Man Utd 0-0 Chelsea: 5 Things We Learnt

3. Mourinho Will Look To Avoid Defeat Every Time

In his second incarnation as Chelsea manager, we wondered if Jose Mourinho would differ in style, habit, rhetoric. The answer is now, the new (old) Chelsea manager is not for changing. As much as beating your biggest rivals is nice, stopping them from winning on their own pitch is just as important. At Real Madrid, it needed a near player-revolt before Mourinho would let his team attack Barcelona and take the game to them, and with several of his former lieutenants still part of the Chelsea spine, the Portuguese coach has reverted to back to his default. It was not fluid, it was not pretty, and it was not until the 65th minute that Chelsea actually started having the ball in United's half, but Mourinho will not care one bit.
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