Is Jose Mourinho actually a defensive manager?
The Athletic FC Tactics Podcast
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Mourinho's Transformational Impact on Chelsea
Chelsea were a phenomenal defensive team in 2004-05. 15 goals conceded all season, 25 clean sheets which is absolutely outrageous. But there was also an evolution through that season where I think if things had panned out slightly differently with Ian Robbins' health,. we would have seen a lot more expansive football from Chelsea that season. Mourinho used the park, the bus phrase to criticise Tottenham for being too defensive. So he created it, but not talking about his own style. Exactly.
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