Yes it can, we didn't have a recognised striker available for our game against you or the Gooners, so set up the only way we could. Worked both times as well. We have been extra negative as much through circumstance as desire the last month and also the time Costa was injured and suspended.Playing for a 0-0 with no recognised striker on the field is boring. It may be an effective way of winning, but it's still boring, regardless of how you dress it up.
Even at home last week against us, you set your team up to stop us playing rather than trying to outplay us.
Chelsea are a top side, but they play with a small side mentality in big games. This cannot be disputed
It's the mark of a Premiership winning manager, something I can't see Van Gaal ever being, he's too tactically inept.to need to adopt tactics to stop the opposition in your own stadium isn't really the mark of champions.
Mourinho's tactics are effective, but they always make for low scoring dull affairs. Hence only 1 goal scored in 180 minutes of both games
Yeah because every Premier League winning manager has felt the need to play defensive negative tactics to stop sides lower than themselves in the table at home
Drogba was available, he did start against us but not Arsenal. Does look over the hill to be fair though.
It was really the way Chelsea set up their midfield aswell, playing a centre back in in there against us to combat Fellaini, and then bringing Ramirez in for his energy to get about Arsenal. I can kind of forgive doing it away from home against Arsenal, but to need to adopt tactics to stop the opposition in your own stadium isn't really the mark of champions.
Mourinho's tactics are effective, but they always make for low scoring dull affairs. Hence only 1 goal scored in 180 minutes of both games
So basically you don`t think you are good enough to take other top teams on
I didn't mention Drogba because he is no longer a proper option unfortunately, his legs are gone and he's just ineffective. I'm not crazy about the way we play either, but Iv'e come around to thinking it's as much out of necessity as desire.The Arsenal game especially was just an amazing example of tactical defence defeating attacking superiority. Half way through the 1st half I thought we were goners, but we were literally making Arsenal play so they couldn't score in a brothel with a fist full of fivers.Drogba was available, he did start against us but not Arsenal. Does look over the hill to be fair though.
It was really the way Chelsea set up their midfield aswell, playing a centre back in in there against us to combat Fellaini, and then bringing Ramirez in for his energy to get about Arsenal. I can kind of forgive doing it away from home against Arsenal, but to need to adopt tactics to stop the opposition in your own stadium isn't really the mark of champions.
Mourinho's tactics are effective, but they always make for low scoring dull affairs. Hence only 1 goal scored in 180 minutes of both games
