The Mourinho Thread

[edetarod 2,155]

Yeah that's true, and even some Barcelona fans that I know are saying that as well.

That being said, if City can't beat this woeful Barcelona then they are not as good as we thought they where.

lol, they're still la liga leaders

[hjperdeath 2,226]

lol, they're still la liga leaders

Doesn't really mean much though. They're trying to tweak their philosophy of playing and it's a work in progress. They have recovered from last year, but still have a very weak defense. A lot more gaps need to be filled. City could take advantage.

[quickpassnmove 924]

When Chelsea get: a top striker, two good fullbacks and more depth in center midfield, we will see what Jose Mourinho can do. Right now, I am not quick to criticize Jose because Chelsea's squad just isn't as good as it could be and definitely not a squad capable of playing incisive, quick possession football resulting in plenty of goals. Matic is a very good addition and I was happy to see Mata leave.

Once Torres is out of the picture and Mikel is out & Chelsea add the players they need in fullback center midfield and striker, we can begin to make a better assessment of what is lacking from the top down. Right now, I see the Chelsea's shortcomings from the players on-hand.

I think David Luiz will leave, I wish Torres could leave yesteryear (but it won't happen, I guess), and J. Mikel is just a useless player with excellent ball skills. Need more in center mid, striker, fullbacks and things can truly begin looking BLUE in Europe and domestically.

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

Why Mourinho just dont shut his mouth and stop talking about nonChelsea teams...we have a game against Everton saturday and today Mourinho is talking about City and Barcelona.

With the Mourinho-Barcelona relationship being what it is, I think it's well said. Either he's right and City goes through (and this puts pressure on them), or this works as motivation for Barça and they beat City, wich will lower their morale.

[Mohammed Seif 1,451]

Yeah that's true, and even some Barcelona fans that I know are saying that as well.

That being said, if City can't beat this woeful Barcelona then they are not as good as we thought they where.

Barca have performed relatively good in their past 3 or 4 games. Messi is looking alright I guess. I think the worst Barca team is much better than City

[NishC300 1,865]

Well a Gooner just sent this to me...

(Isn't this guy in the vid the same guy calling for Wenger's head?)

[Steve 10,227]

Well a Gooner just sent this to me...

(Isn't this guy in the vid the same guy calling for Wenger's head?)

Arsenal fans wouldn't know what mind game are if they slapped them in the face. Obliviously he respects Wenger... It's all a work

[Fernando 6,743]

Barca have performed relatively good in their past 3 or 4 games. Messi is looking alright I guess. I think the worst Barca team is much better than City

And so it seems.

City put back in their place.

[Ainsley Harriott 2,732]

Don't fucking tell me PeLOLgrini is better than Mou. GTFO.

[Heisenberg 1,824]

This match proved again that even with the greatest of squads if you are tactically out you simply cant win, hats off to Martino and to the whole Barcelona players, beautiful performance.

[Jase 43,479]

Ha. Fabregas fired a jibe at Mourinho after the game on ITV. Said some people talk too much about Barcelona being worst than last few years and this result will shut them up for awhile (paraphrased).

[Fernando 6,743]

Ha. Fabregas fired a jibe at Mourinho after the game on ITV. Said some people talk too much about Barcelona being worst than last few years and this result will shut them up for awhile (paraphrased).

Reverse psychology?

Perhaps Mourinho wanted Barcelona to beat City, so this piss them of a lot to prove him wrong.

[Mohammed Seif 1,451]

Reverse psychology?

Perhaps Mourinho wanted Barcelona to beat City, so this piss them of a lot to prove him wrong.

I think Mourinho wanted to put pressure on Pelligrini by basically saying City is not as good as anyone claims

[Blue Armour 4,759]

Inclined to agree with the points there but if you noticed, the point I was making to TOPTB was not we couldn't create chances at all but rather that we struggled to create chances and do so consistently when opponents sat back and defended against us. Hence, why I pointed out periods in the matches in which the opposition have done so.

Not exactly disagreeing with your post,...was just agreeing with TOPTB's point about us not being able to make the most of the chances created

[Blue Armour 4,759]

Reverse psychology?

Perhaps Mourinho wanted Barcelona to beat City, so this piss them of a lot to prove him wrong.

Yep.

I think Mourinho wanted to put pressure on Pelligrini by basically saying City is not as good as anyone claims

Too bad Fabregas didn't get the point...he might if Chelsea face Barca this year

[Mohammed Seif 1,451]

Too bad Fabregas didn't get the point...he might if Chelsea face Barca this year

He will definitely be in for a treat if we meet up. Mourinho is the best manager I have see that knows how to deal with Barca's system of play

[The Mak 4,459]

Ha. Fabregas fired a jibe at Mourinho after the game on ITV. Said some people talk too much about Barcelona being worst than last few years and this result will shut them up for awhile (paraphrased).

Reverse psychology?

Perhaps Mourinho wanted Barcelona to beat City, so this piss them of a lot to prove him wrong.

I think Mourinho wanted to put pressure on Pelligrini by basically saying City is not as good as anyone claims

I think Mourinho doesn't really give a shit about the result. He's just happy he's managed to mind-fuck so many people in such a short space of time! It's all quite funny when you think about the amount of chaos he's caused in less than 2 weeks!

Again, no one is criticising any of our players! No one talks about our poor performance against City: Salah's weak appearance or Luiz's brain fart etc. While Pellegrini and Wenger are dealing with criticism to do with Demichelis and Giroud, our players are only focused on the next league game!

[Mohammed Seif 1,451]

I think Mourinho doesn't really give a shit about the result. He's just happy he's managed to mind-fuck so many people in such a short space of time! It's all quite funny when you think about the amount of chaos he's managed to cause in less than 2 weeks!

Again, no one is criticising any of our players! No one talks about our poor performance, Salah's weak appearance, Luiz's brain fart etc. While Pellegrini and Wenger are dealing with criticism to do with Demichelis and Giroud, our players are only focused on the next league game!

He knows how to take pressure off of his players and direct all the attention of the media somewhere else.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

I think Mourinho doesn't really give a shit about the result. He's just happy he's managed to mind-fuck so many people in such a short space of time! It's all quite funny when you think about the amount of chaos he's managed to cause in less than 2 weeks!

Again, no one is criticising any of our players! No one talks about our poor performance, Salah's weak appearance, Luiz's brain fart etc. While Pellegrini and Wenger are dealing with criticism to do with Demichelis and Giroud, our players are only focused on the next league game!

Exactly!! Still puzzled how amateurs like Henrique don't still get this!!

[robdog 2,084]

He will definitely be in for a treat if we meet up. Mourinho is the best manager I have see that knows how to deal with Barca's system of play

RDM didn't do that bad either vs Barca

TBH I think it's a combination of the English Bulldog mentality & the ethos of CFC. Like it or not CFC has a certain style of play, which is to hit off a quick counter-attack. Every gaffer that comes to the club seems to use this Philosophy. It's kewl w/ me.