They were given two days off.
Two days off and goes to Rovaniemi? Odd choice.
They were given two days off.
I really don't get this. Mourinho has moaned he hasn't been able to work with the players on shape and tactics as we've had a game every 3 days for his first 3 weeks, and then he gets a full week with them and he lets them go off on mini-breaks. A two day break in Finland is not really a rest, it has 2 flights in 2 days for starters. Jose should have had the first two days at Hotspur Way that was all low key recovery and massage, with inside tactics sessions / videos / presentations as a group, and then hit the training ground hard Weds / Thurs / Fri to put into practise all his learnings on shape and tactics.
You've got to remember these are young men with families who unlike most won't get to spend any time at Christmas with them. I didn't see the harm in a few days where you can offer it. As we have seen squad morale is clearly a more important factor than training anyway!
You've got to remember these are young men with families who unlike most won't get to spend any time at Christmas with them. I didn't see the harm in a few days where you can offer it. As we have seen squad morale is clearly a more important factor than training anyway!
I get that, but then Jose should not moan he does not get time with the players on the training pitch and make out that is the one thing holding him back.
I really don't get this. Mourinho has moaned he hasn't been able to work with the players on shape and tactics as we've had a game every 3 days for his first 3 weeks, and then he gets a full week with them and he lets them go off on mini-breaks. A two day break in Finland is not really a rest, it has 2 flights in 2 days for starters. Jose should have had the first two days at Hotspur Way that was all low key recovery and massage, with inside tactics sessions / videos / presentations as a group, and then hit the training ground hard Weds / Thurs / Fri to put into practise all his learnings on shape and tactics.
I get that, but then Jose should not moan he does not get time with the players on the training pitch and make out that is the one thing holding him back.
I get that, but then Jose should not moan he does not get time with the players on the training pitch and make out that is the one thing holding him back.
You've got to remember these are young men with families who unlike most won't get to spend any time at Christmas with them. I didn't see the harm in a few days where you can offer it. As we have seen squad morale is clearly a more important factor than training anyway!
Just think the players would have been better off getting massages / treatment etc. and have Jose show them presentations of where he wants them to be on the pitch in different scenarios, as a team etc. Would have been a better use of time. More rest. More tactics. Better team.
Fuck me some people will moan about anything.
Too much information out there about people’s lives that invite us to comment or give a shit.
World was much simpler when all we had was Teletext.