The Official Chelsea Thread [Vol 2]
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jules_s said:
ellroy said:
Your fans did you proud today, got a little bit of respect from me for that.
Some of the players should be tarred and feathered. A disgrace, totally unprofessional how they treated their boss.
Absolutely thatSome of the players should be tarred and feathered. A disgrace, totally unprofessional how they treated their boss.
Just watched todays match. Gobsmacked. Costa should hand this seasons wages back given how much he 'woke up' today
I don't get all this disgust that the players only turned up yesterday.
Mourinho was playing the same players week in week out. If he knew some were not trying ( and let's face it - he might have a better idea than all these 'fans'), then why didn't he drop them and play the youth he had promised to bring through anyway ?. Why would he continue to go down a route that only had one (bad) ending for him ?
And let's look at the players who should be under the most suspicion , based on how they turned up yesterday. Of all the players , Oscar was the one who went from being absolutely dreadful in every game, to superb in one. And yet not one fan aimed any venom towards him. Mourinho continued to play Oscar despite his awful performances. Costa was no better than he has been in any other game this season.
So, how about looking at things a little differently ? How about considering the fact Mourinho had one tactic which was based on ridged defensive, extreme discipline and sucking the life out of any creativity in the team ? What do you think would happen if he left and the next person came in and said, rather than "do this or else" , said "just be yourself, go and enjoy yourself and play the way you want within the confines of this particular plan" ?
I'm not saying the players are blame free, but let's be realistic here - how many of you guys would give 100% to a manager who you just lost all respect for ? Sure, you'd give 95% out of self respect, but the difference between a good side and a bad side in the EPL these days is less than 5%.
Mourinho was playing the same players week in week out. If he knew some were not trying ( and let's face it - he might have a better idea than all these 'fans'), then why didn't he drop them and play the youth he had promised to bring through anyway ?. Why would he continue to go down a route that only had one (bad) ending for him ?
And let's look at the players who should be under the most suspicion , based on how they turned up yesterday. Of all the players , Oscar was the one who went from being absolutely dreadful in every game, to superb in one. And yet not one fan aimed any venom towards him. Mourinho continued to play Oscar despite his awful performances. Costa was no better than he has been in any other game this season.
So, how about looking at things a little differently ? How about considering the fact Mourinho had one tactic which was based on ridged defensive, extreme discipline and sucking the life out of any creativity in the team ? What do you think would happen if he left and the next person came in and said, rather than "do this or else" , said "just be yourself, go and enjoy yourself and play the way you want within the confines of this particular plan" ?
I'm not saying the players are blame free, but let's be realistic here - how many of you guys would give 100% to a manager who you just lost all respect for ? Sure, you'd give 95% out of self respect, but the difference between a good side and a bad side in the EPL these days is less than 5%.
So all this talk of player power, Jose lost the dressing room, the players won't play for him. How do those people explain that Jose goes and we can't beat Watford, and here we are at HT in the Man U game, and we're being completely outplayed by a very poor Utd side, who were outclassed by f
king Stoke 48 hrs ago?
Has Guus lost the dressing room? Is this player power rebelling against the manager?
That 1st half was as bad as anything this season. Just shocking.
king Stoke 48 hrs ago?Has Guus lost the dressing room? Is this player power rebelling against the manager?
That 1st half was as bad as anything this season. Just shocking.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
So all this talk of player power, Jose lost the dressing room, the players won't play for him. How do those people explain that Jose goes and we can't beat Watford, and here we are at HT in the Man U game, and we're being completely outplayed by a very poor Utd side, who were outclassed by fking Stoke 48 hrs ago?
Has Guus lost the dressing room? Is this player power rebelling against the manager?
That 1st half was as bad as anything this season. Just shocking.
The same Watford team who before that had won 4 in a row, including stuffing Liverpool in the previous game? Would have lost that under Joseking Stoke 48 hrs ago?Has Guus lost the dressing room? Is this player power rebelling against the manager?
That 1st half was as bad as anything this season. Just shocking.
968 said:
smn159 said:
Should be up to a heady 14th place after today 
Indeed. Finally they've woken up. Let's hope it's not too late to break into top 6.
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