The Mourinho Thread

[Tomo 21,751]

What pisses me off mostly is half of these infants who deem anyone who dare criticises Joses approach a hater, probably don't even come to The Bridge and watch the games we analyse..

If it was merely critiscm none of these "infants" will care.

However there is a clear lack of respect for the best manager in the club's history, I'm not even exaggerating when I say I've seen Liverpool fans treat Hodgson with more respect.

[Tomo 21,751]

Finally

I just want to know

Why

I've been trying to figure this out from the day i signed up how this mentality exists

This is not me bashing it but me genuinely asking

Why is winning more important than being entertained? Are you a glory hunter?

Honest question, which game gave you the better feeling.

The entertaining 5-3 loss to Arsenal or the routine 2-0 win this season?

How many Liverpool fans do you reckon prefer their entertaining CL exit to Chelsea in 2009 over the turgid win in 2005?

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

No one of us will even touch the trophy, mind. I can't start dance because we're first. I can't rewatch this shit. Can anyone of you even watched the game again for your own pleasure (apart from the goal) ? I guess not.

It was said on many places that football is tribal thing. I can't talk with friends about the match, I simply can't enjoy this. Even with fellow Chelsea fans all I can talk is "we were lucky at the end". Between Chelsea fans we're talking about Bayern, Barca or Real because the only thing about Chelsea you can talk is the score. That's not nice.

How can I be overly happy that young millionaires grind out result after shit football for months ? I can't be. I see enough of football from my local teams and when I watch Chelsea I want at least to know what we're going to play. I want to see clear identity and style of play.

But Jose can't hear critics because of clanging of all his medals.

That's what Rodgers said, at the end Jose is going to show his CV and tells "it works". So I can even remotely hope that he changes his approach ? I can't

I hope for the best and hope we build on this big time but it would need a pretty big changes in Jose's mindset to build something long term. I want to see this for sure, make no mistake. But, for example, if he's going to play CB as a striker instead of young player, how can I be sure that he really fulfil his promises about integrating youngsters ? I can't.

Roman watched this shit yesterday. He's freak, he wants to have clear style of play. He emphasized this when he interviewed Ancelotti for the job. I don't think that he's content with current play too much. I hope it's a concern for him too.

To finish this :

I think I give up discussing the matter this season. I can go back next season to this . Let's hope for the best in the market. There're resources for 3 or 4 big signings, some of players will leave. And let's hope that Jose is going to change his mindset. I love him but IF he's going to play Azpilicueta as a winger against someone, because he's too scared of defeat, then I'm done.

[Tomo 21,751]

We just need to win this big title and get this fear off our backs, so that we can return to the football we played in the beginning 5 months of the season

It's really irritating that some refuse to adkwoledge the great football we played in the first half of the season just to suit the agenda.

[DYC. 7,542]

Chelsea have been on top throughout the entire season. The entire Premier League season. Mourinho and the team deserve more respect.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,058]

Seems like our fans are content with the phrase "parking the bus" forever being associated with our club (with our manager ironically being the one that coined it). Give me the football we played in the 09-10 season under Carlo over what we've been doing this season. Will never forget how the entire Bridge was rocking in unison and collective joy during the 8-0 against Wigan.

Let's not forget that 09/10 was a mirror image of 14/15 in that our play was generally dire in the first half of the double season. Even when the play improved it was not, in my opinion, as a result of anything Carlo did. I've often expressed the opinion that the improvement was due to a number of our key players hitting the form of their lives simultaneously. That is what I believe led to the quality we produced for a few months at the end of of 09/10 and the start of 10/11. I suggest however that the generally poor play either side of that purple patch proves it was not the result of anything Carlo did. Form after all is temporary.

The Bridge will rock again and this time it will be the work of the manager. I'm sure of it.

[Sheva. 5,373]

He's taken Chelsea from a club turning into Arsenal, to challenging for the title in his first 2 years back. Oh and a CL semi.

There will always be things to improve and reasons to complain, but i trust Mourinho to at least fix most of it.

[dimmas 130]

Chelsea have been on top throughout the entire season. The entire Premier League season. Mourinho and the team deserve more respect.

not this excuse again...

Chelsea this season is (very) far from being great and strong team

And winning premier league doesn't change that fact

Mourinho still have so many issue to change and fix. But i'm worry he actually never really change

[pHaRaOn 2,131]

Let's not forget that 09/10 was a mirror image of 14/15 in that our play was generally dire in the first half of the double season. Even when the play improved it was not, in my opinion, as a result of anything Carlo did. I've often expressed the opinion that the improvement was due to a number of our key players hitting the form of their lives simultaneously. It led to the quality we produced for a few months at the end of of 09/10 and the start of 10/11 but I suggest that the generally poor play either side of that purple patch proves it was not the result of anything Carlo did. Form after all is temporary.

The Bridge will rock again and this time it will be the work of the manager. I'm sure of it.

We were poor for a few months in 09/10. I remember how we won only 1 game from 7-8 games and then lost 4 games from 8.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,058]

We were poor for a few months in 09/10. I remember how we won only 1 game from 7-8 games and then lost 4 games from 8.

That was the point I was trying to make.

[DYC. 7,542]

not this excuse again...

Chelsea this season is (very) far from being great and strong team

And winning premier league doesn't change that fact

Mourinho still have so many issue to change and fix. But i'm worry he actually never really change

Excuse for what exactly?

This Chelsea side is not a great team, that's true. But there is an immense pressure that comes with being on top all the time. Everyone wanting you to fall and teams trying their hardest not to drop points because their facing the league leaders. The likes of Arsenal and Utd have played a good amount of games this season in which they weren't taken as seriously and having to deal with less intensity.

There's been plenty to critcize this season, but there is also plenty to praise. I can be a bit harsh on Mou, but sometimes you just have to stop, sit back and really look at what has been achieved this season. It's been a season of two halves, but you can't ignore the first half of the season. It was a while ago so it's easily forgotten, but it still counts.

Plenty of room for improvement, definitely. Bringing in more quality will be key. If not, I have a hard time believing in seeing real progression. And hopefully more adventure. We'll see how Mourinho does next season.

[DDA 9,924]

Because going to the Bridge really enhances your judgement on the matter?

It does when you have to pay as much as I do to get there mate! I have to splash out at least a 1nner to travel let alone the ticket price. So when I get there I wanna see good football!

Most of Mathew Harding Lower agrees.

[DYC. 7,542]

That certainly doesn't mean we are the strongest team in the league. We are lucky to be 7 points clear, you know that, we know that. We could have drawn yesterday. We didn't outplay QPR at all. Same against Stoke (although we were comfortable), Southampton, Burnley....

City on a major freefall. We couldn't even beat them. Le Arse waiting for us to drop points so they can roar.

I can't say nothing so bad about Mourinho yet because somehow he is still getting us results even after poor performance after poor performance.

If anything we are the luckiest team in the league. And that is SO funny when you think about it as just a few months ago, when we were unlucky time and time again with no penalties etc. What a major U-turn.

Yesterday it was a painful 86 minutes for me to watch, as I was watching it with my dad and my bro (who were Arsenal fans) and they were downing Chelsea saying the title is theirs. Until Fabregas scored a lucky goal. While I laughed so hard at my dad and I got the last laugh, he said you don't deserve to win. "How lucky you guys are" he said. Again "LUCKY" is the keyword. And as much I hate to agree with him, he's right. I felt it was another spineless performance. And I would have seen the word "spineless" over and over in this forum if we didn't score.

No, actually it was a spineless performance. How can a Chelsea fan be so happy with that performance yesterday? Just HOW. Play like that at the Emirates and we will be toast.

How we have fallen in terms of performances. We are like City except we are getting results.

I'm not that angry because even with these performances we are pulling it off.

It's been since early January since we had a brilliant amazing performance. I want to see it again at least 2 more times before the season's over. At the Emirates would be a good start.

We're at two completely different ends here. I don't believe in lucky league champions.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,058]

That certainly doesn't mean we are the strongest team in the league. We are lucky to be 7 points clear, you know that, we know that. We could have drawn yesterday. We didn't outplay QPR at all. Same against Stoke (although we were comfortable), Southampton, Burnley....

City on a major freefall. We couldn't even beat them. Le Arse waiting for us to drop points so they can roar.

I can't say nothing so bad about Mourinho yet because somehow he is still getting us results even after poor performance after poor performance.

If anything we are the luckiest team in the league. And that is SO funny when you think about it as just a few months ago, when we were unlucky time and time again with no penalties etc. What a major U-turn.

Yesterday it was a painful 86 minutes for me to watch, as I was watching it with my dad and my bro (who were Arsenal fans) and they were downing Chelsea saying the title is theirs. Until Fabregas scored a lucky goal. While I laughed so hard at my dad and I got the last laugh, he said you don't deserve to win. "How lucky you guys are" he said. Again "LUCKY" is the keyword. And as much I hate to agree with him, he's right. I felt it was another spineless performance. And I would have seen the word "spineless" over and over in this forum if we didn't score.

No, actually it was a spineless performance. How can a Chelsea fan be so happy with that performance yesterday? Just HOW. Play like that at the Emirates and we will be toast.

How we have fallen in terms of performances. We are like City except we are getting results.

I'm not that angry because even with these performances we are pulling it off.

It's been since early January since we had a brilliant amazing performance. I want to see it again at least 2 more times before the season's over. At the Emirates would be a good start.

The style we're using is not good. We're not even playing our chosen style all that effectively and certainly not well. I resist the idea that we're lucky however. I refer people to a comment made by Thierry Henry, "You always feel you can beat Chelsea, and then you don't." Henry is right and there's a reason for it.

[DDA 9,924]

LOL... Like that makes you some sort of authority on the matter! hahahahaha I've been to the Bridge! 3 times in the last year.

I'm not saying it makes me some special authority on the matter. Your arrogance infuriates me beyond words.

I visit the Bridge 15 times a year and that shit isn't cheap as I keep saying. So when I arrive I want to see good football.

Again I will spell it out for you as I think yu need the help.

I AM OVER THE MOON THAT WE ARE GOING TO WIN THE DOUBLE AND I WILL CELEBRATE AS HARD AS THE NEXT CHELSEA SUPPORTER. WE HAVE OUR PLAYERS AND JOSE TO THANK FOR THAT.

But I still want to see good fucking football when I stand and sing my heart out in the terraces!!!

Im done with repeating myself to you now. If you wasnt such a jumped up little shit I would debate it with ya but theres no helping some!