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Originally Posted by TheDrowningMan He did well at Porto, but then if referees could do their job correctly he'd have not made it past the second round in 2004 and would never have gotten the Chelsea job. I really doubt his credentials in England. He failed in the CL, his league form was purely a result of having enough money that he could spend it without a care, seeing whatever shit would ultimately stick. We have the core of a great team, but Mourinho isn't the man to add to it. He signed an incredible amount of shit, only consistently delving into top quality when he spent ludicrous amounts. All told, his judgment was nothing short of appalling. If we look at most of the players he signed for similar amounts to Rafa's usual outlay, you'll see that they are generally much, much worse. We'd be looking at the likes of Tiago in place of Alonso, Boularouz in place of Agger or Arbeloa & Obi Mikel in place of Mascherano. This is the man who spent £13.2m on Ferraira, a catastrophe barely given the responsibility to play when he was their only fit right back. I would advise everyone trumpeting the virtues of Mourinho to be careful what you wish for. Personally, I'll be laughing from afar as he toils hilariously, dragging Liverpool's name into the mud while overseeing an era less successful than Rafa's while the clueless Cowboys continue to piss all over the club's heritage. Come to think of it, Hicks, Gillett & Mourinho would be a marriage made in Heaven (or should that be Hell?). Only the most sordid, classless of football clubs could have all three at the helm, much to the delight of our fiercest rivals.

Only beaten once in ninety minutes at home in all competitions and that was cause they where down to ten men for most of the game against a brilliant Barcelona team, 2 Premiership titles (which is harder to win than the Champions League) an F.A cup, 2 Carling cups and a Penalty shoot out away form another Champions League win as I am sure Chelsea would have beat a less than impressive Milan side, you can't put it all down to money, no one disliked him more than me when he was at Chelsea but thats because I knew it would be harder for us to win the league with him in charge.I don't doubt his credentials, you can't say it was all down to money.