The Mourinho Thread

[Changingman_2000 876]

Press Conference live on BBC about to start. As much as I detest the BBC, this could be lively.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/34413355

[Special Juan 27,103]

Jose Mourinho is in the house.

He's just been asked his first question and judging from his answer this could be an awkward news conference.

First question: You say you think you've got time, have you spoken with Roman since the weekend?

"I don't have to answer you," replies Mourinho. "If I was with the owner or not, I don't have to answer."

How long do you think you have?

"Three years and seven months," replies Mourinho, referring to his contract.

The word icy doesn't quite cover it.

[Leif 6,006]

If the board stick with Jose through this, and we have him next season again, there'll be a new-found respect for the board from everyone; us, Jose, and that alone will improve dynamics within the club positively since the levels of paranoia would be chopped in half. It's easier to play that attractive football we want when you're not playing for your job on a game-to-game basis.

Standing by him would show Jose that he is indeed secure here & able to build a legacy. If he was actually shown trust by the board, and not just told he has it, a lot would change. What's the point in trying to build something special when you've only been given signs that you'll have it yanked away from you any moment?

There's never been genuine respect between parties running this club from what I've seen, and this is an opportunity to start building that respect IMO.

[Adnane 1,101]

Media won't quote this of course, so I'm just putting this here

- Don't you think you are taking too many bullets for players as everyone is criticizing you ?

- I'll do everything for my players, and it's never gonna change

[Gappy 130]

Is this a conference for investigate Jose ?

Seem no one care about Kiev game lol

[Leif 6,006]

that said,

what level would that be? 2nd-tier? i'm sure 2nd-tier managers nowadays do learn from their peers. i'm sure the top tier ones do too.

[Gappy 130]

JT Coming

[Pacquiao 1,834]

that said,

what level would that be? 2nd-tier? i'm sure 2nd-tier managers nowadays do learn from their pees. i'm sure the top tier ones do too.

LOL yeah Jose is a 2nd tier manager!

[Muzchap 8,966]

I still think his press conferences are embarrassing - he's just way too confrontational

The media is always a double edged sword - stop looking petulant and grumpy and just smile at them

His body language is awful - he gulps a lot - he doesn't air confidence - a huge percentage of communication is non verbal and I felt little confidence he will turn this around.

He needs some PR training.

There was a question about Dignity - the perfect chance to say - look, I might have got some things wrong, it happens - I want to leave that in the past and just move forward. Job done - everyone gets their little sound bite - but he refused to answer. Just stupid IMHO

Then bringing up 2004 and Porto winner - that was 11 years ago! That's like saying VW were emissions compliant last year

[Jase 43,479]

Then bringing up 2004 and Porto winner - that was 11 years ago! That's like saying VW were emissions compliant last year

Context mate. Context.

[Gappy 130]

I still think his press conferences are embarrassing - he's just way too confrontational

The media is always a double edged sword - stop looking petulant and grumpy and just smile at them

His body language is awful - he gulps a lot - he doesn't air confidence - a huge percentage of communication is non verbal and I felt little confidence he will turn this around.

He needs some PR training.

There was a question about Dignity - the perfect chance to say - look, I might have got some things wrong, it happens - I want to leave that in the past and just move forward. Job done - everyone gets their little sound bite - but he refused to answer. Just stupid IMHO

Then bringing up 2004 and Porto winner - that was 11 years ago! That's like saying VW were emissions compliant last year

If he smile you will told he care shxx about the situation ...

[Adnane 1,101]

Then bringing up 2004 and Porto winner - that was 11 years ago! That's like saying VW were emissions compliant last year

Did you actually hear what he said about that ?

Don't be surprised that you don't get his point if you don't bother to listening and actually understanding it.

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

I thought today was handled as well as we could have hoped for tbh.

Some of the media discussions over the past few days have been nothing short of disgraceful but they are never accountable, not as much as say a Premier League manager anyway. They can write whatever they want to a degree and get away with it. It was painfully obvious that Jose didn't want anything to do with that media press conference today, and I for some part cannot blame him, papers like the Mirror (represented by that prick Darren Lewis I think today) were trying to get a rise out of him asking probing questions, he says nothing much at all and on their twitter feed they compare him to David Brent. Do they want respectful responses or not? I know Jose is his own worst enemy when it comes to the media, HOWEVER, the media themselves should be ashamed of themselves for the stories they have allowed to be published from terrible sources. None so much as the BBC who I believe are a shell of themselves in terms of respectability.

But I think these are the times that we are living in, the media is catering for people now who don't care so much about substance or whatever important is going on in the world today, it's more to do with who's shagging who, who's stabbing who in the back with catty comments. It was only a matter of time before this sort of journalistic cesspool became a huge part of sports media as well. These sensationalised stories and rumours are doing my fucking head in and I feel ashamed that people are taking them seriously. I would much rather listen to three hours of Neville, Carragher and Lamps talking about proper footballing issues than twats like Neil Ashton, Darren Lewis sensationalising and turning this into a fucking soap opera. (Even more so than Jose has done in his response to them and referees this season).

[Changingman_2000 876]

I thought he played it off very well. Not happy, but not overly stroppy. Didn't throw his toys out the pram nor take his ball home. Steve Atkins deserves praise for firmly and decisively cunting off the BBC. JT was 100% behind the manager and found the time to cunt off Robbie Savage, which isn't a bad days work.

Jose has publicly defended the players, tomorrow night, its up to each and every one of them to repay his faith.

[FabHazard 655]

Good one JT..destroyed Robbie Savage

[Henrique 9,133]

In the future could you report posts that you feel break the rules so they can be dealt with in a more timely fashion? The staff can't be everywhere and things slip through every now and then.

Thanks.

No reason to report when one of your mods liked the post.

[Rhino's Skin 972]

LOL...

Every player will say it's not him... Nobody will say in public it's me who said I'd rather lose than win for this coach...

in that case ...can we go down the 'spartacus' route...I'm Spartacus, no I'm Spartacus

[iceboy 992]

Speaking ahead of the Group G tie against Kiev, Mourinho said: 'Yes, I know.

'No (I can't tell you) because I'll be here a long time. It's a combination of factors. Some of them I can't, I don't even want to touch them. And yes I know.' -- THIS.

So the players are against him. BS apparently.