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Remind me who said that he didn’t need any more players. Ok there are injuries but which club hasn’t got them?
When things aren’t going his way Jose is poisonous and that’s why clubs sack him.
As for reports that he has put the ball in the boards court in that they have to choose between the league or the CL if correct suggest tome he should be gone now. He is paid vast sums to find a way and irrespective of losing Kane and Son , which seems to be his main issue, he is the one that in public said this squad was good eneough.
When things aren’t going his way Jose is poisonous and that’s why clubs sack him.
As for reports that he has put the ball in the boards court in that they have to choose between the league or the CL if correct suggest tome he should be gone now. He is paid vast sums to find a way and irrespective of losing Kane and Son , which seems to be his main issue, he is the one that in public said this squad was good eneough.
He won CL at Porto, Primark.
Also won CL at inter beating the favourites, a very strong Barca team.
So if we win it’s on Jose, if we lose it’s because of individual errors?
We had the same possession and shots (pretty much) as them. This is Norwich at home!!!
We showed in the opening 10 mins and following their equaliser we’re a superior team. Just like we showed when going behind against Leipzig that we can compete with them and put them under pressure. Our tactical setup negated our ability to win both games much more than individual errors.
You make so many excuses for Jose. You called the Leipzig game “almost a Jose masterclass”. It’s quite frankly embarrassing.
What are you seeing tactically that makes you so optimistic about the direction he’s taking us?
His track record is as relevant as George Grahams was when we appointed him (2 league titles, FA cup, league cup, cup winners cup) He started to lose it after their 91 title, became more and more negative and led them back to mid table. Did ok at Leeds and even did alright with us for 12 months, results wise at least. But it was diminishing returns and the game had moved on with attacking sides like United and Newcastle. I cant see anyway out of this now other than admit our mistake at the end of the season or waste a summer giving him some players and then him moaning its not enough and we cant compete before a classic Tottenham sacking in October/November and writing off another season.
This has probably been shared on here already, but there's a lot of pages to check, and I don't have the time.
I don't get this. What's he supposed to do? He was stood on the touchline all game communicating with his players. At this point he'd done all he could, and the players were stood in the centre circle, waiting their turn to kick a ball (badly) in the general direction of the goal. Seems like an odd stick to beat him with.
I'm not generally interested in whataboutery, but Poch was very frequently slumped in his seat, doing zero to influence the team during games, but those that won't have a bad word to say about him seem most likely to use things like we see in the video above as a stick to beat Mourinho with.
I don't get this. What's he supposed to do? He was stood on the touchline all game communicating with his players. At this point he'd done all he could, and the players were stood in the centre circle, waiting their turn to kick a ball (badly) in the general direction of the goal. Seems like an odd stick to beat him with.
I'm not generally interested in whataboutery, but Poch was very frequently slumped in his seat, doing zero to influence the team during games, but those that won't have a bad word to say about him seem most likely to use things like we see in the video above as a stick to beat Mourinho with.
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If I remember rightly Graham achieved something that we are desperate to see our manager do...
He won a trophy.
Mourinho's needs time to make the changes he feels are needed and 3 and a half months and a January transfer window is nowhere near enough, particularly as his options are severely limited by injuries.
You want him out. I want him to be given a chance.
Let's leave it at that.
When’s he said that, I must of missed those quotes?
All he’s said for the last month is how tired the attackers are or how over worked they are but he doesn’t have any other options. Unless of course you think player’s fitness levels don’t effect performance of course!
Fair enough.
I don’t think we can say the George Graham experiment was a success though.
I thought your support wasn't in question? Then you throw ur season ticket away? Nuff said.
At the current rate I wouldn't be surprised if we're in touch with Felix Magath come the summer.
If we win, it's because we were the better team.
The only excuse I've made for Jose is that this team has been hideously mismanaged by the previous manager and the football now is no worse than it was beforehand. Yes, it was Norwich. We also lost to a League Two side on penalties under the previous manager.
Im not looking at anything tactically. We don't have the players to play the way he would want us to. I think that's obvious. We are missing our two top goalscorers from the previous 2 seasons, who are statistically the best attacking partnership in the leagues history and a change and chop back four every week.
I think the fans need to realise we aren't as good as we once were. But that's not because of Mourinho mate.
2.5 years of toxicity and tedium for a grubber of a league cup win, it definitily wasn't. Again he made constant excuses to try and cover up the fact he'd lost it as a manager. Real parellells with now.
I remember your name from a few months back. You were whining about Poch too. Poch was shit, Mourinho is shit, then who was good? Timothy Sherwood or Villas boas?
He’s always been nervous during penalty shootouts throughout his career. Just couldn’t bear to watch last night it seemed to me.
The man’s biggest fault is drawing a big target on his head with his mouth. No matter what he does now, he will always be judged differently from others.