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What he's telling the press is mainly for Abramovich's benefit.

He usually protects his players and blames defeats on outside forces to create a siege mentality, but I guess he has written this season off now.

What he's telling the press is mainly for Abramovich's benefit.

that's what I figured, but surely that's only to shame Roman... or they're not really talking?

So Fawaz vs. Billy was just the rehearsal for Roman vs. Maureen?

Wow. Thrushy really has completely lost his mind

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/02/jose-mourinho-joke-psg-goal-chelsea-striker

I think it was predicted he'd crack up in the new Year but he really has fallen apart

You've surpassed yourself, Mike, yet again...

What he's telling the press is mainly for Abramovich's benefit.

^ This...

It's... Fucking... Obvious...

It doesn't say much for the strength of the relationship if he needs to communicate this way. It would be very funny if Mourinho ended up at United after all.

Then he'd just be blaming the defence.

He's frustrated, inconsistent performances and lack of discipline are things TSO doesn't tolerate...

I think we've had a pretty good season considering our strikers have gone missing for most of it... We're missing a striker and we could do with another CB...

What he's telling the press is mainly for Abramovich's benefit.

It's... Fucking... Obvious...

Yep - and anyone who is surprised by it is just showing how little they know about him. He always does business in this way - Porto, Chelsea v1, Inter, Madrid and now Chelsea v2

It doesn't say much for the strength of the relationship if he needs to communicate this way. It would be very funny if Mourinho ended up at United after all.

Um. Do you even football? If their relationship was strong in the first place he would have
a) never left the first time
b) behaved like he had actually wanted the job at the beginning of the season rather than looking like the girl who hadn't been asked to dance by Lord Ferg.

he's tried being nice to the strikers and it obviously hasn't worked - now he's playing hardball. it'll work, or he'll get new strikers.

As well as querying the decision to let Lukaku go out on loan, I might be asking Mourinho why he spent £32mn on Willian and bought in Eto'o on big wages when he could have used that money for a genuine centre forward last summer. I might additionally wonder at why he has sought to humiliate the players he does have to work with, whilst still in with a shout of the league and European cup.

who exactly was available? Fuck all. That's why Spurs ended up paying all that cash for Soldado.

Willian has been great this season, he's slotted into midfield seamlessly... Second only to Hazard IMO...

And what Dan said... No one was available...

yeah - he's definitely got on board with the Mourinho way. Runs like a bastard all game and is lightening on the counter, even if his final ball is a bit iffy sometimes.

He's like a slightly more luxurious version of Kalou.

He's a million times the player Kalou ever was or could be...

Hope he goes to the Emirates next season, lol...

Kalou always reminded me of a pony who had somehow worked out how to put shoes on.

He purchased Willian to stop him going to Liverpool, like he did with Salah.

Anyway it will all in in tears

I've got a real soft spot for Kalou but I get what you mean, he seemed to make everything look accidental...

He purchased Willian to stop him going to Spurs, like he did with Salah.

Anyway it will all in in tears

FTFY

Bloody Liverpool fans - there are other teams in the league...

Libpool fans, the most autistic in the land...

People have been banned for less.

Chelsea fans are well twitchy at the moment. So much Friday fishing to be done

Cool as a cucumber, Mike...