Mourinho : " Benitez was wrong ... "

• Poolman

  5 Mar 06, 17:04

  Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says Rafael Benitez got his tactics against Benfica wrong and that's why we ended up as 1-0 losers.
  
  "The surprise was Peter Crouch," said Mourinho. "A giant who would give even BenficaÂ’s big defenders problems, did not play.
  
  "Neither did Djibril Cisse, the fastest of them all and, therefore, the most dangerous attacking from deep.
  
  “There must have been physical reasons, unknown to us, that might have affected the options."
  
• Poolman

  5 Mar 06, 17:06

  sounds like his got his plot all right in the right places , from pitches ..... diving ...... red-card ...... etc...
  
  he should be worried about himself at Nou Camp , not us .
  
  Only conclusion about him , he has already conceded this season's UCL .
  
  
• eemtij

  5 Mar 06, 22:59

  Mourinho giving up..... Can't agree with you.
  
  I don't think so. The line up against West Brom shows that he is going to Nou Camp with a squad ready to attack from the word go.
• Redz

  6 Mar 06, 14:02

  huh....fm mr mourn 2 mr kaypoh!?
• Redz

  6 Mar 06, 14:03

  Originally posted by Poolman:

  sounds like his got his plot all right in the right places , from pitches ..... diving ...... red-card ...... etc...
  
  

  Dun pray-pray er, tis time he's hiding his "lampah" 2
• anhydrouscoppersulphate

  6 Mar 06, 14:05

  sorry lor. pros like albert einstein makes mistakes too lor. wan us to bring mourinho back in time where chelsea was thrashed by middlesborough? he should be worrying about his match.
• Aveme

  6 Mar 06, 14:25

  his own team also lost 2-1 still want to say others,hope chelsea get trashed like 5-0 or something at nou camp so that we can have an exciting match to watch with goals aplenty.
  
  haha btw you guys saw a recent report that when mourinho and his team reached barca for the return leg,he and his team were abused by barca fans,also there were some who specifically aimed at mourinho and spat at his window while he was inside the team bus.....haha not right for fans to do it but mourinho certain does deserve such a treatment
• Patrik

  6 Mar 06, 14:36

  Mourinho..
  It sure is fun to have him ard.
  
• Poolman

  6 Mar 06, 15:15

  Originally posted by Redz:

  Dun pray-pray er, tis time he's hiding his "lampah" 2

  If he got lampard , play him la .
• incredible

  6 Mar 06, 15:42

  Sorry guys....As much as I agree with you guys that Chelsea will face lots of obstacle in Nou Camp, the harsh but almost unavoidable fact is the defending champion of UCL will be eliminately this Thurs.
  
  If they cant score against charlton at home, what makes you think they can score against Benfica on Thurs? By the way, when is the last time pool score 3 goals in a match? Someone enlighten me pls...
  
  All I know is if Benfica manage to get 1 goal in Anfield, tt is sayonara to Pool. They have problem even scoring 1 goal....Let alone 3.
  
  Good luck Pool Fans..
  
  
• Patrik

  6 Mar 06, 16:27

  Miracles do happen.
  And i hope another will happen this thurs.
  
• RSP

  6 Mar 06, 16:30

  Mourinho should just stop bit ching abt other teams.
  
  
• Aveme

  6 Mar 06, 16:36

  well his usual tactics to divert attention away from his team if they do not do well....so yeah really hoping for a trashing for them.
• Redz

  7 Mar 06, 10:50

  Originally posted by Poolman:

  If he got lampard , play him la .

  Be afraid....be very afraid ---> he 's playing his "lampah" !!!
  
  No prize for guessing he "rested" him juz for the Barca's game! Such lowly-cheap tactics!!
• Redz

  7 Mar 06, 10:55

  Originally posted by Patrik:

  Miracles do happen.
  And i hope another will happen this thurs.
  

  Aiya, we may need a little bit of luck....but surely wun used cheap tactics like some "talented" team!
• stellazio

  7 Mar 06, 19:50

  Originally posted by RSP:

  Mourinho should just stop bit ching abt other teams.
  
  

  maybe he learnt it from wenger or fergie...
  
  and maybe some of the pool fans should look into the mirror themselves..
  
  pot:hey u black..
  kettle:look at urself..
  
  
• Medicated Oil

  7 Mar 06, 23:35

  Jose is most fun when he made comments on other teams.
  
  No fun poking Ah Ben, Ah Ben would always say: "No comments" even if Liverpool is denied a clear penalty.
  
  Soccer need Jose to spice up the empty slot after the match.
  
  Something for the fans and newspaper to write about.
  
  Jose will overcome Barca tonight.
  
  Chelsea like to play under pressure.
• the Bear

  7 Mar 06, 23:36

  rafa may be wrong.. but mourinho is still an asshat
• Patrik

  9 Mar 06, 01:38

  So who got his tactics wrong last night?
  
• Qing^.^

  9 Mar 06, 02:39

  Originally posted by Patrik:

  So who got his tactics wrong last night?
  

  Someone from Portugal
• incredible

  9 Mar 06, 08:26

  Originally posted by incredible:

  Sorry guys....As much as I agree with you guys that Chelsea will face lots of obstacle in Nou Camp, the harsh but almost unavoidable fact is the defending champion of UCL will be eliminately this Thurs.
  
  If they cant score against charlton at home, what makes you think they can score against Benfica on Thurs? By the way, when is the last time pool score 3 goals in a match? Someone enlighten me pls...
  
  All I know is if Benfica manage to get 1 goal in Anfield, tt is sayonara to Pool. They have problem even scoring 1 goal....Let alone 3.
  
  Good luck Pool Fans..
  
  

  Well... I do not need a crystal ball to predict the outcome of pool vs benfica match. Is there any Benfica WiINNING celebration thread? There should be one since there was a Barcelona celebration thread.
• Redz

  9 Mar 06, 12:23

  Unlike some teams which used cheap "tactics" n still lose..... we lost with grace and dignity!