The Mourinho Thread

[The Chels 2,502]

It's 8pts? Man City haven't won yet Mr Negative. How was that in any way Jose's fault? We played really quite well and with a better luck/refereeing we would have won by 3 or 4.

We didn't play well but would probably have won if it weren't for some incompetent refereeing and a moment of (understandable) madness so I don't think Jose can be blamed too much. That said the corner for the Burnley equaliser came from the same issue we repeatedly saw against PSG and which cost us a goal then too. Ivanovic dropped into the box (quite clearly a tactical instruction), Hazard was 1v1 with the Burnley winger and it went out for a corner. I just can't see the logic behind this. Sure we might have conceded the corner anyway but it would have been a lot less likely if we had doubled up on the winger. We were looking quite dodgy from set-pieces all game and without Matic (and our inability to hold onto 1-0s when under pressure) I think this tactic was far from helpful.

[Henrique 9,133]

Getting the feeling this season is getting really weird...

[Fernando 6,585]

Getting the feeling this season is getting really weird...

Yes I know what your talking about

It reminds me of the second season of Carlo when Ray was fired.

We was cruising and everything changed after that.

This Metro Paris incident can be a game changer.

Let's hope not.

[NiclasCFC 2,582]

Any post match interview yet?

[lionsden 4,689]

Also his tactics have become ridiculously predictable and repititive.

play strictly defensive in big games

Bring on drogba when we are chasing the game despite already having a similar player in costa on the pitch, a strategy that usually disrupts the balance of the team and has proven ineffective.

Bring on a defender for an attacker in the closing stages when a goal ahead.

Sit back and defend deep as a way to see out a game which usually invutes pressure and makes the players nervous and panick.

And so on and so forth

[supporter 3,088]

Jose now has the biggest challenge of his career.

Jose has a team which has played like angels at the beginning of the season.

Jose has cause a reaction in our players. They are in a state of SHOCK. Fabregas is totally disoriented. Diego Costa is obsessed with the umpires. And the team does not circulate the ball fast as they were doing at the beginning of the season.

We have one of the top three teams in the world, we have everything to win all the titles we have left, but our fuel is exhausted. Now more than ever we need the power of motivation that only has Jose.

We are playing with fire.

I trust that our stumbling today will help us to rethink our situation and begin to reverse this negative trend. This setback may be a slap in our face that makes us react.

I see our team tired, very anxious and lacking in ideas.

I think that only Jose can change this trend.

Regards to ALL.

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

Jose Mourinho would prefer not to comment on the foul on Matic. #CFC

Jose Mourinho says there were four key moments over the course of the game that were decisive. #CFC

Jose: 'Minute 69 has a big relation with minute 30. This is the story of the game.'

Jose: 'I am happy that I am not stupid. I understood everything a couple of months ago.' #CFC

Jose can't remember a run of 'non-decisions' like this that is currently happening to Chelsea. #CFC

[Henrique 9,133]

About the game today, the team was robbed.

But se cant forget it was a game against a team in the botton of the table. You cant accept that kind of pressure because the team was down to 10 men.

We cant also forget that 1-0 is never a safe result. The team barely created chances and seemed happy with the 1-0, and never really went for the 2nd goal.

Never a football from a UCL winner or even a PL winner.

[dee25 1,044]

When is he going to learn that defending isn't the best form of attack. He needs to learn and coach better time and game management to this team. sitting back deep to defend isn't going to cut it as it's a strategy that has backfired on us throughout the season. Man city for example wouldn't have retreated into their shell like a pussy if they were in a similar position. In fact they thoroughly outplayed us at the etihad with 10 men.

Then got thoroughly outplayed themselves by 10 men Utd at the Etihad. Fyi, the same City team lost a 2 goal lead against Burnley.

It's not so black and white, is it?

[Special Juan 28,141]

1-0 we think it's safe, that's the problem.

Wake the fuck up.

[Henrique 9,133]

Then got thoroughly outplayed themselves by 10 men Utd at the Etihad. Fyi, the same City team lost a 2 goal lead against Burnley.

It's not so black and white, is it?

So, City s problems should be an excuse?

[Tomo 21,751]

When is he going to learn that defending isn't the best form of attack. He needs to learn and coach better time and game management to this team. sitting back deep to defend isn't going to cut it as it's a strategy that has backfired on us throughout the season. Man city for example wouldn't have retreated into their shell like a pussy if they were in a similar position. In fact they thoroughly outplayed us at the etihad with 10 men.

Your right about City.

They were 2 up vs Burnley went for more and drew, there's no right and wrong when defending a lead.

[dee25 1,044]

So, City s problems should be an excuse?

Should they be held as an example?

[didierforever 7,349]

So jose should bring on willian when defending a 1-0 lead or should he substitute cech for courtois when chasing a game to be "unpredictable".

The amount of nonsensical dribble that is written on this forum after a poor day is just @#$@@$

I mean we were a goal up. We were denied 2 fucking stone wall penalties. Barnes should have atleast been red carded too for once his tackle on zouma and then iva.

We were a man down, defending a 1-0 lead with our only recongnised DM in the natch day squad red carded. What , in the name of lucifer, was jose supposed to do?

Keep cesc on the pitch as a DM? Play oscar as a DM? what difference would bringing remy on have made when we hardly had the ball. Our only hope was to bisect the mid and go long. Dont people remember the newcastle game.

This blame game on jose is getting beyond ridiculous now. That too from the fans of the club that he manages, the club which is atleast 5 points top of the table, final of league cup and with in an awesome position in CL.

Un fucking believable.

[Madmax 9,219]

Should they be held as an example?

They are an example when bashing Mourinho but when their failings are pointed out, it's time to shift the goalposts. This is the little game we play in The Mourinho Thread on Talkchelsea.