The Mourinho Thread

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Reached his 8th semifinal as a manager becoming the most in history to reach that stage as a manager after surpassing Ferguson (7).

Jose is also the only manager to have reached the semifinal for 5 straight seasons...

[Laylabelle 9,292]

Awwww his little face and run!

[duo11bluecl 207]

Mourinho vs Ancelotti/Simione/Pep

If we win the CL he has to be 1 of the greatest manager in FOOTBALL HISTORY and no1 in the world atm no doubt. But I would say Simione is the best atm, working miracle with Atletico. They could have won like 6-2 tonight.

[robdog 2,084]

Mourinho vs Ancelotti/Simione/Pep

If we win the CL he has to be 1 of the greatest manager in FOOTBALL HISTORY and no1 in the world atm no doubt. But I would say Simione is the best atm, working miracle with Atletico. They could have won like 6-2 tonight.

Of course you would post that. He is representing your country

[duo11bluecl 207]

Of course you would post that. He is representing your country

Naaa I am not bias toward him, I always believe before today it was Jose vs Pep for that no1 spot until recent weeks Simione is making Atletico nearly impossible to beat. If they won the double this season that would have to be up there with one of the greatest managerial story in football history.

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Naaa I am not bias toward him, I always believe before today it was Jose vs Pep for that no1 spot until recent weeks Simione is making Atletico nearly impossible to beat. If they won the double this season that would have to be up there with one of the greatest managerial story in football history.

TBF they have been playing Champagne Footie for the past couple of years now. Do you remember the 2012 UEFA SuperCup? CFC fans still remember

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TBF they have been playing Champagne Footie for the past couple of years now. Do you remember the 2012 UEFA SuperCup? CFC fans still remember

Yes that is why I came to this conclusion, he proved that he isn't some one hit wonder manager and actually show his talent through his team's progress

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Yes that is why I came to this conclusion, he proved that he isn't some one hit wonder manager and actually show his talent through his team's progress

I thought he was doing well in his previous endeavors. I thought he did well w/ El Ciclón. Of course I am bias. I like El Ciclón. Checkout his achievements as a Manager:

Estudiantes

• Argentine Primera División (1): Torneo Apertura 2006

River Plate

• Argentine Primera División (1): Torneo Clausura 2008

Atlético Madrid

• Copa del Rey (1): 2012–13
• UEFA Europa League (1): 2011–12
• UEFA Super Cup (1): 2012

[Barbara 15,149]

Jose is also the only manager to have reached the semifinal for 5 straight seasons...

wow that's insane.... only thinking about it... I can't get my mind around it. It's out of this world. FIVE consecutive SF in UCL?

And people don't know why he's the special one?

We're lucky to have this man.

[The_Flash 1,144]

That's hilarious where did you find it?? Lol

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wow that's insane.... only thinking about it... I can't get my mind around it. It's out of this world. FIVE consecutive SF in UCL?

And people don't know why he's the special one?

We're lucky to have this man.

He is 2/8 in the semis though!

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

He is 2/8 in the semis though!

But he is 2/2 in the UCL Final!

[Special Juan 27,093]

Been fined £8,000 for entering the field against Villa.

[Fernando 6,374]

Chelsea's José Mourinho, a master with many gameplans in his back pocket

Give the Portuguese a side who will do exactly as he says, and there is no better manager for inspiring a very good team to beat an exceptional one.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/apr/09/chelsea-jose-mourinho-master-gameplans-champions-league

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Anyone can make attacking changes by introducing two extra strikers, but Mourinho’s “brilliance” wasn’t the changes he made, but the fact his side were prepared for them, and understood their new roles clearly.

Managers are often criticised for not having a Plan B, but equally unforgivable is a Plan B which is sprung on the players midway through a match, with strikers on top of each other fighting for the same balls. This was a controlled, pre-determined Plan B and, indeed, Plan C.

It’s the preparation, attention to detail and communication that makes Mourinho such an effective tactician, rather than the tactical decisions themselves.

-Zonal Marking

[duo11bluecl 207]

Pep also technically made it 5 semi now in his 5 seasons, obviously not consecutively because of his break but essentially same as Jose. Nothing to be celebrated about, wait until we win the CL then we can talk about it.

[hjperdeath 2,226]

Pep also technically made it 5 semi now in his 5 seasons, obviously not consecutively because of his break but essentially same as Jose. Nothing to be celebrated about, wait until we win the CL then we can talk about it.

Honestly, give it a break.

[duo11bluecl 207]

Honestly, give it a break.

What? It is a fact. Jose is a great tactician and manager like many have already said but no need to exaggerate unimportant facts to make him seem even more legendary. Then now if we don't win anything this season people will start to point toward these things to back up their claims that we didn't fail this season.