Mourinho jealous of praise on Conte’s tactics at Chelsea

Manchester United Boss Jose Mourinho has aired his displeasure over the seemingly wide admiration of Antonio Conte’s tactics at Chelsea, claiming that he did not receive the same plaudits for similar feat during his time at Stamford Bridge.

It is widely believed in some quarters that the Chelsea Boss’ blend of defensive rigidity and quick counter-attacks is the reason the Blues are currently nine points clear at the top of the league, which has brought so much praise to the Italian.

But Mourinho, who have won the Premier League thrice with Chelsea, insists he has been criticised for adopting a similar approach during his reign with his former Premier League club.

“My team is playing very well but for many, many years in my career, especially in this country (England). When my teams were ruthless and phenomenal defensively, and very good in the counter attack, I listen week after week that it was not enough in spite of winning the title three times,” said Mourinho.

“It looks like this season to be phenomenal defensively and good in counter attack is art, so it was a big change in England.

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“But my Manchester United, I don’t want to change the profile of our play, this is the way the fans want us to play, this is the way the club wants us to play.

“But I also don’t want to be a manager of a team who plays very well, creates a lot of chances and doesn’t win matches. We need to score goals, and today we did,” he stated after Sunday’s game.

The Red Devils thumped reigning champions Leicester City 3-0 at the King Power Stadium on Sunday, with striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic making a Premier League history when he struck in the second goal of the game.

League leaders Chelsea defeated Arsenal 3-1 on Saturday, and will travel to Burnley next Sunday; while United will host Watford a day before, as they hope to climb to the top four if they can get all three points from the tie with all things being equal.

 

 

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