Chelsea

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Willian as I said at the time was massively overpriced. Just like all the rest of the spurs targets, bullet dodged. Never believe the hype in this market, there are plenty of managers and DOFs who are making rash decisions out of desperation

[Fosterbloke]

The one player I'm disappointed we didn't get was Mkhitaryan.

[Boogs]

So it looks as though who ever decides the top price we pay for players has been bang on yet again. It still won't stop the perpetual moaners come jan trying to advise the club what we should pay for a player.

[dizzycat]

The one player I'm disappointed we didn't get was Mkhitaryan.

Anyone know how well he's playing this season? Him and Costa looked to be the main misses last summer.

[Shaggy]

Been mostly brilliant when I've seen Dortmund his season.

[marcus50bucks]

Jose Mourinho ready to change Chelsea style after missed chances end with Capital One Cup exit at Sunderland

Manager giving serious thought to switch to counter-attacking tactics after team let slip tie that seemed well within their grasp

By Alex Davidson
12:58AM GMT 18 Dec 2013

Jose Mourinho cursed his Chelsea side’s lack of ruthlessness after they again showed their fragility away from home in losing 2-1 at Sunderland in the Capital One Cup quarter-finals.

Chelsea were dominant at the Stadium of Light but still found themselves exiting a cup competition that seemed well within their grasp.

Now Mourinho is threatening to change the style of his team and become more attritional after his side’s repeated failure to turn possession into victories.

“We had chances and chances and chances but not enough goals. Maybe the way to rectify it is not to concede as many goals,” the manager said.

“We lose goals and the opponents come alive. We scored against Sunderland and afterwards we had two or three more chances. If we had scored then goodbye, but we kept the opponents alive.

“We are going in one direction and the right direction, but it is quite frustrating. Football is about getting results and it’s quite frustrating as we may have to take a step back in order to be more consistent at the back.

"It’s something I don’t want to do, to play more counter-attacking, but I’m giving it serious thought. If I want to win 1-0 I think I can as I think it is one of the easiest things in football. It is not so difficult, as you don’t give players the chance to express themselves.”

It was Chelsea’s sixth defeat of the campaign and Mourinho looked back on the carelessness of the recent 3-2 reverse at Stoke City and the 1-0 defeat at Everton as he pondered how his team had left themselves open to a late sucker punch.

“They played very well. Once more the quality of football we produced was amazing. What we do when we have possession of the ball, the way we play, the way we create, the story repeats. It’s the same story of Stoke, of Everton and every match we’ve lost.

“We’ve never lost a match because we didn’t play or because the opponent was stronger than us, we lost every match because we produce, we don’t kill opponents, we give them life and every opponent that plays against us knows they can score a goal and change the true result.

“We play sometimes very well and have fantastic chances and don’t score. It’s the same story that repeats.”

Mourinho is irritated by comparisons with his first Chelsea side, which won the League Cup in two of his three full seasons in charge. But he feels that his present squad, despite their lack of killer instinct at both ends, are playing better football.

He added: “We played very well, that’s the only thing I can say. The way we build and create we are not behind that team people always like to compare [his previous Chelsea team], we are in front in terms of the quality of our game but football is about results, scoring goals and at this moment you see every game we don’t kill, we’re in trouble and sometimes we lose matches.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10524466/Jose-Mourinho-ready-to-change-Chelsea-style-after-missed-chances-end-with-Capital-One-Cup-exit-at-Sunderland.html

[Shaggy]

Haha. He makes out as though they've almost chosen to let goals in. ****in muppet he is.

[dizzycat]

Been mostly brilliant when I've seen Dortmund his season.

Cheers man, two proper misses then. I think if we can sign a couple of players that fit in quickly at the level of these we are looking very strong. Hopefully we do good business next month

[Fredo]

To think some of our fan base wanted him. Ffs.

[Alex]

Its hardly ludicrous people did is it? He does win things at the clubs he goes too.

Winning the league in 4 different countries is no mean feat.

I know he is a bit of a cock, but thats kinda what I like about him. He is such a caricature of a football manager now. Its like he is a panto villain.

[Reece]

Alex

[Pablo]

Anyone know how well he's playing this season? Him and Costa looked to be the main misses last summer.

Yep, both him and Costa have been brilliant so far this season. It's frustrating but in a way it's positive as we seem to be scouting the right type of players. With Champions League football hopefully back on the horizon we might be able to convince some of them to sign for us soon!

[Yozza]

Its hardly ludicrous people did is it? He does win things at the clubs he goes too.

Winning the league in 4 different countries is no mean feat.

I know he is a bit of a cock, but thats kinda what I like about him. He is such a caricature of a football manager now. Its like he is a panto villain.

Understatement of the century there mate

[Gingawaria]

Heard today that none of Chelsea's strikers have scored away from home this calendar year? Surely that's wrong?

[Chris]

Probably correct in the league, the hapless one has got 3 goals in 2013 and they were all at home.