Bring-on-Flecky 1 Posted December 14, 2004 I see that Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho reckons Saturday''s match is an easy 3 point home banker against us. Glad he said that - it should fire up our players!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 936 Posted December 14, 2004 [quote]I see that Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho reckons Saturday''s match is an easy 3 point home banker against us. Glad he said that - it should fire up our players!!![/quote]So far this season there have probably been 17 Managers who thought like that, but in reality, only 6 of them have accumulated the 3 points on offer, and some of them we''re given a bit of a frightLet''s hope his players are thinking the sameA word of advice, my Portuguese friend - never under estimate the under estimatedThey might just jump up and bite your bum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZLF 271 Posted December 15, 2004 Shows what a fine line there is - I remember some comments a few months ago by our Nige and he was accused of being defeatist. At the time Nige was told to be more upbeat and confident.I like Mourinhos approach. Nothing inspires a team more than a manager having faith and confidence in you - whether thats in an office or in a football side. What mourinho is saying to his team is that he has faith in his side and that anything less than a win will not be good enough - is that a bad message? He will arm them with the tactics needed to win the game and prepare them so that they are not complacent and ready to slog it out if needed.With hs track record, and leading the league by 5 points, if he cant be confident who can? OTBC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strappy 0 Posted December 15, 2004 Having read Mourinho''s previous comments this one should come as no shock. However, I''m still holding out some hope; Chelsea are a fine side but they strike me more as a collection of great individuals. Given our excellent team performance against Bolton I think that provided we keep a close eye on the front men and can get in amongst them to spoil their build-up play we''ve got a real chance of taking a draw from this one. Apologies if that''s stating the obvious but it''s my view that Chelsea, albeit a good side, don''t have that killer team spirit yet that worked so well for Arsenal.>=17! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smudge 0 Posted December 15, 2004 Chelsea have not lost at home, Norwich have not won away. Norwich are 16-1 to win this game and his comments are fully justified. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westoncanary. 0 Posted December 15, 2004 You would have to agree with him in theory. However, every season throws up one or two shock results and so far there haven''t been many have there? Maybe Saturday could be the day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DumbleDelia is Magic 0 Posted December 15, 2004 Can''t really blame him for saying it. Metaphorically speaking Chelsea are in a completely different league to us. Anything other than a win would be a disaster for them Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire canary 0 Posted December 15, 2004 And anything other than a win makes for an interesting Underground train journey afterwards too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Canary 0 Posted December 15, 2004 well it could work to our advantage. But they can score for fun with the likes of Robben so i am not expecting anything Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
