17 Dec 2015 04:07:03
I was just reading the transcript of Jose's interview with Chelsea TV and I can't help agreeing with him, at least the bit I have read:
"Some of them need to rethink the way they live Chelsea, the way they live football, they live their job, " he told Chelsea TV.
"Chelsea is big, football is more than a job, it's a passion. Every match on the pitch you should live with an unbelievable passion.
"How many millions would love to be football players and they can't be? You shouldn't waste any minutes on the pitch, you should enjoy every minute and you should give absolutely everything.
"Yes, I feel frustrated with some players and I feel that some others give absolutely everything and don't deserve to lose. "
That is exactly what I think watching the Chelsea players - they are not trying hard enough and giving their all. Whether it is the right thing for the manager to say or not is a different matter.
17 Dec 2015 06:30:46
I have to agree with you Ed, the biggest thing that has struck me watching us over the past calendar year is that the players really don't seem to go for it anymore. Great teams keep pushing if they're down 2 or up 3, but Chelsea seem content to putter on at the same tepid tempo regardless of the circumstances these days.
It makes me think back to discussions I've heard here and among other chelsea fans, about who will be our next captain - and I think it's really telling there isn't really a strong feeling that anyone could step up into JT's shoes, or Drogba's or Lampard's.
17 Dec 2015 06:49:26
Excellent. More importantly I think with his facetious remark about Hazard's injury he was in the forefront of his mind as many other observers have highlighted the fact he did not look up for the fight and almost took himself off.
17 Dec 2015 07:09:53
I understand that! And support Mourinho, but why play them if they're not giving there all? Maybe this is why Loftus-Cheek is getting in the team.
But Kenedy, Traore, Remy, no excuse imo.
17 Dec 2015 12:04:47
Have to agree wirh you hazard54, just give young lads a chance. Youngsters are good enough to not be relegated.
17 Dec 2015 14:52:19
I have to disagree with all the above comments because with the exception of one or two players who are new we've seen these same players show character and play hard for a few years, some before Jose came back, so what's the problem now and why has it lingered so long unfixed? And who's job is it to inspire, motivate and put them in a position to succeed or make the RIGHT changes when necessary? At a pretty good salary at that.
17 Dec 2015 18:38:30
Mourinho is famed for deflecting attentions and blames. He always blame others for his failures rather than accept them. He had continued to features players that out of form like Ivanovic, Fabregas instead of trying other players who couldn't have been worse. Also he's not flexible with his tactics, playing same even when results are nosediving.
Mourinho has lost his dressing room and rightly so in as much as we won't admit because of our fondness for him. Every Chelsea fan a cause to love Mourinho including me but we support CFC first and as such undstand that he's not d best to take us forward for many reasons. A few include brand of play, not developing arrays of talents, bad media and consequent hate of our club, prone to internal/squad fallouts, not suited for long term