Chelsea’s Good Start Down To Mourinho, So What Happened To Real Madrid’s?
Jose Mourinho began another stage in his much publicised career yesterday, with a terribly exciting 0-0 against Mallorca, Not that I particularly care how he does although I admit to being amused with that result because whilst he undoubtedly brought success to Chelsea during his time with us, the man clearly has an inability either to move on or to allow Chelsea to do the same.
He might well have brought success to Inter Milan as well, and even moved up to the more prestigious position at the Bernabeu, but he’s never been able to leave Chelsea behind. We know he shoots his mouth off incessantly, he did it often enough at Chelsea and we either applauded him for it or excused him for it. Now he’s not at Chelsea though, it’s easier to see how embarrassing it is and for me, as mad as it might sound given his success, I can’t help seeing him as insecure.
You know the sort right? The Jones’ cut their grass, he goes for full on topiary. The Jones’ get themselves a nice new family car, he gets himself a Porsche. In fact, whatever anyone else does, his achievements have to be bigger and better – particularly when it comes to Chelsea.
Oh he might kid some people into thinking he actually cares about Chelsea and that he’s ok with us doing well, yet any half-hearted compliment he throws our way usually comes with some sort of disclaimer on behalf of anyone but himself. He did it when we won the double last season, despite having left 3 seasons earlier. And he’s doing it again after our good start to this season.
Quite how Mourinho feels the credit is his, I’m not sure, but in preparation for his management of the second club since being invited to leave Chelsea, he says “I want to install a philosophy in Madrid that future coaches will only ever have to upgrade. I’m very proud to see Chelsea still winning. I like to leave my mark at the clubs where I work. Ancelotti has found everything in place – good working conditions, the right working mentality, a squad that is good for 10 years. He just needs to add a new player here and there and his own ideas.”
I mean, maybe I’m missing something but whilst there’s still some personnel from Mourinho’s era (and some who were there before him), the way we play under Ancelotti bears very little similarity to ‘Mourinho’s Chelsea’. In fact, even the attitude of our players bears no resemblance to the ‘hard done by victims’ bred by TSO and I can’t really remember the last time we mobbed the refs. So if Mourinho believes any of our success these days is a legacy he bestowed on us, then he’s kidding himself because his ‘mark’ has been erased.
As for insinuating Ancelotti had everything sorted for a ten year stint and just needs ‘his own ideas’, Mourinho really does make himself look like a desperate man. Either that or he’s forgotten that prior to coming to Chelsea, Ancelotti’s honours included the Intertoto Cup, the Coppa Italia, Serie A, the Supercoppa Italiana, a couple of Champions League’s and the FIFA Club World Cup. So hardly someone either unused to success or short of his own ideas.
And certainly not someone who needs a pat on the head from a man whose insecurities probably stem from the fact that despite his success at Chelsea, the board could see TSO’s initial ‘impact’ wasn’t quite so ‘special’ anymore.
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Please do not bother about Monrinho, you should know him very well by now….I like him though… Just exhibiting his usual sense of humour…. We all know what Ancelotti can do…!!! A tested and trusted world class coach…
I think the main reason behind Mourinho’s continued banging on about Chelsea is that it was the only club where he was deemed surplus to requirements, and rightly so. It’s not that he didn’t have the quality, but he was just too much of a liability and the cause of too many problems with the FA and UEFA. We have a better man at the helm now.
I agree with everything you’ve said above.
The fact is, you don’t hear Ranieri banging on about how it was his players that brought Mourinho success. For me, what brought Mourinho his first title was the addition of a winning mentality, Drogba and Carvalho to what Ranieri had already put in place. Sounds similar to the “new player here and there and his own ideas” that Jose was talking about…
Give Mourinho a little more respect – Chelsea was much more the finished article on his arrival than Real. One game means nothing.
Should he lose his long home unbeaten league record to Osasuna, though, it might be more meaningful.
By the way, it’s “the Joneses” not Jones’. Do they not teach plurals in English schools anymore?
FF – I don’t know, it’s a bloody long time since I went to school tbh.
Really good point Ali, we never hear Ranieri bigging himself and yet he was the manager who’d assembled the title winning side.
Leave Mourinho alone. The case of Jose and Chelsea is just like the case of a student and teachers, I student being graduent from one school cannot say because he was not in the class of one particular teacher, then that teacher never teach him, no… He was here, He taught us winning mentallity, he won friends and enemies for us, so he left something for us… We should always appreciate our elementary teacher cause they created the foundations the Professors are building on
same 4-3-3, same Lamps, Drogba, Cech, Essien, Mikel, Terry, A.Cole, Malouda, same never-say-die mentality, same dearth of attacking talent, same reactions to adversity… yeap. the Mou influence at Chelsea is pretty clear for everyone to see.
andrew – Mourinho inherited a few of the important players from Ranieri and as its already been pointed out, Claudio’s never tried to take credit for anything that came after his departure. Isnt it also true to say Florent Malouda wasnt the same player for TSO that he is today under Ancelotti? We werent an attacking side under Mourinho, in fact 1 or 2 goals would see us sit back and defend not push on the way we do under Carlo. And yes, we still react to adversity but with a different attitude now I think. Then, it was because we felt hard done by from some perceived injustice whereas now the players sound as if they’re much more open to taking responsibility for defeat.
you people claim to know a lot. when you’ve made something out of nuttin like jose didi with chelse, it stays in your heart forever. i reckon he love chelsea and yeah chelsea is mourinho’s baby
Mfundo – Mourinho ‘made something out of nothing with Chelsea’? ha ha, classic. Speechless tbh.
Mourinho may very well have left all the pieces in place for King Carlo. But given the potential for any number of players on the roster to go into Diva mode at any moment, I am simply stunned at how beautifully Ancelotti keeps everyone’s head on straight when he plays for or talks about Chelsea. It is absolutely masterful.
I think Mourinho’s Chelsea had a feeling of “invincibility” between 2004-06. Ancelloti’s Chelsea of last season scored a lot of goals but did not have that. Mourinho’s Chelsea won those titles because they were simply the best, while Ancelloti’s Chelsea only won it last year because United had issues with injuries and the rest of the league just din’t show up.
Ancelloti’s Milan of 2003 was probably the best. In 2007 they were just focusing on one competition.
Andrew – fair point, but let’s not forget that Makalele (not Mikel) was Chelsea’s main man in defensive midfield in the Mourinho years. A Ranieri signing.
Ashley Cole won his first league title with Chelsea under Ancelotti, as did Malouda, despite having been signed by Jose.
We could argue this one out for ages, but for me, while I will never forget what he did for Chelsea, I’m glad the club has moved on past Jose. That said, despite a draw in his first game, I think he’ll turn Madrid into contenders again.
I am not sure why it is crazy to admit to be interested in how Jose does
We can mock him all we want but he did a fantastic job for us and won titles for us AND Inter Milan including 2 CL Titles.
I wish we had those types of CL titles
Chelsea won the title last year because they were the best team. Uniteds injury problems were merely the symptoms of a team in decline. The same will be apparent this season if things continue as they have started. With regards to Mourinho versus Ancellotti or for that matter Ranieri Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!
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Its more like Abramovich making something out of nothing with Chelsea
United with injury problems? Boo f***ing hoo. Chelsea was without Essien almost all year, without Kalou and Drogba for a month (and with Drogba playing with an injury all year to boot), Carvalho was gimpy much of the year, and Ashley Cole was out much of the year as well. Don’t come in here with that crap.
The press is like a pack of linch-mob: find a hate target and leave your brain at home. Even the Manager of Barca was grateful that a world-class Coach has joined La Liga, not the small-minded people we have in the Press these days.
Wait till he finish moulding Madrid, and see if Chelsea will EVER win the Champion’s Leauge. He tactically exposed ‘King’ Carlos with an inferior Inter. I hope we don’t meet Madrid around March or next season, when he will have finished instilling the Gladiatoral mentality into them, that we saw in the Inter Vs Barca march.
And by the way Jose’s trophy haul in 6 seasons [bar World club cup] has surpassed all that Carlo had in more than 12 yrs. Jose did very well for us and it was a mistake to sack him. We love Jose, keep your bitterness to yourself or go support Arse-nil!
Cmon blues….we know that man too well to be writing a blog on some crap thigns he says…..we have seen him crib and cry and instigate for 3 years…..we have seen him do it all…its just the same…..
ITS JUST THE SAME
Wow there’s some drivel in the comments section. Weird to say, but it makes me long for the days when we weren’t as popular…