Do you think Chelsea losing Jose is really just like them losing a good player?

In that, do you think the role of a manager is far less important than that of the combined players? Losing Jose is obviously going to have some sort of negative effect on Chelsea, as he was good at taking the pressure of his players and was very calculated when it came to obtaining difficult results. I just think that the results since Grant came would have been almost identical to if Jose had still been in charge. The poor patch would be down to a lack of key players (Lamps, Drogba, Ricci C) rather than anything else.





So do you think that Jose leaving is far less detrimental to the team than, for example, Henry leaving Arsenal?

Do you think Chelsea losing Jose is really just like them losing a good player?
IT'S MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
Reply:Any team losing their manager, especially one that the team has much faith in, will hit them hard. Expect a decline. 'Tis normal.
Reply:yes
Reply:wenger leaving arsenal would be worse for arsenal then them selling half there squad.





in chelsea's case when carvelho and essein are in the team they play on a different level and i would expect any manager to get results with that team.





but drawing with rosenborg is a poor poor result even with injuries so was the playing for most of the season from jose.





jose made chelsea unbeatable at times


but lets hope now with that grit and more attacking the dominance will come on all stages.





chelsea have very attacking players in cole belleti cole again lampard maluda phillips so a change of manager and style can do them good.
Reply:The thing with Mourinho is that he was just as much the face of Chelsea as Terry, Lampard, Cole, or any other big name on the team.





As a trainer, Jose is good. He led Chelsea to an undefeated season a couple of years ago. Though that has something to do with the quality of the players, the coach also has to arrange them and find the perfect combination and player chemistry on the field. He basically has to make the team work. He's like the guy that oils the machine and checks that every piece is in place before turning it on to ensure that it performs at its best.





And just like the machine, if you replace a piece on the machine that was of a good brand with that a cheaper one, your results won't be as good. The injured players had to be replaced with others that simply couldn't do the job. Grant will get the added lift when some of the stars, like Drogba, return.





Mourinho had set the perfect lineup for Chelsea and if Grant can keep it going, the impact of Mourinho's departure won't be felt as much.
Reply:The jury's still out, with two wins a loss and a draw in the first four matches...but I'd say overall, when you lose one of the top managers, not just in England, but in the world, you will drop off significantly...even Sir Alex was quoted as saying his departure was bad for the game.





I for one am still shell-shocked, since Mourinho is the one who got me back interested in the game after 15 years away.
Reply:All I'll say is Mourinho was removed before he became an institution.


I have no doubts as a Man Utd fan that Chelsea under Mourinho were the biggest threat to future premiership success for United.


They have the squad and had the manager with the potential to win virtually everything for very many years.


It's a little too early to say whether much has changed but I believe something definitely has. I believe Chelsea will be set back a couple of years if they don't manage to find someone of the same calibre as a replacement in the immediate future.





At Old Trafford, we've seen great players come and go but the one thing that has made and kept us successful has been our manager. he is our institution.