Mourinho has been doing a superb decisions that not any manager in the world would have taken them.

If one said when he arrived that by August a year later we’d have shipped out:
Mata
Lukaku
Luiz
A. Cole
KdB
Lampard
Ba
Torres (Impossible to get rid of and the reason why many managers got sacked at Chelsea)
Eto’o (who was to be picked up)

And brought in:
Matic
Salah
Schurrle (probably Emenalo)
Willian
Diego Costa
Filipe Luis
Drogba
Fabregas
Remy (Almost done)

and almost net spend of 0 with the transfer cash…

You’d probably say shut up with the fantasies…

Outstanding buisness and choices made this year, i have been saying this for months now.
No problem admitting any team good work, the PL is almost yours, hope we meet in CL soon ;).

I hope so Tiki_taka :)

People forget why Mourinho left Chelsea first time . May I remind you . When Board and owner start to point out to him , what players should be bought and what players should play , he walked out . Not only he likes take full control of transfers but he goes and makes sure that he has right people to work with literally in every department !!!

Now , about Michael Emenalo . He deserves credit for recruiting all those young players but so all the structure of scouts he has under him ( which was also long process being build since 2003 and where Mourinho had a lot to do as well ) . He has very good relationship with Abramovich and basically every player that he thought should be bought , Roman gave it a go all the time. That also explain , why a man who had no training of football technician had quickly risen to sporting director . None the less , he deserves the credit.

When Mourinho came back things changed . Emenalo even requested contract termination prior imminent to Jose's appointment , because he knows full well , Jose makes all the decisions on transfers.

However , it was denied , maybe, most likely by Abramovich request because Emenalo is not just director , he is also eyes and ears of Roman. ( Before it was Arvam Grant who btw recruited Emenalo ) .

NOW SAYING THAT MOURINHO HAS 50% OF CREDIT FOR WHAT HAS BE BUILD IN ONE YEAR. RIDICULOUS !!

That is like saying Alex Feguson has 50% to do with players he brought to club over 20 years of his amazing career . Saying Wenger has only 50% of influence on player transfers , in and out and club affairs that directly had INFLUENCE ON HIS MANAGERIAL PERFORMANCE . I guess all of them have 50% credit for all the success they brought to a club? They all like Mourinho who loves full control , power and has no fear to make decisions in the club affairs .

You guys always find ways try to discredit Mourinho . So kudos to you . However, you can't deny that In one year Jose has done amazing business selling players that did not fit into his team ( which Emenalo along with previous managers probably thought was no brainer ) with almost 0 net spent and now team runs like machine. We have quality in every department and chemistry between players is pleasing to watch .

Sporting directors are good to find good player . However, Mourinho is not just manager but also a coach . So what Mourinho does is he looks into scout report ( or at times travel) and sees beyond the fact that player has talent but many other qualities like most essential , will he fit into the team that is trying to build .

Managers do not travel often, because then it creates unnecessary rumors and speculations by media. And that is when Sporting director comes handy ! Mourinho uses them well. Constantly in full control and updated about scout operations . That is what champion managers do . Like @Alex said in the end if things start to go wrong, it won't be Sporting director loosing his job but manager.

We don't blindly love Mourinho . We know his flaws and ready criticize them but they are so few that you hardly see us criticizing our Manager . However you always tireless trying to find additional flaws based on nonsense and constant double standard criticism towards him , which just convinces me more that it is just you who blind hate him .

@marcus spot on!

It seems so hard to argue or discuss with Chelsea fans... Im just trying to make a simple point here.

First of all, Mourinho is definitely a genius. He is one of the best managers of his generation. But not precisely for the transfers that have come to Chelsea.

Even if it is Fergusson or Wenger, making the transfers happen is not their job. Managers usually just have to want a player in order for the club to do everything posible to bring him. Managers have credit for choosing the players they want obviously but they are not the ones in charge of making transfers posible. I think I exaggerated a little with the ratio, it could perfectly be 10-90 like in some Madrid's signings or around the 40-60.

Just because a manager wants a player doesnt mean he will get it. You can only understand this when your club is in a struggle like in United's case. Where you can want a ton of players but it is really hard to actually sign them. Other clubs like Chelsea have it differently, basically if Mourinho wants a player there is a big chance they are going to get him.

Managers can be considered geniuses wen they spot a young talent no one knows about which they eventually get into the club and later they become top class players. Then you can show the world the results of you discovery. But I dont think this is the case for Mourinho. But he did took some risks selling Mata, Luiz, Lukaku but they were not risks that considerable to consider him a genius for that either. He has to be given credit for the fact that the signings he brought have worked well in the squad but then again, thats what he had to do as the manager. Its nothing to consider him a genius for.

So if what you all said makes him a Genius What exactly is Arsen Wenger who for a bunch of seasons sold key players and managed to have the club at a financial perfection with transfers while also keeping Arsenal always in the to 4?

So Mourinho, great manager, a genius for sure but not because of any transfer related stuff...

Agree with everything you said, Tuanis. +1

The post title doesn't say "This is why Jose Mourinho is a Genius"... >.< We all know that he is a genius, that's a fact. :P

@Alex

The reasons you suggested in the original post for Mou being a genius is what Tuanis is trying to prove wrong. It does not take half a brain to choose Costa over Torres/Ba/I-want-to-be-number-one-striker-Lukaku. It is not that difficult to choose F. Luis over a declining Ashley Cole. Like Tuanis said, the manager points out the players that he wants at the club, and the sporting director gets them. Managers usually do not get all the players they want. In Mourinho's case, Chelsea's Director of Football has been excellent in getting the transfers that Mourinho asked for. Mourinho will get credit for integrating these players into the team.... the credit for getting the players in the first place should go to the Director of Football.

Well said @Dyn

My God.. Then you are both stating the obvious? In this logic Mourinho has nothing to do with winning anything, the players won it themselves since he didn't touch the ball during the match. This is what both of you are trying to say over and over again. You just didn't get the whole point of this at all. Read my comments first and you would understand more what was the whole point of this thread. That's all. Also Marcus2011 was spot on with his comment.

Just know that I didn't say that you both were wrong, it's just that you didn't understand my point.