Honestly love this bloke at moment. Gone from being such a miserable bastard at United to a really likeable guy at Spurs. We all know in the long run Mourinho probably won’t last, but I’m thoroughly enjoying him at Spurs. Just hope and prayer he brings his magic of winning trophies to Spurs.
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Honestly love this bloke at moment. Gone from being such a miserable bastard at United to a really likeable guy at Spurs. We all know in the long run Mourinho probably won’t last, but I’m thoroughly enjoying him at Spurs. Just hope and prayer he brings his magic of winning trophies to Spurs.
As the stupid bastard who started the " is Jose a Knob thread?"
https://thefightingcock.co.uk/forum/threads/is-josé-mourinho-a-knob.19311/
I come here to say fuck it he's seduced me, I am all in. I was a sceptic but what the fuck do I know. Gowan Jose
https://thefightingcock.co.uk/forum/threads/is-josé-mourinho-a-knob.19311/
I come here to say fuck it he's seduced me, I am all in. I was a sceptic but what the fuck do I know. Gowan Jose
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I was so hopeful when we signed Jose.
I backed him to deliver us success in his first full year, but seeing the body language of the players in the 2nd half against Manure, suggests to me he has to go.
I don't think he is alone in blame, by the way. We are carrying a few players that should go as well.
As a supporter, I haven't felt so disillusioned in many years.
I backed him to deliver us success in his first full year, but seeing the body language of the players in the 2nd half against Manure, suggests to me he has to go.
I don't think he is alone in blame, by the way. We are carrying a few players that should go as well.
As a supporter, I haven't felt so disillusioned in many years.
The emotions of Spurs fans in the last 24 hours
News Breaks of Pochettino being sacked
News filters through of Pochettino’s staff all going with him, meaning we have no senior figures at the club for Westham
Sky sports news breaks that we are in talks with Mourinho
Tottenham Official announces we have just appointed Mourinho
News Breaks of Pochettino being sacked
News filters through of Pochettino’s staff all going with him, meaning we have no senior figures at the club for Westham
Sky sports news breaks that we are in talks with Mourinho
Tottenham Official announces we have just appointed Mourinho
Just like Pochettino was the perfect manager five years ago for our young, pacey, athletic, and relentless squad, Mourinho feels like a great fit for a squad coming into proverbial footballing middle age.
It‘s tough to keep up the intensity that a Pochettino side played at forever both mentally and physically. You could see that the last few years Kane, Alli, Eriksen, Rose, Toby, Dembele, Vertonghen, etc weren’t quite capable of maintaining that relentless tempo. Just look at how much better Kane looks after being able to take a few months break with the COVID league suspension.
I also think the Spurs/Pochettino never win trophies thing got into their heads a little bit.
With Mourinho, you bring in a manager who has clearly focused on mentality/winning and we know is a pragmatic manager. We will never be as scintillating as we were three or four years ago under Poch, but we simply don’t have the squad with the legs to do that anymore.
If Mourinho still has it, he really should be able to bring this squad trophies. It’s a now very experienced bunch who have played and won numerous huge games, but just come up slightly short. The hope is that Mourinho has the experience, nous, and that little bit of black magic to push them over the hump.
It‘s tough to keep up the intensity that a Pochettino side played at forever both mentally and physically. You could see that the last few years Kane, Alli, Eriksen, Rose, Toby, Dembele, Vertonghen, etc weren’t quite capable of maintaining that relentless tempo. Just look at how much better Kane looks after being able to take a few months break with the COVID league suspension.
I also think the Spurs/Pochettino never win trophies thing got into their heads a little bit.
With Mourinho, you bring in a manager who has clearly focused on mentality/winning and we know is a pragmatic manager. We will never be as scintillating as we were three or four years ago under Poch, but we simply don’t have the squad with the legs to do that anymore.
If Mourinho still has it, he really should be able to bring this squad trophies. It’s a now very experienced bunch who have played and won numerous huge games, but just come up slightly short. The hope is that Mourinho has the experience, nous, and that little bit of black magic to push them over the hump.
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I love that he always seems to have an answer for everything! He showed his class by not answering the question whether he would have won the CL Final against Liverpool, out of respect to a fellow manager and how he made a dig at pundits who would win every game from a sofa with their retrospective analysis.
I'm lapping up all these interviews, they are really giving us an insight of the man and the man behind the manager.
This might come back to bite me, as football has a funny way of turning things around in a matter of days, but at this precise moment in time, I think he is the perfect fit for us and we are the perfect fit for him.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely loved Poch and appreciate what he did for us. However, he (and the players) were spent after the CL final and it would have only got worse. People need to let go of the 'Jose v Poch' debate now, it's old news and we need to look to the future.
Is it possible to dislike VDV? He still talks about 'us' and 'our boys'. What a guy, and player.
Had a gander at the Swedish Chelsea forum.
They are, in proper Chelsea fashion. Deeply invested in a discussion on if Mou can coach Son since Mourinho has never coached an Asian man before.
They are, in proper Chelsea fashion. Deeply invested in a discussion on if Mou can coach Son since Mourinho has never coached an Asian man before.
But how many La Liga teams have won the English premier league in the last 10 years? None
I loved this tweet in that article:
Yep - here are the stats for Mourinho's 50 league games for us vs. Pochettino's last 50 league games for us.
Mourinho:
Games: 50
W: 23
D: 12
L: 15
Goals for: 80
Goals against: 57
PPG: 1.62
Pochettino:
Games: 50
W: 26
D: 7
L: 17
Goals for: 85
Goals against: 56
PPG: 1.7
We literally sacked an underperforming manager, who told everyone that a painful rebuild was needed for a manager who is performing worse. We've won less games. We've scored less goals. And we've conceded more goals with a WORSE PPG total.
We have handled this absolutely horribly.
Here were Poch's first 50 games by the way, just because?
Games: 50
W: 24
D:13
L: 13
Goals for: 78
Goals against: 63
PPG: 1.7
With a far worse squad for the most part.