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Chelski Shogun said:
Much ado about team doctors: On Mourinho's criticism of the Chelsea medical staff - We Ain't Got No History
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The first 3 paragraphs of that are almost completely irrelevant.

Short version is Jose over reacting massive twice. First to the medical team doing their jobs and then to someone sticking up for said medical team doing their job.

Also weird to downplay Carnieros role in the last 5 years, when chelsea injury rates have dropped to the lowest around.
 
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Mike. said:
The first 3 paragraphs of that are almost completely irrelevant.
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They've always struggled to take a stance that's against the club/Mourinho. It's understandable, given their broad appeal and American background, but it's noticeable. If the situation isn't clear cut, they'll almost always choose to favour the club.
 
That Facebook excuse makes no sense.

All she did on Facebook is thanking the fans for support, without revealing any inside information whatsoever.

The bit about first physio not being punished doesn't make any sense either. He was first, but Caneiro leads the medial bench team, its expected that she would be the one to take the full responsibility.

Also lol. Mourinho losing his cool with his medical team, shouting a string of (presumed) obscenities

Presumed? Don't bullshit the bullshiter. Man who is in that much rage isn't shouting "oh come back to bench you silly goose".

The whole piece reeks of PR damage control.
 
Subtle said:
They've always struggled to take a stance that's against the club/Mourinho. It's understandable, given their broad appeal and American background, but it's noticeable. If the situation isn't clear cut, they'll almost always choose to favour the club.
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Yeah I remember it particularly well with Mata. They effectively just repeated Jose.
 
Subtle said:
They've always struggled to take a stance that's against the club/Mourinho. It's understandable, given their broad appeal and American background, but it's noticeable. If the situation isn't clear cut, they'll almost always choose to favour the club.
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I'm yet to see any article from that site criticizing Chelsea or any of the club player. Maybe I read only the links posted here, so I always feel that site people makes their best effort to paint Chelsea in the best possible way.
 
sunilvk7 said:
I'm yet to see any article from that site criticizing Chelsea or any of the club player. Maybe I read only the links posted here, so I always feel that site people makes their best effort to paint Chelsea in the best possible way.
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Those articles are in the minority but they do exist
 
All these Mourinho antics are well and good. But the deeper issue is why haven't the board released funds to strengthen the team? Does anybody have any idea because I sure can't find any
 
Alcaraz said:
All these Mourinho antics are well and good. But the deeper issue is why haven't the board released funds to strengthen the team? Does anybody have any idea because I sure can't find any
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There's been rumours for a long time that Abramovich wants to see youth players coming through into the first team, and for us to become as iconic for our development of talent as places like La Masia. Maybe this is related to that.
 
Subtle said:
There's been rumours for a long time that Abramovich wants to see youth players coming through into the first team, and for us to become as iconic for our development of talent as places like La Masia. Maybe this is related to that.
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Well that wouldn't surprise me considering the amount of money he has spent on the youth academy. Still it's surprising he would continue this stance despite Mourinho's opposition. This was the season where we could have truly distanced ourselves from the rest of the competition in England and elevated ourselves into the top bracket European teams alongside Bayern and Barcelona. To waste such a golden opportunity and let other teams catch up is insane
 
By all reports, it is claimed that Mourinho wanted a AM, CM and CB this summer for the first team. We are chasing Stones as a CB. I can understand if we don't get a CM if what Subtle days is true and it will force Jose to play RLC. But what about a quality AM? Their is no one coming through the academy that is good enough atm
 
Subtle said:
There's been rumours for a long time that Abramovich wants to see youth players coming through into the first team, and for us to become as iconic for our development of talent as places like La Masia. Maybe this is related to that.
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My theory is that its similar to when he first bought the club. You've had couple of seasons of big spending, brought a lot of relatively young players who should be a core of the team for years to come, and now he wants things to stabilize without spending big every year.
 
The AM/wideman was Griezmann, who has decided not to uproot his great form before the Euros.
 
Is it possible that lack of transfer activity is related to the stadium plans which Ambramovich will have to fund by himself? Redevelopment of Stamford Bridge was always going to be expensive but we are going even further and building something monumental which is going to cost $500m by all rough estimates
 
Alcaraz said:
Is it possible that lack of transfer activity is related to the stadium plans which Ambramovich will have to fund by himself? Redevelopment of Stamford Bridge was always going to be expensive but we are going even further and building something monumental which is going to cost $500m by all rough estimates
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I'd guess it has something to do with that.

When you think about it $500m is not even in the top 10 most expensive grounds around the world. It is harsh when you pay it all out of your own pocket though. Better have it this way, instead of naming it something ridiculous like EMIRATES or ETIHAD. No, thanks. Uncle Roman will handle it.
 
Subtle said:
Without wanting to get all pretentious, Mourinho has been rather reminding me of that well known Nietzsche quote: "gaze into the abyss and the abyss will also gaze into you." There's only so long that you can play a part with true conviction before it can change you. The line between Mourinho the character and Jose the man is certainly a lot more blurred than it was before he went to Spain.

Which makes sense, because it was there that he lost control of things, and if there's one thing he can't stand it's losing control. The press broke the barrier for him between his personal and private life. Then he met Guardiola, a man so close to being better than him that Mourinho didn't want to beat him, he wanted to annihilate him, to humiliate him.

I doubt it will ever get that bad again, because I'm not sure anyone will push Mourinho's buttons the same way, but we'll still see it in flashes on the pitch, in decisions he makes about players. This isn't the Mourinho who we saw a decade ago, and we would do well to remember it.
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Unless Pep comes to the Premier league. He will be in Manchester, which manchester club is yet to be determined.
 
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