The Mourinho Thread

[Special Juan 28,132]

The only thing i can criticize mourinho about is the fact we are soon in december and we dont have a starting lineup. I've never seen this from him before.

I agree to a certain extent but some players are not exactly proving their worth when they get a chance giving Jose somewhat of a dilemma.

[Clevemayer 764]

I agree to a certain extent but some players are not exactly proving their worth when they get a chance giving Jose somewhat of a dilemma.

yeah ond some are gett'n played despite not proving theyr worth... this gives me headaches as a fan.

[bushman 2,043]

The only thing i can criticize mourinho about is the fact we are soon in december and we dont have a starting lineup. I've never seen this from him before.

Jose claims that he was told to play " beautiful football. " Now, my question. Is he capable to implement this beautiful game ?

If I remember correctly, he has not played it before or am I mistaken ?

Soon, December is here 9 games to be played, then. May God be with the team, if he does not rotate the squad, properly.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

I agree to a certain extent but some players are not exactly proving their worth when they get a chance giving Jose somewhat of a dilemma.

No matter how we change players, for mourinho not to have a starting lineup is just bad. Every coach in world football has a starting line up now with the exception of 1 or 2 players, but we changed to 4-3-3 recently, thats like starting preseason all over again

[Special Juan 28,132]

Seems a long time ago that embrace when Schurrle took apart Bucharest away, the lad for me is a super player and I am not sure why he isn't being played.

[TrippingStep 336]

The only thing i can criticize mourinho about is the fact we are soon in december and we dont have a starting lineup. I've never seen this from him before.

Our attack is even worse than what i was expecting before the season with him as our coach.

Against West Ham, we didn't play that good. Before the Oscar penalty, we were as usual creating nearly nothing when we had the ball.

And Why didn't we bought central midfielders in the summer is still an enigma to me. As this Chelsea team have the worst midfielders that Jose Mourinho has had since he began as a coach (if you don't count his first job before Porto).

[bushman 2,043]

Well, in other words, Jose´s project is still in an embryonic state ?

[Special Juan 28,132]

No matter how we change players, for mourinho not to have a starting lineup is just bad. Every coach in world football has a starting line up now with the exception of 1 or 2 players, but we changed to 4-3-3 recently, thats like starting preseason all over again

That's what I am saying, it's not as if he hasn't searched for the starting line up, he has, but players are letting him down constantly.

[edetarod 2,155]

i think our best performance this season was the Arsenal game in the carling cup

ironically, most of the players that played in that match are benchwarmers

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Jose claims that he was told to play " beautiful football. " Now, my question. Is he capable to implement this beautiful game ?

If I remember correctly, he has not played it before or am I mistaken ?

Soon, December is here 9 games to be played, then. May God be with the team, if he does not rotate the squad, properly.

until we establish a starting 11, this beautiful football is a dream. I told bluemaster earlier in this thread and i stand by it. That was what made benitez start finding a winning formula, he stuck to some players and kept on playing them till they got team chemistry

[bushman 2,043]

That's what I am saying, it's not as if he hasn't searched for the starting line up, he has, but players are letting him down constantly.

:getin:

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Our attack is even worse than what i was expecting before the season with him as our coach.

Against West Ham, we didn't play that good. Before the Oscar penalty, we were as usual creating nearly nothing when we had the ball.

And Why didn't we bought central midfielders in the summer is still an enigma to me. As this Chelsea team have the worst midfielders that Jose Mourinho has had since he began as a coach (if you don't count his first job before Porto).

I remembered when me and you had a discussion earlier. Boy, were you right. I'm confused about our formula and if me that normally has a great understanding of things is going through this, then i can just imagine what is going through the players head.

We had a formula, and style of play in october. I was pleased and thought things can only get better from there. But he has now thrown away schurrle after he had a great october in our best run of the season, and changed our formation. So what happens to our training in the other formation from the beginning of the season, is there no continuity? im just confused, our players must feel worse.

[bushman 2,043]

until we establish a starting 11, this beautiful football is a dream. I told bluemaster earlier in this thread and i stand by it. That was what made benitez start finding a winning formula, he stuck to some players and kept on playing them till they got team chemistry

Are you not asking too much of Jose ?

My biggest gripe with him is: Around 25 good players are on the team, but he plays 13-14 of them. Has no starting lineup, as you posted, disfavored Mata, Schurrle now, Luiz is not good enough, Bertrand picks his nose...on & on. If he was like Rafa, what do you think we would have seen here, posted about him ? I know, all swear words in English language would be here.

[TrippingStep 336]

until we establish a starting 11, this beautiful football is a dream. I told bluemaster earlier in this thread and i stand by it. That was what made benitez start finding a winning formula, he stuck to some players and kept on playing them till they got team chemistry

But they had also patterns in our attacks, our back four were playing higher when we were playing against teams sitting deep and were moving the ball quicker to either side or to the midfielders as they were closer to them, David Luiz could also carry the ball forward and break a line of pressing.

Against Basel, last year Mata didn't play that much, it was Oscar Hazard Moses behind Fernando and we were creating much more chances.

This year we play much slower from the back and our players seems to lack pace compared to our best period last year.

[TrippingStep 336]

I remembered when me and you had a discussion earlier. Boy, were you right. I'm confused about our formula and if me that normally has a great understanding of things is going through this, then i can just imagine what is going through the players head.

We had a formula, and style of play in october. I was pleased and thought things can only get better from there. But he has now thrown away schurrle after he had a great october in our best run of the season, and changed our formation. So what happens to our training in the other formation from the beginning of the season, is there no continuity? im just confused, our players must feel worse.

For Schurlle, I don't understand as for me he's more a Mourinho player that our other attacking midfielders.