in his own words yes. He wants a full year off so he can sharpen up his English skills if he wishes to move to England.
Doesn't mean a club cannot convince him to break his hiatus earlier but his plan when he left Juve was to take a sabbatical.
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Doesn't mean a club cannot convince him to break his hiatus earlier but his plan when he left Juve was to take a sabbatical.
Nailed it.
I watched Liverpool closely last night, and my conclusion is that they don't have a lot behind that formidable first 11. If they had injuries to 4-5 first teamers for any length of time - like we had last season they would really struggle. I don't know if they just have the best medical team in the business, resilient AF players or are just the luckiest bastards going when it comes to injuries.
But look at what was on offer last night; Keita, Milner, Origi, Lallana, Chamberlain.
We have squad players to match that.
The difference between us and them and the reason they have overtaken us is they have a manager who is a winner who won't take poor performances, and they've built an aura of invincibility around themselves.
Poch is a soft touch, he's won nothing in his managerial career and is holding us back. Frankly he's lucky to be our manager and he's pissing away our best ever squad for 5 years now
If he does I bet they make top 4 at our expense.
But lets not take him because he's ex-Chelsea....
I think he is more likely to end up with us than them.
His gritty exterior aside, Mou has never really been proper "antagonistic" with us. Sure he's kicked at us but it has never been to the level of his feud with Woolwich/Wenger. He knows that those fans would rather kill him than support him.
It would be like him taking the reigns at Juve or AC Milan if he were to return to Italy.
We had Gallas and Adebayor play for us, surely Mourinho is nothing compared to that?
Rolling up at Woolwich with Gallas as our captain for the 3-2 win was one of the greatest troll moments in the history of football. If someone wants to work for Tottenham then their history doesn't matter.
Past tense.
He's still in the process of pissing it away hence using the present tense. But I guess that depends on whether you think the damage has been done and the squad is shit or its still quality which is entirely subjective.
Chelsea legend winning bits at Tottenham. Lovely.
Really good post, especially the point about Poch and 'crunch' games. I wonder if Mourinho imminently is feasible though. I think Levy would baulk at the cost of sacking Poch and employing Mourinho in one swoop - would cost a bomb and there is definitely risk in it, as an approach.
But the money is not paid out in one fell swoop right I think?
Like, we just keep Poch on the salary list until he finds a new job/his contract runs out.
And Mou would not be given his salary in one bulk payout either. Sure it would be hefty, but it is money that we can spend if need be.
in his own words? I can only see a link from the Sun with no quotes and then others referencing the Sun article.
Typically that's in Italy, they remain employed by the club, its why you sometimes see clubs taking back managers they have sacked (they are still on the payroll)
In the UK I believe its agreed between the club and player how its structured and may or may not include a clause on the next club. If they don't agree terms it goes to tribunal.
Chelsea ordered to pay Antonio Conte £9m compensation
Antonio Conte has won his legal battle against Chelsea, with the club ordered to pay their former head coach £9 million in compensation after sacking him last summer.The Times revealed in March that a Premier League manager’s arbitration tribunal was being held in private to consider the case and bo
www.thetimes.co.uk
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Paying off managers is expensive. Manchester United’s half-yearly accounts revealed it had cost £19.6m to pay off Mourinho and his assistants, who had previously received a total of more than £8m from Chelsea.
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How does Jose Mourinho's Manchester United pay-out compare with other high-profile dismissals?
As history shows, being sacked as a top-flight manager has its benefits...
www.independent.co.uk
Wow, Chelsea have paid out an awful lot of money to the managers they've sacked.
I really do completely understand the arguments for getting Mourinho in, but I just can't see it working in reality. I don't think he'd work well with Levy and I don't think Levy would pay anything like the £24m a year JM was on at Man Utd.
I do think we are reaching the end of the line with Poch, how soon the parting happens I don't know, but it's inevitable. That will then be another opportunity for the board to show their intentions. They'll either need to splash the cash to get a proven winner that can take our club to the next level, or they go cheap and leave us in mediocrity.
What I don't want to see happen is another manager merry-go-round that costs lots of money and unsettles the squad. I want us to choose the right manager first time.
I really do completely understand the arguments for getting Mourinho in, but I just can't see it working in reality. I don't think he'd work well with Levy and I don't think Levy would pay anything like the £24m a year JM was on at Man Utd.
I do think we are reaching the end of the line with Poch, how soon the parting happens I don't know, but it's inevitable. That will then be another opportunity for the board to show their intentions. They'll either need to splash the cash to get a proven winner that can take our club to the next level, or they go cheap and leave us in mediocrity.
What I don't want to see happen is another manager merry-go-round that costs lots of money and unsettles the squad. I want us to choose the right manager first time.
“Jose bitterly disappointing to exit the league cup today, your thoughts?”
“I’m a 4 time league cup champion, including beating Tottenham in 2015, this is football heritage”
You sellouts deserve everything that you’re gonna get.
“I’m a 4 time league cup champion, including beating Tottenham in 2015, this is football heritage”
You sellouts deserve everything that you’re gonna get.
Sellouts in what sense?
That we have finally lost patience with Poch after 5 trophy less seasons? or we want an ex Chelsea manager to come in and win us some trophies?
Ex Chelsea.
Shit ugly football
Thinks he’s bigger than the club
Might as well cancel the entire youth program
And it’s no guarantee he’d win us a trophies with this declining, wantaway bunch.
Plus he needs to outspend everybody to win something.
Jose: “I need £500mil to fix this team”
Levy: “better hold a charity bake sale!”
His legacy at United was that things got soooooo bad, they thought hiring Ole was a good idea.
Never heard of them. I think it's what you get for top four.
Gallas gave his all in that game. I remember after the final whistle he basically just laid down on the pitch exhausted.
Rashford no, McTominay yes.