RIP Mourinho

So with Super Frank taking charge with The Rams and Mason Mount joining up with him i thought we could have a thread to discuss his management of the team, how Mason is doing and if we'll see them in the Prem any time soon. Rumours also doing the rounds that Tomori is also having a medical at Derby today. Derby to be the new Vitesse?

Spurs. Utd. Atletico.

@yorkleyblue i'm guessing you have him on ignore

Forget to have your morning coffee today?

i think the only reason we wouldn't extend is if he's sat outside the top 6 and looks to have lost the support of the players.

Would be the English Prime Yaya Toure had it not been for this niggling back injury. Hopefully surgery will sort it out and he can kick onto being one of the greatest players the Premier league has ever seen, as he is destined to do.

Missing half a season isn't the end of the world if it means he stops getting these niggling injuries every few weeks. Hopefully be able to get a full pre-season under his belt and get some momentum into the next season.

Didn't Ancelotti and Conte win the league on their first attempt, while Sarri has a better point total and league position than Pep, Klopp and Poch all managed in their debut seasons? You're making out like all these Italian coaches really struggled and were poor for us.

Wonderful player in my opinion. Average player, hence the team he is at and lack of teams being interested in him. We need the home grown quota filled urgently, so double win. We don't NEED to fill any quota. We just can't have over a set amount of foreign players. Imo those additional places should be going to academy players anyway. Sarri wants a 21 man squad, so outside the 17 foreign players we have Ampadu, RLC, Barkley, Christensen, CHO. If the asking price is £50m we should just pay it. No, we really shouldn't. That's the going rate for young English talent these days Since when is 27 considered young?

Is this a banter post?

I'd like to see Icardi get close to doing what Costa could do. The setup for Hazard's goal against City a few years ago a prime example. Leagues apart.

Wouldn't even mind it if he actually puts in a hard working defensive game but he hasn't really since Mourinho left.

absolute myth.

Can't wait for a year down the line a seeing all you lot in the match thread moaning when you see the ball pinging off his feet as he fails to control another ball into his feet.

Either or. Both better options than chucking £100m at Icardi.

pre-Sarri when he played box to box with Matic holding? Or are we talking Leicester days when he played box to box whilst DD held? Just checking.

Wouldn't surprise me if there's not much in it when comparing goals per 90. Icardi gets much more time on the pitch.

If Sarri has no interest in Bats, i imagine he has no interest in Icardi either. Copy and paste job between the pair.

That's my biggest issue with the rumours. Why spend £100m when you have Batshuayi there already. Such similar players.

Absolutely, if we want someone in the Icardi mold just use Bats.

Stick Kante at holding mid and watch us fail to play out from the back. Would be hilariously bad.

Higuain would be the better signing. Icardi is nothing more than a poacher.

Have you not heard, Joelinton is the next best thing. A short Youtube video said so.

This is how i see it should be. Willian prefers the left anyway so can play understudy to Eden.

Really hope Sarri at least gives him a chance. Even if Higuain came in, i'd still rather have Bats as back up over Morata/Giroud/Hazard playing up top.