Quote Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory View Post
What Jose does works and it’s effective. If Fergie is justified in using roughhouse tactics to beat us, then why single out Mourinho for using what’s effective? You can’t talk about a general accepted approach and then throw that in. The way football is played is down to preference. There are some fans out there that can appreciate a defensive masterclass just as much as a goal fest.
Do they?....plus Ferguson's side used to try and rough us up a bit and that's fine but there is a difference between that and sticking 11 men behind the ball and then whinging when smaller sides come to you and do it. To be fair, I used to get annoyed with Wenger when we dropped points at home and bemoaned smaller sides playing for a draw. If in terms of resources you can't compete in terms of football, setting up for a clean sheet is understandable and acceptable. For a team like Chelsea, whilst I can understand them playing that way against Barcelona...a team like Atletico Madrid who have far less than them in terms of financial resources its pretty depressing.
Than again I think the 0-0 wasn't so much about a Mourinho masterclass, it was exposing the limitations of players like Diego Costa....I hope Chelsea do sign him because I think he's overrated....one season wonder like Diego Tristan at Deportivo.