The Mourinho Thread

[Barbara 15,149]

Very hypocrite from José, I love him; but he also told his Porto players to dive.

one can learn from their mistakes. He seemed to despise it while at Inter and the Italian football isn't beyond some good, old diving.

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

Stroke of genius with his subs!

[Fulham Broadway 16,831]

Took a real gamble changing it that late,leaving us so thin at the back, it took balls,it worked,that's why I'm so pleased he is back. :blue scalf:

[TrippingStep 336]

one can learn from their mistakes. He seemed to despise it while at Inter and the Italian football isn't beyond some good, old diving.

I think it's more a political statement for the fa and referees.

[Tomo 21,733]

Be honest, who had a moan when Ba started?

Sinking in yet?

[NishC300 1,865]

The boss.

[Laylabelle 9,351]

Like the old days when he'd make changes and suddenly game all changed and all good.

[Phil Driver 503]

Jose at his best ,superb today got the team and the subs 100% right ,those who have been playing well started ,those who have not were watching and when the subs came on they knew they were playing for places.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Thank God, we have got The Special One to make those special subs at the right time.

If it was the FSW, it would have been like: Ivan off for Azpi, Cahill for Terry, Luiz to midfield and Mikel for Lampard.

[Laylabelle 9,351]

Thank God, we have got The Special One to make those special subs at the right time.

If it was the FSW, it would have been like: Ivan off for Azpi, Cahill for Terry, Luiz to midfield and Mikel for Lampard.

You do see him on the sidelines and get that bit of confidence.Whereas with Rafa and others just get the impression they didnt have a clue what to do next and were just on a nice day out or something

[Henrique 9,133]

To be honest:

Mourinho was awful today. Waited more than 20 minutes in 2nd half to make changes, when it was clear since first 10 minutes that Norwich goal was a matter of time. Yeah, in the last 15 minutes he made a lot of changes but what would we exoect wgen we have some many talents on the sidelines?

Unecessary risks we took today, his team wasnt working but he insistec way too long befofe he changed anything, reminded me of Rafa. He waited a Norwich to make his subs. Thats not good at all.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Be honest, who had a moan when Ba started?

Sinking in yet?

I actually wanted Ba to start because Norwich are a bit too physical for Eto'o.

I had a moan when the goal went in and I, along with everyone on my TL, had been begging for changes for more than ten minutes because the change in momentum was so obvious.

But credit to Jose, he took a chance by bringing on Hazard and playing Schurrle as a LB and it paid off (even though we got incredibly lucky with the second goal).

[DDA 9,690]

I was raging my tits off at Jose for most of yesterdays game but then he goes and makes the game winning substitutions. Can't stay mad at him even if I wanted to try which I wouldn't want to :-)

[didierforever 7,349]

MOTM - jose mourinho. brilliant subs. took the risk and it damn well payed off... reminded me a little of how it was done in his first stint here. calling DD off the bench in a lot of games to change matches... good old mou.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Jose got lucky yesterday, but that's what happens when you take risks. When we made the changes we gave Norwich a sniff and actually lost a fair amount of control that we had in the game but in that chaos we also created chances for ourself. That's why the supporters love this guy, because he has balls.

Rafa would've maintained the same system but made personnel changes whereas Jose is wiling to completely change the shape of the team and give the opposition something new to think about. It's risky but it's compelling and I'd take that over a 1-1 draw any day of the week.

[bushman 2,043]

MOTM - jose mourinho. brilliant subs. took the risk and it damn well payed off... reminded me a little of how it was done in his first stint here. calling DD off the bench in a lot of games to change matches... good old mou.

Yes, Jose made great changes. When it works, the manager looks like a genius.

Chelsea were comfortably the better side.

However Canaries managed to assert themselves on the game, but Jose showed them who is the better side.

A great win, much needed 3 points, especially when the other pretenders sputtered.

[didierforever 7,349]

Yes, Jose made great changes. When it works, the manager looks like a genius.

Chelsea were comfortably the better side.

However Canaries managed to assert themselves on the game, but Jose showed them who is the better side.

A great win, much needed 3 points, especially when the other pretenders sputtered.

i feel, even if it had not worked, jose did make the right calls.

there is a poster above who says "jose reminded him of rafa" and i say that is utter bullshit. jose had the balls of taking the risk and going all out for the win. all rafa would have done would have been like for like changes, and we ultimately would have dropped 2 or 3 points. jose knew that it would have been his head on the block if norwich had scored in a counter after taking off cole, yet, he made the right decision of going for the 3 points , as he knew how important a win would be. simply shows that he puts the team ahead of himself.

[English Freak 456]

Yes, Jose made great changes. When it works, the manager looks like a genius.

Chelsea were comfortably the better side.

However Canaries managed to assert themselves on the game, but Jose showed them who is the better side.

A great win, much needed 3 points, especially when the other pretenders sputtered.

Watching the replay of Spurs getting beaten was awesome.

As for Chelsea and Mourinho, can't wait for the match against City...it should provide a good indication of how much progress we've made this season.