06 Nov 2015 08:31:58
Sid in answer to your question further down about would any Arsenal fans have taken Morinho at any time in the last 10 years, for me yes please.
The mourinho first time round was brilliant for not just Chelsea but for the premier league, I don't remember the football being that poor or Mourinho being bitter at all he played mind games better than Fergie and did it in a very entertaining way with humour or at worst a touch of sarcasm that you just couldn't help but lagh at.
His press conferences were a must for all fans because he either made outrageous predictions that came true ( we will win the league at Bolton on such and such a date:-) or he cracked everybody up with very funny answer's to the media questions.
Sadly that mourinho no longer exists his time in Italy and Spain have made him bitter and his personality has changed him from someone who everyone would like to meet to someone best avoided he's, shame.
06 Nov 2015 11:34:52
Can I jusk ask you, when you beat city last season by defending and counter-attacking you all called it masterpiece by wenger but as mourihno does it is boring :D.
06 Nov 2015 17:03:37
I think you may have misunderstood my post about the football a little, I was referring to the post lower down.
I thought 1st half of last season your football was excellent and the second half professional.
I've no problem with mourinho style of play at all, the question was would any of you Arsenal fans have taken mourinho at anytime in the last 10 years regardless of the football and my answer was yes with open arme the morinho of Chelsea MK1 Edition, I fail to see where Arsenal v man city fits in?
06 Nov 2015 17:41:02
LRDlt,
That was 1 game out of 38, Mourinho does it 38 out of 38, lol.
06 Nov 2015 18:21:32
LRD, it is not Arsenal fans that think Chelsea are boring. It is all fans of football. Please do not pretend it is some ridiculous theory that Arsenal fans have come up with. Nobody likes watching you mate, everybody can't be wrong.
06 Nov 2015 18:53:23
Yes Jose is a brilliant manager but have to agree the football is boring most of the time. That's what prompted my original question, would you put up with Jose style football if it guaranteed trophies. Hard question and many different opinions. Think if I had another son I would call him Jose Wenger or Arsene mourino, and hope he is the perfect manager.
06 Nov 2015 19:03:10
Blimey Ubistonk Gunner! You're telling me no-one enjoyed watching Chelsea last season up until Christmas when we tore the league apart?
06 Nov 2015 20:59:40
2014 Chelsea were excellent to watch and the second half of the season only effective but still looked like Barcelona compared to man utd.
Over the summer Chelsea FC somehow turned 100% into José Morinho FC the worst product rebrand since opral fruit's became starburst.
06 Nov 2015 21:11:41
Most people probably don't think Chelsea play attractive football, and I don't blame them. That said (and I'm not taking this season into account right now), I love it when my team puts on a defensive masterclass. There's something about completely stifling the opposition that I find very enjoyable.
So it's a question of whether you only enjoy good offense or enjoy both offense and defense.
06 Nov 2015 22:27:12
To be fair Jackson I think one of the best games in the world cup was the Argentina v Holland game that was 0 0, people complained but I actually enjoyed and appreciated the defensive side of that game.
07 Nov 2015 10:33:49
I'm glad to hear that, G62, as most people tend to forget football is both attack and defense. So when people call defending "antifootball" I tend to be slightly annoyed by it.
That's just how I see things. And it's like that in all sports actually. I started liking the Boston Celtics (and Kevin Garnett) because their defense was so so good. In NFL I'm a Ravens fan, and again they're known for their defense.
Defending can be beautiful in its own right, people just have to appreciate it.
07 Nov 2015 11:52:02
The Barcelona side that beat utd in the champions league final 2009 were amazing technically and unbelievably difficult to get the ball off but the thing that impressed me so much about them that night was there work rate when they did lose possession.
For me that was perfection being the best to watch and the hardest working side on the planet.
The way they totally dominated the then best team in England who had won the premier league by a distance that night made me so pleased Arsenal hadn't made the final that season and been on the receiving end of that performance :-)