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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

thelak

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Aug 31, 2012
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The in game changes last night weren't new manager bounce though we're they. They were tactical decisions based on what was going on on the pitch,the likes of which we haven't witnessed for well over a decade.

I miss Arry too
 

HW61

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Aug 31, 2012
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Naturally lots of Poch v Mourinho in this thread. A clear acceptance that the current Spurs man is on a different level. But without Poch we could never have attracted JM. So we have lots to be thankful for.

Poch will be treated with so much affection when he comes to The Lane (as long as it’s not as Ars/Chels coach). But It still feels surreal (great) seeing JM on the touchline.
 

Cavehillspur

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Jan 28, 2011
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I didn't hear it but apparently Scholesy was on Five Live this morning and thinks Jose and Spurs are a great fit and thinks he will win us a trophy(ies).
 

WorthATry

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Aug 31, 2012
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These quotes from Bonucci show just how much Mourinho is respected around the world, and the edge that he will give us in the biggest games.

https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/bonucci-juventus-want-to-avoid-tottenham-in-champions-league/ka15je8wvi301bz79i1nd83ew


"I would like to avoid Tottenham. Following the arrival of José Mourinho, in some games he can give them something extra."
"In knockout games, without wanting to take anything away from Mauricio Pochettino, José Mourinho knows how to drag something more out of his players."
 

Meercat

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Jul 4, 2008
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Looks like Levy played a blinder in terms of ambition and timing, with Arse binning Emery this morning. It’s the first time I’ve actiely disliked the manager of my team, which is weird to say the least, but with two wins on the board back to back (man I’d started to forget what it felt like being invincible) I’ve got a good feeling about this season. And I’m glad we aren’t seeing wall to wall coverage of him down the road and seeing the galvanizing effect he would have had on them. Maybe just maybe the future’s bright... the future’s lilywhite.
 

RikkiRocket

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Jul 21, 2015
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Looks like Levy played a blinder in terms of ambition and timing, with Arse binning Emery this morning. It’s the first time I’ve actiely disliked the manager of my team, which is weird to say the least, but with two wins on the board back to back (man I’d started to forget what it felt like being invincible) I’ve got a good feeling about this season. And I’m glad we aren’t seeing wall to wall coverage of him down the road and seeing the galvanizing effect he would have had on them. Maybe just maybe the future’s bright... the future’s lilywhite.

would you think levy has played a blinder if Poch turns up over the road?
 

Meercat

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Jul 4, 2008
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(That’s the kind of post you miss the lighthearted chuckle in the voice that you’d get in normal conversation. Poch was awesome, I loved having him as our manager, like with Jol, he did so much to help give us our self-respect back and turn us into the team I want us to be... it’s not a dig at him in that way. But it’s not like he bailed on us to run to them. We drew a line under what had become toxic and was at risk of undoing everything he’d done for the club in a crazy six month spell from his ‘if we win the CL I quit’ presser...)
 

dimiSpur

There's always next year...
Aug 9, 2008
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would you think levy has played a blinder if Poch turns up over the road?
You're right. We should have kept on regardless of results, just in case he goes to Arsenal at some stage in the future. What an idiot Levy is, I cannot believe he didn't think of this.
 

spids

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Jul 19, 2015
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So Bonucci the Juve CB is asked who he wants to avoid in the CL knockout last 16? He says Tottenham because of Jose Mourinho. Nice.
 

Monkey boy

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Jun 18, 2011
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One of my biggest regrets of Poch's tenure was the 2-1 home defeat by Juve in the CL in 2018. We were at the peak of our powers and should have gone all the way that year. We had totally outplayed Juve away to come back from a disastrous start to draw 2-2. Dembele gave one of the best CM performances I have ever seen in that away leg - he controlled the ball and the entire game. In the 2nd leg at Wembley after Son scored 1st half they needed to score 2. We looked like we could blow them away and went looking for another goal. Juve threw on 2 extra forwards - in the 60th and 61st minutes - and switched to 2 out and out wingers either side Higuain and Dybala through the middle. The TV cameras zoomed in as Poch stood on the touchline deep in thought. 4 minutes later Juve scored an equaliser, 3 mins after that, in the 67th minute we were 2-1 down. Poch eventually made a change in the 74th minute bringing on Lamela for Dier. But it was too late. Juve then gave us a masterclass in shutting up shop, game management, and the dark arts. They took off a forward, threw on an extra defender and started tactically fouling and cheating, a combination of expert defending and simulation and time wasting. And we were out. We had outplayed them for 90% of both legs, home and away, and were beaten by a more experienced coach in the big moment minutes.


And this is what I said that night in the match thread after we were knocked out:

Imagine how Ajax fans view last years semi final ?
 

haslemereyid

captain caveman
Jun 6, 2010
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thank you for posting that. I thought it was very compelling watching. In particular it showed how well the coaching team are working together despite it being early days. Jose looks like he really trusts the new assistant manager (can’t remember his name) and the new am looked like he had plenty of input which counted rather than being a Steve Bould type.
 

carmeldevil

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May 15, 2018
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thank you for posting that. I thought it was very compelling watching. In particular it showed how well the coaching team are working together despite it being early days. Jose looks like he really trusts the new assistant manager (can’t remember his name) and the new am looked like he had plenty of input which counted rather than being a Steve Bould type.

assistant manager is Sacramento. Joao Sacramento. But you can cal him Eighth Sacrament
 
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