The Mourinho Thread

[Polo7 3,496]

You need balance so Bayern atm is a good example. Contrary to popular beliefs they don't just pass around aimlessly anymore but actually play quite direct now when they want to/in big games like against Porto last Wed.

It is annoying how people keep associating everything into either the bus parking class(Simeone, Jose) and purist but useless(Rodger,Pelle,Wenger...etc) while a top manager like Ancelotti/Pep can do both perfectly.

Ancelotti and Pep? Lol. We have seen Madrid play amazing football this year have we? And pep is always going for the easier option. Ready made teams, shame he got smacked a few weeks ago.

[Blue Colored Sky 1,807]

What's the other direction? explain. The only way your comment makes any sense is if you make the assertion that these managers have made people believe that it's impossible to win matches against big teams playing defensive football which no one has ever said or insinuated.

The pro park the bus crowd on the other hand try desperately to convince people that playing decent/attacking football against a big or semi decent team is suicidal and will lead to definite defeat hence negative football is the only viable option to get result in this type of matches. How often have we seen or heard comments like "you want us to play good/attacking football and lose". According to them pro active football equals automatic defeat.

Wenger I think made this thinking. But what every manager including Wenger are aiming for is playing like Arsenal have played so far, 8 winning streak and good on the eye too. If he was less stubborn though.

Mourinho's only idea of containing attacking teams is parking the bus - that's what I can't simply understand. Every other team do this by PRESSING while Chelsea have to make the game unwatchable. So far our pressing is poor and disorganised and that's the basic of the basics, the fundament, the platform. Probably the biggest charge on Mourinho is that he didn't learn players a pressing system over those 2 years. When some team surprises people and is able to contain the big team in modern football is always by brilliant pressing system.

Currently our players press individually and not as collective. It doesn't work. That's the main thing we have to improve to get closer to elite.

[Rom2013 446]

You need balance so Bayern atm is a good example. Contrary to popular beliefs they don't just pass around aimlessly anymore but actually play quite direct now when they want to/in big games like against Porto last Wed.

It is annoying how people keep associating everything into either the bus parking class(Simeone, Jose) and purist but useless(Rodger,Pelle,Wenger...etc) while a top manager like Ancelotti/Pep can do both perfectly.

LOL, calling Bayern a balanced team... a team that lost 4-0 at home against Real Madrid, that lost with another 4 to WOlfsburg and was humilliated against Porto. Bayern was a balanced team 3 years ago, you are right... today,,,

About Madrid, you just have to look at Madrid with Mourinho, with that team it's not that hard to play attacking football and win 5-0 or 6-0 against anyone. It's more difficult to win against Barcelona... but humilliate other teams it's really easy.

FOr example in the 2 first seasons of Mouriunho in Madrid here you have some of the games where Madrid scored 4 or more goals and won eith a difference of at least 3 goals.

2010/2011

Real Madrid 6-1 Deportivo

Malaga 1-4 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 6-1 Santander

Real Madrid 5-1 Real Murcia

Real Madrid 5-1 Athletic

Ajax 0-4 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 4-0 Auxerre

Real Madrid 8-0 Levante

Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad

Real Madrid 7-0 Málaga

Real Madrid 4-0 Tottenham

Valencia 3-6 Real Madrid

Sevilla 2-6 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 4-0 Getafe

Real Madrid 8-1 Almeria

2011/2012

Zaragoza 0-6 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 6-2 Rayo Vallecano

Espanyol 0-4 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 4-1 Betis

Real Madrid 4-0 Lyon

Malaga 0-4 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 7-1 Osasuna

Real Madrid 6-2 Dinamo de Zagreb

Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico de Madrid

Sevilla 2-6 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 5-1 Ponferrarina

Real Madrid 4-1 Athletic

Real Madrid 4-0 Racing Santander

Real Madrid 5-1 Espanyol

Osasuna 1-5 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 5-2 Apoel

Atletico de Madrid 1-4 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 4-1 Mallorca

Scary.

[Laugh1ngMan 393]

LOL, Mou might have trouble keeping a 1-0 lead this season but Pellegrini can't keep a 2-0 lead to save his life

[iseah100 5,612]

I hope we win 1-0 tomorrow with 19% possession just to make Arsenal, other opposition fans, and people on here even angrier.

[Pizy 18,848]

I hope we win 1-0 tomorrow with 19% possession just to make Arsenal, other opposition fans, and people on here even angrier.

That lone goal being from Cesc in stoppage time.

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

I hope we win 1-0 tomorrow with 19% possession just to make Arsenal, other opposition fans, and people on here even angrier.

That lone goal being from Cesc in stoppage time.

And because the goal is scored late and has a major Title implication (obviously winning it sooner),, he celebrates the goal before remembering he didn't want to celebrate in front of his former club. lmaoooo Scenes.

Should have heard the Man u fans after Welbeck celebrated his goal in the FA Cup

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

LOL, calling Bayern a balanced team... a team that lost 4-0 at home against Real Madrid, that lost with another 4 to WOlfsburg and was humilliated against Porto. Bayern was a balanced team 3 years ago, you are right... today,,,

About Madrid, you just have to look at Madrid with Mourinho, with that team it's not that hard to play attacking football and win 5-0 or 6-0 against anyone. It's more difficult to win against Barcelona... but humilliate other teams it's really easy.

FOr example in the 2 first seasons of Mouriunho in Madrid here you have some of the games where Madrid scored 4 or more goals and won eith a difference of at least 3 goals.

2010/2011

Real Madrid 6-1 Deportivo

Malaga 1-4 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 6-1 Santander

Real Madrid 5-1 Real Murcia

Real Madrid 5-1 Athletic

Ajax 0-4 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 4-0 Auxerre

Real Madrid 8-0 Levante

Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad

Real Madrid 7-0 Málaga

Real Madrid 4-0 Tottenham

Valencia 3-6 Real Madrid

Sevilla 2-6 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 4-0 Getafe

Real Madrid 8-1 Almeria

2011/2012

Zaragoza 0-6 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 6-2 Rayo Vallecano

Espanyol 0-4 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 4-1 Betis

Real Madrid 4-0 Lyon

Malaga 0-4 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 7-1 Osasuna

Real Madrid 6-2 Dinamo de Zagreb

Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico de Madrid

Sevilla 2-6 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 5-1 Ponferrarina

Real Madrid 4-1 Athletic

Real Madrid 4-0 Racing Santander

Real Madrid 5-1 Espanyol

Osasuna 1-5 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 5-2 Apoel

Atletico de Madrid 1-4 Real Madrid

Real Madrid 4-1 Mallorca

Scary.

What would be scarier if Real didn't thrash the mighty Ponferrarina (Who?) Athletic (not a clue) Real Murcia (no idea) Almeria (is that a make of car?) Racing Santander (team of bankers?)

[The Chels 2,502]

It is annoying how people keep associating everything into either the bus parking class(Simeone, Jose) and purist but useless(Rodger,Pelle,Wenger...etc) while a top manager like Ancelotti/Pep can do both perfectly.

Ancelotti is a better and more balanced manager than Mourinho and Simeone just because his vastly superior Real side beat Atleti for the first time in 8 attempts this season and is through to the CL SFs while the other two aren't?

I understand why people rate Pep higher than the others but Ancelotti's league record speaks for itself.

[Rom2013 446]

What would be scarier if Real didn't thrash the mighty Ponferrarina (Who?) Athletic (not a clue) Real Murcia (no idea) Almeria (is that a make of car?) Racing Santander (team of bankers?)

That results are not normal for a big team, and only teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona can do something lie that. Real Madrid because they spent more than 500M€ in players, Barcelona because they had 3 or 4 incredible players in the cantera like Messi, Xavi and Iniesta and they spent millions in the last years with 100M€ for Neymar, 80M€ for Suarez, 80M€ for Ibra, etc.

Chelsea never had something like that in the last 12 years, Arsenal also, Man United even with ROnaldo and ROoney coudn't do that.

That's not normal and you need a ton of money to have a team like that.

ANd yes... having Bale, Ronaldo, James, Isco, Benzema, Jesé, Modric, Kroos, or having Ozil, Di Maria, Ronaldo, Modric, or Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Neymar, Suarez, garantees you a standard of football that you can'r reach without those players.

It's the reality. Stop dreamming about Madrid when we spend half the money they spend.

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

That results are not normal for a big team, and only teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona can do something lie that. Real Madrid because they spent more than 500M€ in players, Barcelona because they had 3 or 4 incredible players in the cantera like Messi, Xavi and Iniesta and they spent millions in the last years with 100M€ for Neymar, 80M€ for Suarez, 80M€ for Ibra, etc.

Chelsea never had something like that in the last 12 years, Arsenal also, Man United even with ROnaldo and ROoney coudn't do that.

That's not normal and you need a ton of money to have a team like that.

ANd yes... having Bale, Ronaldo, James, Isco, Benzema, Jesé, Modric, Kroos, or having Ozil, Di Maria, Ronaldo, Modric, or Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Neymar, Suarez, garantees you a standard of football that you can'r reach without those players.

It's the reality. Stop dreamming about Madrid when we spend half the money they spend.

I couldn't give a fuck about Real squire. The mighty Real Murcia now that's a different matter.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

What would be scarier if Real didn't thrash the mighty Ponferrarina (Who?) Athletic (not a clue) Real Murcia (no idea) Almeria (is that a make of car?) Racing Santander (team of bankers?)

What's that got to do with the price of cheese? You can only beat what's put out in front of you. I'd be more concerned if he was only beating teams of that ilk by the odd goal in three, but instead his sides show they can absolutely ravage sides when in the mood (Swansea home and away this season are perfect examples).