The Mourinho Thread

[Strike 7,853]

if you told me in august that chelsea will reach champions league semis and be 2 points from top spot at the start of may, i would take that

[BloodIsBlue 291]

I'll take CL semi final over Europa league trophy any year of my life.

[iseah100 5,612]

Pep, Ancelotti, think Van Gaal and maybe Hyenckes too, also Sir Alex and it is off the top of my head, I am sure there are more. It is a great record but nothing to be proud about or amazing. In fact coming close so many time is never a good thing either.

I think Jose is the one who thinks if you are 2nd, you are a loser.

Also, how many coaches had expensive squads in past 4 years? Real Madrid + Chelsea?

4 semi finals is NOT amazing ... then WTF is

He's made 5 consecutive semis, not 4. He's made 8 total. Numbers.

Really? People are bashing Mou's tactics? You guys realize he has dedicated his life to football? He's probably forgotten more about tactics and strategies than any of us on here will ever know. at the beginning of the season did we expect a CL trophy? To win the league? We still have a shot at the league(long shot) and made the semis of the UCL which CL SF>>>Europa win. You guys realize Willian, Schurrle, Matic,and Salah just came this year? They'll be better next year. Azpi was in his first year as a starter. Mou will make this team great, look what he did for us now, we can only go up.

Never question Mou.

Also, Henrique, you're either the most dedicated troll, or the most pessimistic, plastic, and disgraceful Chelsea fan ever.

[robdog 2,084]

Rafa was fucking shite, apart from maybe playing your beloved Torres. Newsflash mate, TORRES IS FUCKING SHITE.

I will only post about this once today & Peppen this is not directed to you. Why in d fuck would someone post freakin' post on The Special One Thread that fsw is better than Jose? Because CFC lost to the Current Spanish Leaders? Really? Seriously? That punk took the 2nd best team in Serie A (one of the easiest league) & made them 3rd best. Didn't you see wtf he did w/ Jose's team @ Inter? People let fsw eat his tapas in Napoli. No reason for him to return here. Besides he is not one of us. he is a dirty red scouser!!!

[Peppen 934]

I will only post about this once today & Peppen this is not directed to you. Why in d fuck would someone post freakin' post on The Special One Thread that fsw is better than Jose? Because CFC lost to the Current Spanish Leaders? Really? Seriously? That punk took the 2nd best team in Serie A (one of the easiest league) & made them 3rd best. Didn't you see wtf he did w/ Jose's team @ Inter? People let fsw eat his tapas in Napoli. No reason for him to return here. Besides he is not one of us. he is a dirty red scouser!!!

Couldn't have said it better myself. I am slowly getting used to see people bashing Jose for his tactics, even by Chelsea fans, but to say you want FSW instead of José is out right cringeworthy and pathetic.

[The only place to be 11,313]

Im done watching this park the bus formation, why cant we play like Madrid for example?? Or even Dortmound or the old bayern from last year?

Well so far I'd have preferred Rafa! We actually played football!

It's times like this when people shoe their true colours.

They ain't fucking blue....

[bushman 2,043]

What can one say about Jose in this season?

Was he a success or does he play the type of football as desired by Roman? I doubt it.

One may say, this was his first season, Chelsea won several games convincingly, 6 zip against Arsenal, 1 zip against Citeh, 2 zip against Liverpool...to name a few.

However, when it matters the most he failed to deliver, Atletico for example.

Hopefully, Jose gets his shit together, buys a couple of players & most of all refrains from talking shit with the media.

[Strike 7,853]

Jose didn't park the bus yesterday. Where is that even coming from?

[Cosmin 2,484]

How did Rafa play against Benfica? 45% posession against a weaker team than Atletico, for example. Everyone was saying back then that our football is ugly and that Benfica should've won the trophy.

Football is a game of hypocrisy, nowadays.

[Styles 9,790]

Do you believe the team is more limited than Atlético, in terms of individual quality?

Technically? Yes. They're comfortably better in that regard.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

I still think his a top manager despite this game.02

Just like I still think Pep is a top manager despite their game against Real.02

One isolated game does not make the difference, you have to look at the whole season and noticed if there's progress.02

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Chelsea for me has been a great progress.02

But there's two points that I need to say.02

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One we have no creativity. At the beginning of the season we had Mata, KDB and Oscar.02

Sold two of them, and the other is now nowhere to be seen.02

What the hell happened? Does Mourinho does not like creative players? If not, what is he going to do for that spark in creativity?02

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And second, I hate this shit that we can't create two passes straight. We are so shit in passing that is borderline insanity.02

Atletico is also a defensive counter attacking team, but they play great as a unit and string great passes. This is something Mourinho has to work in our team.02

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I'm excited for the summer cause I expect Mourinho to make the right changes and make us competitive from the go next season.02

However if come next season we are still shit, then we will have to worry about Mourinho. But until that happens I'm still hopeful that we will do good next season.02

I like that second point u made. We are looking too one dimensional.

We will beat any team if we just have to defend and counter, but if we have to go forward, pass and create chances in possession, we have become piss poor. I just don't like this at all. We can't pass and create anything in possession its borderline annoying.

Look at madrid, Ancelloti has improved their possession play and they are still good in counter attacking like before.

Look at athletico, they are a pure counter attacking side, but they can string passes in possession, their full backs get forward, and they are still good if teams defend, without any perfect pivot (thiago and suarez) so pivot is not an excuse for us. The only reason why they couldn't create much in their home is because we parked the bus. No one can beat us when we do that, not even barcelona and liverpool.

But were becoming too one dimensional, only counterattacking but not creative in possession and its killing me.

That is because we have been too one dimensional like you said at the end, a bit like Bayern except their passing style instead of counter attacking. We need to be able to play like Man City at home where we just go all out attack instead of just always play a bit safe and never go for the juggernaut.

Just look at how athletico were solid defensively but can still construct good passing going forward with their fullbacks attacking. We need to do that more we have no excuse if athletico can play well in possession.

[Special Juan 28,869]

Give him the players he needs in the summer, then will see where we are.

3 strikers of Ba, Eto'o and Torres is not good enough, we know it and so does he.

[Madmax 9,219]

Do you believe the team is more limited than Atlético, in terms of individual quality?

Atleti are better man-for-man than Chelsea, except maybe defence where it's more equal. What made the difference yesterday is that they're much better collectively and comfortable in their system and roles which is why when we opened up by bringing on Eto'o they were all over us. It helps that they're been together for more than a couple of years now.

[Viper22 2,418]

Seems a really innocuous point but it's been getting to me for months now;

Why can't any of our players take set pieces? I mean seriously, Willian, Luiz, Ivan, Schurrle (and even Lamps now) are all just terrible. I don't remember us creating any goals from a corner or free kick in recent memory... It's really weird and I have no idea why it is. Every free kick/corner either doesn't pass the first man or goes well over everyone. Surely that's a basic thing?

Mourinho will get his shit together in the summer and we'll be better next season. He'll have nowhere to hide next season though if we don't get at least a trophy.

[Reddish-Blue 2,701]

Give him the players he needs in the summer, then will see where we are.

3 strikers of Ba, Eto'o and Torres is not good enough, we know it and so does he.

If the midfield is rubbish, the strikers can only do so much...

[Special Juan 28,869]

If the midfield is rubbish, the strikers can only do so much...

Which is why I have spoke about the midfield in other threads.

[SinineUltra 1,170]

He also could use a proper rest after last year's RM fiasco and returning to Chelsea.. a summer holiday will do him good.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Why? One has a trophy with arguably a weaker squad, got third place and also fa cup semi only to be cheated by city. Rafa > Mou.....

2004 etc is history....he needs to do something this time around

CL Semi Final >> Winning the Europa League

Finishing 3rd and Challenging for the title till the final day >>>> Finishing 3rd and being out the title race in January

Also you forgot to metion Rafa had the League cup and Club world cup on a plate for him! and look what happened!

[Special Juan 28,869]

Trying to have a debate with thekid9 is like trying to tell the person with tourettes to stop ticking.

[SinineUltra 1,170]

Trying to have a debate with thekid9 is like trying to tell the person with tourettes to stop ticking.

Cruel, but I like it..