adminLONDON. — Jose Mourinho has suggested it would be “easy” to beat Arsenal 1-0 if it weren’t for the brand of top-quality football demanded by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.
In Mourinho’s first stint in-charge at Stamford Bridge, the Blues became well-known for their ability to go a goal up before shutting a game out.
But having won three English Premier League titles since taking over the club in 2003, owner Abramovich has made it clear he now wants his side to win in style. This philosophy has seen Mourinho ditch his defensive values in search of a more eye-catching passing game, but the Blues’ transition has been slow, seeing them lose to Stoke and Sunderland in the past fortnight.
And the Portuguese has hinted the new style could cost his side victory at table-toppers Arsenal on Monday night.
“If I want to win 1-0, I think I can. One of the easiest things in football is to win 1-0,” he said.
“It’s not so difficult. You structure your team from the back, you organise your team from the defensive idea, you don’t give freedom to your players to express themselves.
“The dynamic of the team is defensive and what you do is you recover the ball and try to punish the opponent on the counter-attack. — Metro.
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