The Mourinho Thread

[bushman 2,043]

Basically, that´s what I thought. The animosity between Portuguese & Spanish people just might have surfaced at Real, lately.

Therefore, Jose had enough & he wants to leave.

[Martina 210]

One league title and no Champions League finals with the most expensive squad in football. Nobody seems to care about his record though or the fact he's once again leaving a club in turmoil having fallen out with several players.

Sounds like Chelsea at the moment to me. Expensive squad, fans in despair and a manager leaving a club in turmoil having fallen out with several players.

[Jase 43,479]

Chelsea and José Mourinho have yet to strike an agreement over return

[Styles 9,790]

Mourinho's record at Real is shit, we all know, but that doesn't mean you should ignore the work he's done here, at Inter, Porto.

Whether you like it or not, there's no better option out there and you know it.

There are no better options if you have no imagination.

[Styles 9,790]

Sounds like Chelsea at the moment to me. Expensive squad, fans in despair and a manager leaving a club in turmoil having fallen out with several players.

Ha, you're right. He'd fit in well in that case.

[Special Juan 27,524]

OK we will go with this notion...He's crap, done nothing, lost the plot, causes problems, doesn't hang around too long, media nutcase, bad for the club...........

We won't get excited by the rumors, we clearly aren't allowed.

[bushman 2,043]

Jose loves controversy. Where else is going to find it if not at Chelsea ?

Perfectly fitted club for his character, I feel.

To dismiss his achievements over the years based on one short stay at Real is just not warranted, I feel.

[The only place to be 11,313]

There are no better options if you have no imagination.

So who would you suggest?

[Amblève. 4,995]

You can already feel the vibe Jozay causes. This is where he belongs, everybody knows it. Just a matter of weeks till his appointment is officially announced.

[Hutcho 8,443]

There are no better options if you have no imagination.

???

Santa Clause?

There are no better options available, because there are no better options available.

Name me one manager who is better than Mourinho and available.

[Styles 9,790]

So who would you suggest?

Pellegrini. I'd contact Heynckes and see if he's interested. Just anybody else at this point. I want the club to exhaust all options before we start paying Mourinho 11m a season.

[Styles 9,790]

???

Santa Clause?

There are no better options available, because there are no better options available.

Name me one manager who is better than Mourinho and available.

Well Mourinho isn't technically available. He signed a contract extension until 2016 last season.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Pellegrini. I'd contact Heynckes and see if he's interested. Just anybody else at this point. I want the club to exhaust all options before we start paying Mourinho 11m a season.

So Mourinho failed at Madrid because he only won one league title.... But pellegrini is a good option for us despite coming second in the league with Madrid?

That expensively assembled squad... Who helped assemble it expensively?

I get that you don't like Mourinho. I don't quite understand why but he's clearly the fans choice. He helped build what this club is now and whilst he ain't perfect neither is this club. But he gets this club. He understands the culture. He's got the arrogance and the swagger that is such a great fit.

Exhausting other options is the best way to describe the appointment of Pellegrini because he'd be gone before March.

[Special Juan 27,524]

Contracts in football mean about as much as a failed betting slip.

[bushman 2,043]

To worry about Jose´s contract...he rips it up & tell them to stick it. I am sure, there is a clause in his contract where he can walk. Otherwise, he would not talk so openly about leaving.

To hire some almost 70 year old German to coach at Chelsea...?

Perhaps, he might not even live through all the pressure too long.

[Madmax 9,219]

Kinda torn. Of course Mourinho is a great manager and even without the past baggage he'd be near the top of any managerial shortlist for a club like Chelsea. Personally, I'd be happy to have him but not distraught if not, so long as whoever comes in is given a fair crack of the whip, and by that I mean 2+ years minimum. The transitional season is over, these players (and the summer signings) are waiting for that missing ingredient that will turn them into England's dominant domestic team and for that to happen, we need some sort of continuity. Next season really should be our season if we handle things right; the Premiership is really not up there with where it used to be 5-7 years ago. Obviously with the names doing the rounds (Pellegrini, Simeone, Zola, Poyet, Moyes) I'm assuming the appointee will get the basics right (using these players to their strengths, managing the older guys well, tapping the u-19 talent, etc).

[Styles 9,790]

So Mourinho failed at Madrid because he only won one league title.... But pellegrini is a good option for us despite coming second in the league with Madrid?

That expensively assembled squad... Who helped assemble it expensively?

I get that you don't like Mourinho. I don't quite understand why but he's clearly the fans choice. He helped build what this club is now and whilst he ain't perfect neither is this club. But he gets this club. He understands the culture. He's got the arrogance and the swagger that is such a great fit.

Exhausting other options is the best way to describe the appointment of Pellegrini because he'd be gone before March.

He spent one season at Madrid in which he had no say over transfers. Mourinho has had more power at Madrid than any other manager in decades. Valdano (director) was sacked just to give him more influence at the club. He has had free reign and this what you have; a club in turmoil, falling out with own players, uncompetitive in the league basically all season and comprehensively beaten by a team that cost a fraction of Madrid's in the Champions League. And apparently he wants assurances he will have free reign at Chelsea! Amazing.

I loved Mourinho in his first two seasons at Chelsea but then something happened in the third season and I went off him. The football was awful, he was forever moaning about players/transfers and his narcissism since then has gone through the roof. Listening to him talk last night I forgot he was a football manager and could have mistaken him for a pop star the way he was talking about the media hating him and wanting to be loved etc. I just want a competent manager who coaches well and no extra drama. Mourinho is more trouble than he's worth...both figuratively and literally.

[The only place to be 11,313]

He spent one season at Madrid in which he had no say over transfers. Mourinho has had more power at Madrid than any other manager in decades. Valdano (director) was sacked just to give him more influence at the club. He has had free reign and this what you have; a club in turmoil, falling out with own players, uncompetitive in the league basically all season and comprehensively beaten by a team that cost a fraction of Madrid's in the Champions League. And apparently he wants assurances he will have free reign at Chelsea! Amazing.

I loved Mourinho in his first two seasons at Chelsea but then something happened in the third season and I went off him. The football was awful, he was forever moaning about players/transfers and his narcissism since then has gone through the roof. Listening to him talk last night I forgot he was a football manager and could have mistaken him for a pop star the way he was talking about the media hating him and wanting to be loved etc. I just want a competent manager who coaches well and no extra drama. Mourinho is more trouble than he's worth...both figuratively and literally.

He had £200 million spent on making the team better - if he's happy to have that happen to his team without saying anything, why on Earth should we want him here? Madrid is the place for a seat-filler, a custodian who will manage for a few years, keep the stars happy and then move on. I don't think many strong-willed managers would do well there to be honest.

Mourinho being more trouble than he's worth is perhaps accurate. He's high-risk/high-reward but he's a great tactician, a great motivator and someone clubs can get behind. It happened here, it happened at Porto and it happened at Inter.

If you want someone 'competent' without 'extra drama' then I think you're at the wrong club. We've always been a bit dramatic, a bit high-maintenance and a little bit Hollywood Diva. It's part of our appeal and it comes with being in 'fashionable West London'. That's why Jose was the perfect choice.

Pellegrini is low-maintenance, competent and won't cause much drama - he's the perfect choice for Arsenal. He ain't Chelsea. I'd rather have Ranieri back if we're going down that road.