Kane Son Højbjerg Ndombele by their individual competence saves Mourinho from being found out as the dinosaur that he is. We have had a few moments, United, first part of West Ham where it has looked really good. But apart from those moments it's hard to see how Mourinho wants to play, there are no patterns in possession. One minute Ndombele makes a forward pass the next Alderwiereld hoofs it. There is no movement at all in possession, we simply can't break down a defence.
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It is never his fault, it never is
He deserves a fair share of blame for last night, it looked like 11 strangers trying to play as a team.
He deserves a fair share of blame for last night, it looked like 11 strangers trying to play as a team.
Dont really have a problem with Mourinho making half time subs.
It's something he's done on many occassions throughout his management career and his record speaks for itself.
People used to moan about Poch refusing to make subs - every manager has their approach they think works in getting a result on the day
Yesterday was one of those that for whatever reason there was zero energy and intensity.
Learn from it and move on - if we win on sunday the reaction on here will shift again
It's something he's done on many occassions throughout his management career and his record speaks for itself.
People used to moan about Poch refusing to make subs - every manager has their approach they think works in getting a result on the day
Yesterday was one of those that for whatever reason there was zero energy and intensity.
Learn from it and move on - if we win on sunday the reaction on here will shift again
And its been a year already, the 'he still needs time' argument no longer works.
He relies on individual brilliance, he cannot build a system like Poch to get the best out of everyone including the average players.
As has been said a million times over any team in world football even peak Barca struggled at times to break down 11 men who are well organised have something to hold onto and are sat behind the ball.
At times the opo had 9 men in the peno area last night or course we was gonna struggle. The issue last night was the "second string" wasted the first half and played with no heart, and didn't look like they gave a fuck. Then the "first string" players had to much to do in 45 minutes against a side who where playing in the biggest game they have had in 10 years and had it all to lose.
It's a wake up call that the second string in still a bit shit, and the final nail in Ali and a couple others coffin IMO at this club. Nothing more
But to start slagging of the manager after one poor game come on....
Atm we are a awful handball call away from being top of the league, have knocked Chelsea out a cup and have been free scoring. No need to start melting
I said this before yesterday and got called a pessimistic despite going on record *whilst high) saying we would finish 2nd and win two cups. I think on occasion this season Jose has come close to getting it, however as you say is this systemic change or just a handful of class players most of whom Pochettino made playing to their potential. The jury for any logical mind has to still be out. Show me the incremental gain Jose the patterns, that dominate opponents and maximise assets. At this point I'll give him Tanguy but he was always going to be fine hes too bloody good a footballer, only the terminally daft didn't see it.
Amen. It's going to get messy once Kane and Son's form tails off.
Crazy over reaction here , we only took 3Ls since March and this is the 3rd and some people already saying "told you so" , Jose's measurements is just too damn high compared to any other manager
....Or one could simply interpret it that once we'd signed and broken Reg in, he was inserted into the first XI. As per Burnley, if he thinks Ben is better suited to a specific circumstance then he'll play. I have no problem with that.
Loved Jose's comments tbh, too many passengers in this squad that are stealing a living. Kate and Son must think wtf why am I even bothering when you've got useless dross like Winks, Sanchez and Dele ruining any hard work and improvements we make as a team.
Loved his comments yet he picked the 'useless dross'
His Instagram is hilarious. Needs to expand to Twitter
what a lot of bollocks , who do you want him to pick for europe league group match ? This is the kind of match you wanted your main players to rest and have fringe player to impress . save to say they have failed
They failed and so did he. When will he realise that you can't play a midfield 2, when 1 of them is Winks.
Not sure about last night.
I suspect Mourinho will be back om the charm offensive today/tomorrow.
We lost with 16 players yesterday. That equates to more than just 3 or 4 easy targets in my opinion.
What is clear is that Mourinho is using the mould of previous successful teams he has managed and comparing not just the quality but also the application of his players.
What it means is that 4 or 5 of this current squad and of course dependent on how long Mourinho stays, will simply not win him over.
That group of players is becoming clearer each week.
I suspect Mourinho will be back om the charm offensive today/tomorrow.
We lost with 16 players yesterday. That equates to more than just 3 or 4 easy targets in my opinion.
What is clear is that Mourinho is using the mould of previous successful teams he has managed and comparing not just the quality but also the application of his players.
What it means is that 4 or 5 of this current squad and of course dependent on how long Mourinho stays, will simply not win him over.
That group of players is becoming clearer each week.
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Damned if you do, damned of you don’t. If he didn’t change, we’d be asking why and vice versa. Reality is the team out there weren’t good enough; nor were the changes. It would have been great to have seen a massive turnaround second half but there was no-one able to lead the charge.
I don't like him that's not a secret. I desperately want him to be the most successful manager in our history mind. So far I'm giving 5 out of 10.
From a fans perspective yeah your right he was going to get criticized either way. I just think the players deserved a bit of time to try to up their game and sort it out themselves
Surely the best thing to do for them would of been some hairdryer treatment and some change in tactics
Will they just be thinking they'll be hauled off if they make a mistake if they get an opportunity And therefore just play really safe
No point wasting a sub on Winks for Moussa - pretty much like for like. With 45 to go, he wouldn’t play with only 1 conventional MF player so that position would still be in play, even if Winks was dodgy. Lo Celso is too important to be risked returning from injury so had to be withdrawn (and was as anonymous as the rest of the team- PEH was an improvement, imo)- and CV was sacrificed to keep Bale on for his fitness.
It was a tactical muck up from the outset...would have made sense to use the subs to restore as close to the ‘normal’ team as possible - but I get why Jose decided to flood the pitch with aggressive or pacy players. Turns out they weren’t very good, either.