Manchester United vs Chelsea – Facing Chelsea scares me. Even in the glory days of Manchester United domination the visit of Chelsea always had a different feeling to it . It was like they weren’ t fussed about how good we were , they must have been the only team that were more arrogant than the sides marshaled by Sir Alex Ferguson . That scared me. . Furthermore , Jose Mourinho scares me. Even when he first burst onto the scene with Porto , where his team drastically over- performed to win at Old Trafford. There was something more than his arrogance, passion and mind games that perturbed me ; he understood every team he played against to the very bare bones, his fundamentalist style of management was executed with so much aplomb and detail . It’ s hardly surprising he has such an illustrious record. Unlike many pragmatic and stubborn managers , Mourinho ’s philosophy revolves around modifying your teams playing style in order to accommodate the opposition. With that in mind , you would need to date back to 28 TH August 2012 to see the last time Jose Mourinho got his hands on some silverware . This is probably a contributing factor to Chelsea’s current predicament. It ’s been 10 years since the world first saw this rough diamond of a manager, brimming with passion, sprinting down the touchline at Old Trafford in celebration of reaching the Champions League ’ s last 4 . But after all these years the fire still burns brighter than ever in the belly of a seemingly more conducted and composed figure. The absence of silverware is driving Mr Mourinho to a worrying extent, his team is absolutely flying ; in 12 games in all competitions so far this term Chelsea have netted 33 goals and are yet to lose a game . Their form in 2014 is a stark contrast to that of Manchester United ’s , where the Red Devils haven’t put together 3 wins in a row this calendar year , Chelsea have only lost 3 times in the domestic league , with a win percentage of 74% and an average of 2 .2 goals per game . On paper, it should be a breeze for Chelsea. But if there is one man who can fathom the method behind the Mourinho madness , it ’s Louis van Gaal. Following 3 wins and 8 goals at Old Trafford in the lead up to this game the Dutchman would have instilled a lot of belief into his side as well as clear plan over what needs to be done on Sunday . Manchester United’ s best chance of emerging victorious this is to be out the traps the fastest . If Louis van Gaal ’s team goes straight for the jugular with the crowd urging them on, there is a heightened chance of gaps opening up. If the visitors see too much of the ball and settle in during the early stages of the match it could be a relatively long afternoon. A lot rides on the first 15 minutes. A lot also rides on the availability of Diego Costa; the Brazilian born Spaniard has embraced the viguour of the Premier League with ease and sits rather comfortably at the summit of the Premier Leagues leading goal- scorers. The striker has suffered from a hamstring injury , which sidelined him for Chelsea’ s win at Crystal Palace last Saturday as well as having a stomach bug . The striker trained separately from the Chelsea squad yesterday and Mourniho has suggested he has a ‘chance ’ of featuring . . Prediction : Manchester United 3 - 2 Chelsea. .Do you Agree?
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 06:37:46 +0000
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