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Chelsea caused their own downfall and Mourinho knows it

Date: 12th March 2015 at 8:32 pm
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psg goalDisappointing, deserved and very nearly the disgrace of 2009.

Even Jose Mourinho had to admit his Chelsea side did not deserve to qualify for the last eight of the Champions League after losing to Paris Saint Germain.

Unlike 2009 however, they cannot point to the officials. They may have been denied a penalty on Diego Costa – so what else is new – but PSG saw Zlatan Ibrahimovic dismissed when a yellow card would have more than sufficed and played most of normal time and all of extra time with ten men.

They also came from behind three times over the two legs and managed to go through on away goals after Chelsea let in yet another header, this time from Thiago Silva. Yes, the away goals rule killed them in the end, leaving them no chance to hit back as PSG kept the ball – or as Mourinho put it, cynically time wasted, but that is their prerogative and Mourinho’s men did exactly the same a year prior.

Chelsea were simply not at the races during the entire tie. They were poor, lacked creativity and did not have that defensive solidity they rely on so much.

Diego Costa has not scored a single Champions League goal this term and while he may work admirably hard for the team, when that is the case with your main forward and the second in command is a now 37 year old, there are going to be problems.

Quite what Loic Remy must think about his summer move now remains to be seen but that debate is for another day, as is the question of exactly what Oscar brings to the Chelsea side.

Chelsea are not as poor as their display against PSG suggested and are far the best side in England this term – and while there must be questions about English sides and their performances in Europe, it has to be noted both Chelsea and Manchester City had incredibly hard draws and Liverpool were in a group most sides would have struggled to navigate their way out of.

That is not an excuse and Mourinho will be fuming in the cold light of day, wondering how his side can be so much better than last season but lose to a weaker version of the team they dumped out back then. That is football. Sometimes wanting it more will see the underdogs through – and PSG wanted it more.

Luiz wanted it more. The players from last season remembered the Demba Ba heartbreak and wanted it more. They ran their socks off and Chelsea sat back. All well and good when you can defend and keep those goals out – but when you cannot, you are going to be dumped out of the competition – and Chelsea were.

Upon arriving back at Stamford Bridge, Mourinho claimed his side would make the Champions League final in 2016 when it is held at the San Siro. To do that, his side will have to be far, far better than they were last night.

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2 thoughts on “Chelsea caused their own downfall and Mourinho knows it

  • Victor
    10 years ago

    Mou should sell ramirez, we don’t need him

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  • nwosu martin
    10 years ago

    i dont knw wat mourinho was thinking wen he brought on drogba 4 dis kind of high profile match when we had remy and cuadrado on the bench he should stop that his old football strategy its not helping matters i wonder why chelsea should be knocking the ball arround at 10 against 11 when the cant do same when both teams are on equal number the most annoying part of the march was the inability of chelsea players to have an accurate short on target or were the trying to tell us that the dont practice long range shorts durring training? when a team is a man down agains mancity you will be at their mercy but that is not the case when chelsea is involved instead chelsea wil be at the mercy of the team that is a man down some times i wonder what is always wrong with both manager and players and as for ramires i wonder what he is still doing in chelsea tha young man should be sold to a team like calabar rovers i swear ramires is the most stupid and senceless player in the whole of brazil and that is why he can not be call up for any national assignmet because the know he is senceless and also a wast of time and chelsea is still paying such a player the better change and make hast while the sun shines

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