The Mourinho Thread

[robsblubot 3,595]

As Torres misses go, that has to be #1.

Benitez messed that up though. He played the prior match with Luiz in midfield and Tite, Corinthians' coach said he was very worried about Luiz's physicality in midfield - Corinthians was a very physical team. Sure enough Benitez decided to make things easier for Tite and Corinthians by moving Luiz back to defense, weakening the midfield.

[Jase 43,479]

We have won it. 1998.

That was the UEFA Super Cup. Was talking about the Club World Cup.

[OhForAGreavsie 6,057]

That was the UEFA Super Cup. Was talking about the Club World Cup.

Yes got it, I see that now.

My misunderstanding came from the fact that the first line of the post by LDN Blue that you replied to, talked about us having lost 2/2 of them. That clearly was a reference to the Super Cup and my first reading of your reply was that it was this trophy you were referring to. As I say, I see that I got that wrong.

[Jase 43,479]

Decent points made here on playing the youth lads..

[DH1988 1,346]

Pardew said Wenger is better than Jose.

Wow, just wow.

[The Chels 2,502]

Pardew said Wenger is better than Jose.

Wow, just wow.

That's a very misleading headline by the Daily Mail. How surprising. The actual quote was: 'I think everyone at Arsenal knows he’s done a magnificent job. For me, he’s the second best manager in Premier League history (behind Sir Alex Ferguson). Jose (Mourinho) hasn’t done enough yet.’ And it's hard to disagree with that.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

That's a very misleading headline by the Daily Mail. How surprising. The actual quote was: 'I think everyone at Arsenal knows he’s done a magnificent job. For me, he’s the second best manager in Premier League history (behind Sir Alex Ferguson). Jose (Mourinho) hasn’t done enough yet.’ And it's hard to disagree with that.

The problem is.. Ferguson kept up his success throughout his United tenure. He had spells of defeat but more or less always recovered so that it was temporary. Wenger's success only came in the first half of his reign, from 1996-2003 you can say he is the second best manager, but for the last 11 years he's been actually quite bad. He wins on longevity, but he loses out in his failure to adapt. Mourinho simply loses on lack of longevity and I don't think that makes Wenger the best manager in the history of the PL after that.

[iseah100 5,612]

Pardew said Wenger is better than Jose.

Wow, just wow.

Jose has accomplished just as much as Wenger in half the time.

[DH1988 1,346]

hard to disagree with that? I think the quote is actually worse than the headline.

Wenger has spent the last 10 years pissing on the years he spent building himself up.

Baffles me how he still manages to hold onto praise in some corners of the journalist world

[Victor Von Doom 258]

Jose has accomplished just as much as Wenger in half the time.

He's surpassed him. Not "accomplished just as much"

More than double league titles. 2 CLs to Wenger's 0 and has records Wenger could only dream of having.

[iseah100 5,612]

He's surpassed him. Not "accomplished just as much"

More than double league titles. 2 CLs to Wenger's 0 and has records Wenger could only dream of having.

Not to mention the biggest one, Wenger HAS NEVER BEATEN HIM. And never will 7-5-0.

[Fernando 6,585]

Decent points made here on playing the youth lads..

That's not surprising. We don't do youth no matter what Mourinho said.

It's better for us to stock pile them and sell them. Then buy ready made players.