The Mourinho Thread

[Barbara 15,149]

I said just before the match that it came down to a point where I simply support whatever lineup he brings to the table.

He knows those players better than I do and even when I disagree I'll support because I know he has a plan in mind and I just trust his assessment and his tactics.

Today he had the team I would have liked to see and I think we played very good, entertaining, effective football.

The way this team presses high in the pitch, the way those players are finally buying his ideas and going by them, the way we attack and counter-attack. Everything is coming together very nicely and I guess it's now time to mature those tactics. If the players can carry on performances like that more often and for most part of the 90 minutes like they did today, in all honesty we'll be unplayable against 85% of the teams we face. It's too much pressure we put on the opposition, we seem to surround them and dominate them in a way that they don't know what they fear more, when we have the ball and stars like Hazard, Mata, Lampard, Oscar can make a play or take a shot, or when they have the ball and we have Oscar, Willian, Azpili, Ramires, Luiz, Hazard enclosing them and being a constant threat to their possession either in the second third, or worse, in the attacking third. It's going to be very hard to play against us (and note I'm saying play, not win) because we just don't allow the other team to play. That's how we control those matches, they have their possession basically in the first and second third, while we press high and hard, and we have possession in the second and in the third, also being very effective in the counter. Of course, the team isn't there yet, they're still polishing those tactics, but once they're mature and finished, even if we don't have the most attractive football out there (we'd be very far, far, far away from having ugly football too), we'll have a feared kind of football, the kind that suffocates the opposition and just imposes itself. CAN. NOT. WAIT.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

[AndersonBLUE 819]

My how this thread has changed since my last visit, glad Jose is proving the talkchelsea managers wrong

[MHL 47 378]

Like I previously said, we've now got the right man for the job.

Stop with the negative waves, and have faith.

[Fernando 6,743]

All this he has done with shifting Mata away from the main team.

Amazing!

Now we can sell Mata and get some money for a DM or new striker.

Cause let's face it, Ba, Eto, and Torres are horrible.

Only one good is Lukaku, but Lukaku a lone won't be enough.

[The_Flash 1,144]

That was brilliant when Jose appeared, I am so happy he is happy with David.

IN JOSE WE TRUST !!!

[Tomo 21,754]

We played fantastic football in the first half, in the second half we didn't as much, but made sure we held out for the win.

Jose is king at the percentage game.

[Special Juan 28,868]

Jose is the biggest must main stay of this set up.

[OneMoSalah 9,122]

Still the best manager in the world.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Absolutely fantastic to see his passion today and to see us actually transitioning to a particular style of football. We just need the players in to execute the plan...and put the fucking ball in the net.

[Tomo 21,754]

After the momentul fuck up off the 2010 transfer window and the subsequent season which imo set us back years. We were always going to be for a painful couple of years no matter how much we spent.

But now their seems to be genuine light at the end of the tunnel and hopefully it won't be long before we reach the consistency level's of 04-10 once more. Hopefully with Jose here for all off it this time.

[Liquidator 5,176]

Really hope he stays longer than 4 years, he's basically God isn't he. Love how he makes us so hated, I feel the hate for us as a club dropped slightly in the Ancelotti/AVB years but now it's right back at the top. We thrive off it and the 'world against us' feeling.

[zolayes 14,489]

today when questioned about Etos tackles ,,,brilliantly reminded the interviewer of the tackle on Hazard ,,, of course the media never mentioned it

[Melanicus 5,208]

Jose Mourinho: I will build a Chelsea team that will dominate for the next decade

[The_Flash 1,144]

What was that interview on?

[Tomo 21,754]

All Mourinho has left to prove at club level is that he can build a stable club for a long period of time. He has proved he can go anywhere and get instant success, this is his next step.

If he stays here for 12 years, wins 7-9 title's and 2/3 CL's the goes to the International scene and wins the world cup, he would be the ultimate manager and comfortably surpass Fergie.

Fergie's great for his longevity, Mourinho could quite easily retire being great for longevity, instant success in numerous league's and be a World Cup winning manager. That probably won't be surpassed or even matched for generation's if he can do it.

All i do ask is if he does stay for 12 years, we don't let him pick his own successor.

[The_Flash 1,144]

In the post match interview Jose was dead right there are no chelsea pundits, all bloody Liverpool, Carragher, Redknapp, etc at least he said it. Once again I had to listen to anti chelsea commentary all game.

[mediator 2,026]

Chelsea FC ✔ @chelseafc

Mourinho: 'Hazard understands his responsibilities now and he has all the ingredients to play at this level.' #CFC

7:29 PM - 29 Déc 2013

[James 5,446]

Jose on ChelseaTV earlier

[robdog 2,084]

People on this site were whining for the past two weeks, people predicting that CFC would get blown out by le arse & l'puke.The truth needs to be told 10 points out of 12 during the Busy Xmas period. Not sure why people think they are better gaffas than Jose. They will never be better than The Special One.