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Jose Mourinho - SACKED
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Pirate55
The Last Man Standing 17/18
How we are 6th in the table at the end of 2019 is a miracle with the way the players have performed in this calendar year. JM has been gambling with his team selections - and lost those gambles against Chelsea and United. We really should have beaten Norwich on the second half display . However, his team selection in all those three games was potentially suicidal and so it proved. But without a decent right back or DM in the squad, he is having to try to overcome those glaring weaknesses. The suspensions of Son, Winks and Sissoko against Norwich didn't help either.
lurker of old
Gus Poyet
However, his team selection in all those three games was potentially suicidal and so it proved.
Any idea why Mourinho has gone for such risky formations? Really unbalanced, attack at all costs teams, which means we leak goals and have to chase the game. It isn't dull but it's daft.
Any idea why Mourinho has gone for such risky formations? Really unbalanced, attack at all costs teams, which means we leak goals and have to chase the game. It isn't dull but it's daft.
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
maybe trying to test the team out to see what needs work or replacing
Pirate55
The Last Man Standing 17/18
Let's hope so. It will be interesting to see what novel approach he tries against Soton. It wouldn't surprise me if he went with a really youthful side given many of our older lags have just played two quick games. It really is a shame Son is still suspended as that severely limits our attacking options and Kane and Dele could really do with a rest.
Modric THFC
Jimmy McCormick
He came in did sensible things. Played a defensive midfielder next to someone who could pass the ball. And it worked.
Now he's into Sherwood/late Poch territory. No plan. Just throwing players on out of position. Two wingers as full backs. Back two with no protection with a number 10 and a right wingers playing in central midfield.
Completely unable to hold on the ball. Players with no idea where they are supposed to be playing in new roles. Players with no idea where their teammates are gonna be because they don't play there from one game to the next.
Now he's into Sherwood/late Poch territory. No plan. Just throwing players on out of position. Two wingers as full backs. Back two with no protection with a number 10 and a right wingers playing in central midfield.
Completely unable to hold on the ball. Players with no idea where they are supposed to be playing in new roles. Players with no idea where their teammates are gonna be because they don't play there from one game to the next.
huh?
"Two wingers as full backs" - Aurier is a full-back, albeit a crap one
"Back two with no protection" - Sissoko is a work-horse
"a right wingers playing in central midfield" - who?
It was crap mind you - no sense of a plan of how we're trying to play, and zero fight or leadership or desire from 1 to 11
ricky2tricky4city
Steffen Freund
I think it's hard to figure out what game we are 'favouring' at the moment.
milo
Jack L. Jones
It gets better!
Its like we're self destructing somewhat. Let's just keep from being relegated, clear out a lot of brick in the summer, and start again come August.
That's hopefully a precaution
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
It’s standard
BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
I’m not saying any of this is actually Jose’s fault, but it does just make me think Poch didn’t need to go. The man called out the pain that would be coming if we didn’t tackle it and here we are. Jose has been brought in to give us the boost over the short term so we don’t waste this season, this is how he accepted this job and if we doesn’t make it happen he’s failed unfortunately.
Bedfordspurs
Mark Falco
We don’t know how much fight Poch has left in him for the rebuild though
We can assume and guess
Joss has a point to prove and maybe we shouldn’t judge him on 10 weeks and a quick fix
We can assume and guess
Joss has a point to prove and maybe we shouldn’t judge him on 10 weeks and a quick fix
This .... Liverpool and Leicester do it. But they have pace up top and rapid full backs. Apart from Son we’ve none up there.
I dont know. Poch's attitude gave the impression that he'd given up - hardly the sort of leadership which you need in tough times
Modric THFC
Jimmy McCormick
These are the positions Mourinho played them when he first came in. He said he didn't see Sissoko as a central midfielder and played him on the right of the 3. He played Aurier as winger matching Son in the other side.
Legohamster
Ian Walker
Mopo wanted to go, it was pretty clear.
DeanoAustin
Jimmy McCormick
I still trust in Jose. This lot haven't looked like a Jose team and until they do, I'm finding it hard to judge him. For sure, results have been below what I expected from him but judging anyone in a role after 6 weeks is madness. I know he's seen as a short term manager but he needs some time and a couple of windows. He still has my backing 100%.
And I've no issue with his post match comments. It's not the sort of behaviour I like seeing but if we thought we'd ever get anything other than these sort of theatrics from Jose, we were kidding ourselves. This is Jose, it's what he does.
And I've no issue with his post match comments. It's not the sort of behaviour I like seeing but if we thought we'd ever get anything other than these sort of theatrics from Jose, we were kidding ourselves. This is Jose, it's what he does.