Mourinhos act grows old!! If it is the case that when you are tired of Jose Mourinho, you are tired of life, please send me to Switzerland immediately. Once an iconoclastic young blade intent on kicking sand in the establishment’s eyes, he’s matured into the sort of pub bore you’ll switch pubs to avoid. His insistence that Chelsea are underdogs, outsiders, little horses or tentative squirrels is the most tiresome meme of the season. On Saturday, Mourinho became the first manager ever to give up on the title when his team was at the top of the table with six games left to play. “I dont think now we can win the league,” he burbled after Chelsea were beaten at Crystal Palace. - Brewin: Three Things - Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea - Lythell: Chelseas hopes crumble It’s really not. It’s the most open season in years and Chelsea have six games left; one against Liverpool and five against teams in the bottom half. Yes, Manchester City have more games in hand, but they’re all squeezed into a shorter time period and fatigued slip-ups are likely. It’s all such palpable wiffle. No, this was never as easy a job as it seemed. If Chelsea’s squad is any kind of horse then it is one that was assembled by committee and that ended up looking like a camel. Chelsea are paying the price for seven years of flux and cursing a lack of joined-up thinking. But they are hardly paupers. Even without a noted striker -- and it’s worth remembering that the three they do have, Fernando Torres, Samuel Etoo and Demba Ba, are on monstrous wages -- they boast some of the best young attacking midfielders on earth and a defence that could usually withstand a tornado. Jose, if you’re reading this: We get it. You’re trying to relieve the pressure on your players while simultaneously convincing your boss to let you have a go on his credit cards. There are undiscovered tribes in Papua New Guinea who get it. Please, stop treating us like idiots.
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 21:33:39 +0000
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