge Mendes) striker, Diego Costa, or even compete with him'

That's a ridiculous comment all day and night long. Compete? Outshine? Come on, Remy may deserve more chances, but there's no way in hell he's the level you're making him out to be and even worse, saying José won't play him so Mendes' player still has the spotlight. Even if there was the ill intent in Mourinho's heart - which I assure there isn't - what gain does Mendes have now? Chelsea WONT sell Costa, there's nothing there for Mendes and really, you should be ashamed of implying Mourinho would do such a thing. That's unethical, wrong, unprofessional, nearly a fraud.

The difference between us on this matter is you think Mourinho can't ever do something like that, you even assure yourself. That's very fair, because we normally agree on a lot of stuff, but I happen to disagree with you on just this one thing.