The Mourinho Thread

[kmk108 1,186]

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/chelsea-go-back-basics-during-10199714

He said: “Hopefully one result will get the confidence going again and we can kick on. We have to show character and we can't feel sorry for ourselves.

[Jase 43,479]

Jose Mourinho set for £30million payout if Chelsea wield axe on under-pressure boss

[kmk108 1,186]

Jose Mourinho set for £30million payout if Chelsea wield axe on under-pressure boss

Where's the source...or even a quote?

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

Jose Mourinho set for £30million payout if Chelsea wield axe on under-pressure boss

God damn...

I'd be playing Ivanovic's sorry ass too.

[Pizy 18,858]

Like I asked a couple of days ago, sacking him and needing to pay such a huge sum would surely impact his potential successor when it comes to signing players?

[zolayes 14,489]

So 5 more years of Jose ,,,,,,, and 5 more for Brana

[Pizy 18,858]

So 5 more years of Jose ,,,,,,, and 5 more for Brana

Nah. Think Iva will be done after this season and will end up at some shit, once great and now irrelevant team like Inter or AC Milan who always sign former star players.

[Clockwork 1,794]

Jose Mourinho set for £30million payout if Chelsea wield axe on under-pressure boss

Am I wrong in thinking this? If Mourinho finds a job which undoubtedly he will next next season Chelsea would only have to pay the difference between his new contract and his old one. So I don't think think we would pay 30m because highly unlikely Mourinho goes jobless for 4 years.

[Billy. 2,742]

Just think if Jose is sacked and get his massive pay off, that os prob one less player we can buy to sort out our issues

[Adnane 1,101]

injured in 2007 after that in only 2 seasons did he play more than 30 pl games

During the two seasons after 2007 he played 73/76 League games, he was injured in 2010-2011, thus playing only 24 games, then went on to play 85/114 league games in his last three seasons with us, when he was aged 33 to 36.

Now I may agree with the fact that Jose burns some of his players by demanding way too much from them over a short period, but you are using the wrong example.

[Pizy 18,858]

Mourinho has said more than once that if he ever did leave Chelsea he'd want to coach another English team. There's only one other English team he'd coach. Wonder how people here would feel seeing him as the United manager. Think everyone would dread it.

[Spike 12,049]

Personally, the main reason I do not want him sacked is because this is an awkward part of the season. The transfer window is shut and there is quite a lot of time until the January window. If there is indeed a new manager soon, they won't be able to make any changes to the squad for quite some time. There is still over two months until January and that is ample time to fix what is ailing the team.

My preference is to wait until the end of the season to sack him [or not]. This is a huge and expensive decision and shouldn't be made as soon as now. Everything is a mess right now, but to sack Mourinho and bring in another manager may fix things in the short term but may create future issues with the club. I'd hate to see another Robbie di Matteo instance where the new manager is given a contract at the end of the season and sacked a few games into the next season. That would be a fiasco.

The right decisions need to be made and sometimes they have to be made patiently.

[Jase 43,479]

During the two seasons after 2007 he played 73/76 League games, he was injured in 2010-2011, thus playing only 24 games, then went on to play 85/114 league games in his last three seasons with us, when he was aged 33 to 36.

Now I may agree with the fact that Jose burns some of his players by demanding way too much from them over a short period, but you are using the wrong example.

I think the fact that Lampard managed to play 164 consecutive Premier League matches is a testament to his fitness level rather than the manager trying to flog him to death. He is well known for taking good care of his health and fitness and it has served him well throughout his career, helping him to put in reliable, consistent performances and play at the highest level. On top of that, I'm pretty sure he didn't start all of the 164 games, play the full 90 minutes of each match and he must have gotten some rest along the way in some of the cup matches. Lampard is something of an anomaly in this situation and I doubt we'll ever see another outfield player break that record.

Edited October 6, 2015 by Jason

[Blue Armour 4,436]

RDM?

You missed my point about the squad being unseasoned as well. RDM had Drogba, Terry, Lampard and Cech. Hell, you even saw Terry spouting managerial instructions from behind RDM's back in one match. RDM didn't turn around the situation on his own. He had help from the players and their experience in cup competitions. A lot.

[kmk108 1,186]

A visualization of how horrible the defense is.