The Mourinho Thread

[edetarod 2,155]

Oh shit....and there's only 26 games left this season.

Oh well, we tried.

Hahaha

These silly comments it's not even December.

The title particularly if you have even watched over the last few years has come down to one point or even goal difference. There is a VERY long time to go, sometimes teams like 10 points ahead DONT win.

Also when we won the CL I thought we were going out and look what turned out. I think the CL will not happen, Real and Munich are too good but we should push for the league and the cups.

Any ridiculous talk of sacking Jose and we are in a crisis is glory hunting nonsense.

still doesn't make what i said not true

[Roquila 1,335]

To all those plastic fans who wants Jose to get the sack:........... Suck Big Sams DICK!

[Phil Driver 503]

The Basle game reminded me of the first half at Spurs the team was stretched and not compact with the opposition dominating ,the difference was at Spurs he changed it for the second half, I am sure that will not have been lost on Jose and his analysis of what is wrong with us at the moment. With this formation you need to press from all positions and seek to regain possesion as high up the pitch as posssible.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

That's the thing, I agree with your sentiment. We don't have many players suited to any style of football which is why we almost always play crap, disjointed football. There has been very little thought, if any, that has gone into how our squad has been built. It's just a random assortment of players thrown together with no idea how each player affects the other(s) and the overall style of play. I've just learnt to accept that's how things are and try not to complain much any more to be honest.

Hit the nail on the head. And I know that it has become boring to keep saying this, but I can't help but think that managerial stability has a lot to do with that. Say what you want about Wenger, but all his players fit his style/philosophy while we, in the past two years, have gone from AVB's high-press/high-line to RDM's....errm...let's call it "tactical freedom", to Jose's counter-attacking football (didn't mention Rafa because he was not involved in any transfers). It is no wonder that Jose still doesn't know what his starting XI is; we don't even have 11 players that fit the same style!

[Starman60 1,343]

Last night against Basel, we were rubbish and got exactly what we deserved....nothing. But we cannot blame Mourinho for that. The team he put out SHOULD have won that match easily. But Basel rose their game against us and the team (that's our guys on the pitch!!) failed to produce what they are capable of. They were sloppy in their passing, sloppy in their closing down and seemingly disinterested in creating any shots on target. The boss cannot be held responsible for poor player performance, and I am fully sure he has already told them that.

Wait and see the changes he makes for Southampton. I am sure there will be a shake up :blue scalf:

[Special Juan 28,139]

Most teams approach us as a cup final, we need to match that attitude and hunger.

No game is a given, not team has a right to lay down for us, we need to start getting back to being difficult to play against and team not looking forward to facing us.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Cahill is a good shout as well, nowhere near where he should be staying to be in position to cover for Ivanovic

I think Jose would have become used to that by now!

[Alan Partridge 1,124]

This is really embarrassing

[Rmpr 8,977]

It is a shame there isnt a middle ground amongst our fans. People either defend Jose at all costs or they attack and blame him for all our problems!

It doesnt work like that.

Firstly, criticizing Mourinho doesnt mean you dont like Chelsea does it mean you love Chelsea more than other if you defend Jose. Secondly, he has made mistakes but also some great improvements (which partially explains our roller coaster season). Thirdly, Jose is still in the beginning of a long term project, so stop talking about sacking him that it sounds absolutely pathetic. Lastly, he is only our manager and a team is more than its manager, whenever we win or lose its not all because of him.

I have just 5+ pages worth of reactions and I almost cried (or laughed, I couldnt decide). The posts complaining about him are shite, the posts complaining about others complaining are shite and so on, it is all shite (including this own post).

It is not hard to see why the best members have left. There arent enough intelligent people who know about football anymore and the ones who do cant have a civilized debated whenever someone disagrees with them...

[GeeMon 34]

I find it very weird the whole Mourinho coming back.

It feels to me like he was never gone but then I still get excited about the concept of us having him back.

I think he's getting closer to knowing his ideal shape. but the attacking trio in my opinion is rotated a bit too much.

[edetarod 2,155]

It is a shame there isnt a middle ground amongst our fans. People either defend Jose at all costs or they attack and blame him for all our problems!

It doesnt work like that.

Firstly, crticizing Mourinho doesnt mean you dont like Chelsea, just like it doesnt mean you love Chelsea if you defend Mourinho. Secondly, he has made mistakes but also some great improvements (which partially explains our rollercoaster season). Thirdly, Jose is still in the begining of a long term project, stop talking about sackin him that it sounds absolutely pathetic. Lastly, he is only our manager and a team is more than its manager, whenever we win or lose its not all because of him.

I have just 5+ pages worth reactions and I almosted cried (or laughed, I couldnt decide). The posts complaining about him are shite, the posts complaining about others complaining are shite and so on, it is all shite (including this own post).

It is not hard to see why the best members have left. There arent enough intelligent people who know about football anymore and the ones who do cant have a civilized debated whenever someone disagrees with them...

what are you talking about, i'm still here

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Cahill is a good shout as well, nowhere near where he should be staying to be in position to cover for Ivanovic

Yea..and also they were all waiting for De Bruyne to come on.Silly lapse of concentration. If it hadn't for that, we'd have got away with such a dismal performance.

Also Cahill could have slid in before Salah took the shot. Shoddy defending from both Branna and Cahil.

[Barbara 15,149]

It is a shame there isnt a middle ground amongst our fans. People either defend Jose at all costs or they attack and blame him for all our problems!

It doesnt work like that.

Firstly, crticizing Mourinho doesnt mean you dont like Chelsea, just like it doesnt mean you love Chelsea if you defend Mourinho. Secondly, he has made mistakes but also some great improvements (which partially explains our rollercoaster season). Thirdly, Jose is still in the begining of a long term project, stop talking about sackin him that it sounds absolutely pathetic. Lastly, he is only our manager and a team is more than its manager, whenever we win or lose its not all because of him.

I have just 5+ pages worth reactions and I almosted cried (or laughed, I couldnt decide). The posts complaining about him are shite, the posts complaining about others complaining are shite and so on, it is all shite (including this own post).

It is not hard to see why the best members have left. There arent enough intelligent people who know about football anymore and the ones who do cant have a civilized debated whenever someone disagrees with them...

you forgot the worst (imo). The never ending comparisons with previous managers when the only between both Jose's spells that did a decent job was Ancelotti but still you see people proclaiming di Matteo's and Benitez's tactics as if we were Bayern under them. That goes hand to hand with the list of guys to replace Mourinho... that's what's annoying imo. Some people are already talking about sacking him... after a few months.

That said, he was terrible with the team selection against Basel. I'd rate him a 4 out of 10 because even though the problem was that the players didn't turn up, they were damn tired. When José realized that 1) he should have made more changes, especially when he admits he saw his team was tired from the first minute; 2) shouldn't have played all of them if he could say so early they were tired.

It comes back to his decisions and I get anyone who moans about it because it was a pathetic display, I don't expect people to react positively or even neutrally to that. It's the implication that his predecessors did better (they didn't) and the willingness to sack him already that is

He won't leave so Laudrup, Guardiola or Klopp can come... We don't even have players with the profile some of those managers like (not Klopp and definitely not Guardiola). Some players (very few, like 2-3) fit each of those managers' profile and still they're supposed to come because they're the ones that would make Chelsea invincible playing the sexiest football out there. Okay then...

[Tomo 21,751]

Just had a look on statto with our results between 04/05 and 09/10 and fuck me the consistency we had was insane, especially as a defensive unit.

We use to go on winning run's, have a bad result then go on another winning run. Clean sheets were picked up like clockwork aswell. Conceding goal's back then were rare and losing games even more so, we were so difficult to beat it was ridiculous, only 12 league defeats in four season's was stupid. Injuries robbed us in 2007 and 2008, we would have probably been looking at 5 titles out of 6 if we got the rub of the green in the treatment table.

Hopefully in time Jose can build something similar to that again, i miss the days we were a solid defensive unit, forget the so called "pretty football", going into games knowing one goal was usually enough was amazing.

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

Mourinho has to give himself a slap and snap out of his reverie. Either that or he'll be walking the plank in no time, Lampard to follow suit immediately after.