Is Jose Mourinho actually a defensive manager?
The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast
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Chelsea's Defensive Shift
In that title winning season, in fact, in both seasons, I don't remember as much discussion about entertainment with this Chelsea team. We've probably got a big defensive shift in the second half of the season. Mourinho tends to look towards, okay, what am I going to need to do in the Champions League quarterfinals and semi-finals, and they end up playing a little bit more defensively. He's also often concerned that his players physically can't play attacking football throughout the season,. which is something we saw into the players were really running on empty towards the end at Stamford Bridge.
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