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Jose Mourinho

How do you feel about Mourinho appointment

  • Excited - silverware here we come baby

    Votes: 666 46.7%
  • Meh - will give him a chance and hope he is successful

    Votes: 468 32.8%
  • Horrified - praying for the day he'll fuck off

    Votes: 292 20.5%

  • Total voters
    1,426

Flashspur

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Jul 28, 2012
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What I find encouraging is that Jose must now know what all us supporters already knew
(a) Walker Peters = no
(b) Rose = no
(c) Dier =no
(d) Eriksen = no
(e) Mora =iffy
(f) LoCelso =unproven
(g) Sissoko = cannot play as a holding midfielder
(h) Foyth = thumbs up
(i) Sessegnon = Thumbs up
Overall a lot learned and he now knows a few he cannot rely on .

Walker-Peters nooooooooooo...

just kidding ?
 

Flashspur

Well-Known Member
Jul 28, 2012
6,882
9,068
You lost me there.

With an 'upturn in form' he's still utter shite. The occasional good cross when he goes forward and always a brain fart away from a catastrophe when he defends. I'd rather have Sissoko as our right back than this clown.

he has improved recently...I presume you’ve missed those games?
 

Bulletspur

The Reasonable Advocate
Match Thread Admin
Oct 17, 2006
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I have watched him recently, and there is no doubt that he has been better than previously - but that was a very low bar.

To say that he has been one of our best three players is, in my opinion, ridiculous. I've no doubt that he is athletic and is capable of all of the things that you suggest; but while he can do things well doesn't mean that he will. He is far more likely to do a poor cross than a good one, he is far more likely to foul his opponent than to tackle him and - even with his better performances - it would be charitable to say that he has been average defensively.

At his age it isn't enough to say he has all of the attributes to be a 'top top right back'. (Are you Harry Redknapp?). He should be at or nearing his peak and - if he is as good as you seem to think he is - we shouldn't be questioning if he's any good: he would be showing it week in and week out.

I may be wrong. Perhaps Mourinho can coach him into being a world beater - or even a reliable defender. But as things stand, he's a muppet. He's been a terrible signing and we'd be better off without him.
You just do not like him, we understand.
 

Ron Burgundy

SC Supporter
Jun 19, 2008
7,705
23,267
What I find encouraging is that Jose must now know what all us supporters already knew
(a) Walker Peters = no
(b) Rose = no
(c) Dier =no
(d) Eriksen = no
(e) Mora =iffy
(f) LoCelso =unproven
(g) Sissoko = cannot play as a holding midfielder
(h) Foyth = thumbs up
(i) Sessegnon = Thumbs up
Overall a lot learned and he now knows a few he cannot rely on .

I agree with this, if indeed he did 'learn', in relation to Dier in particular.

He seems to have a bit of a crush on him. Honestly I'd play Skipp or give Foyth a go ahead of him but he seems dead set on allowing him to play himself back to fitness and form. In the meantime, he's dead weight
 

Klinsmannesque

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Jul 26, 2013
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Jose hopes we understand what happened last night. I do. I don't think any tactics would have made up for the discrepancies in personnel between the two sides. It was a good learning experience for Jose. It was almost a pre-season friendly for him.

I think Foyth, Sessegnon and to a lesser extent Skipp all benefited greatly. Full backs and CM were badly exposed, which won't be a surprise to anyone. Eriksen needs to be moved on ASAP. The big downer was that GLC had a poor showing and was hooked at HT.

Sessegnon looks to be a great athlete and his pace should be a very useful weapon off the bench. I think he has the attributes to thrive in a top team. He seems to have the composure to make good quality passes at speed and he has natural finishing ability. Still plenty to learn but big potential.

The result on Sunday is the one that matters. Kane, Dele, Jan and Aurier all fresh for it, Sanchez didn't feature and Son only had a cameo. Win there and I don't think anyone can have complaints about last night.
I'd give him the benefit of the doubt on this one. Wasn't a game where we had possession (poor team performance generally) and he got an unfair yellow early on so wasn't able to tackle/compete with tenacity. The yellow was probably why he was subbed over maybe Eriksen. I'd hope so anyway.
 

glacierSpurs

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Sep 28, 2013
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Shame we sold Trippier during the summer. I think he would have thrived under Jose.
I'm not so sure man. Mourinho still has a dark side to him. Tenacity in players is very much what he likes. Trippier's ability is handicapped when faced with pacy players. A motivated Aurier can perform quite consistently under Mourinho for most, if not all, games.
 

homer hotspur

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Dec 7, 2014
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4,637
Have to say that Jose's press conferences are so much more informative than Poch. he would never have said Lamela was out for 2 months or that Lo Celso and Foyth wouldn't start tomorrow
 

Gb160

Well done boys. Good process
Jun 20, 2012
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I guess people see what they want to see. Was fairly plain and sour to me.
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thebenjamin

Well-Known Member
Jul 1, 2008
12,164
38,545
This is odd:

@GFFN: Tottenham boss José Mourinho in a conversation with full-back Serge Aurier, according to Foot Mercato:

"I am not laughing. If you think that you can mock me on social media like you've done to some of your former managers in the past, you are mistaken."
 

Shadydan

Well-Known Member
Jul 7, 2012
38,247
104,143
This is odd:

@GFFN: Tottenham boss José Mourinho in a conversation with full-back Serge Aurier, according to Foot Mercato:

"I am not laughing. If you think that you can mock me on social media like you've done to some of your former managers in the past, you are mistaken."

GFFN is an account run by an Arsenal fan, not even worth bothering with them.
 
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