Steve Holland believes Chelsea looked back to their best in the second-half as Jose Mourinho’s side beat Newcastle 2-0 to go two points clear at the top of the table. “Jose was quite clear in what he wanted the team to do at half-time,” Holland told Sky Sports. “We had to show more personality with and without the ball. But he wanted the team to be more compact, to press the ball higher up the pitch, to recover the ball more, to sustain more attacks and to improve throughout the side. “And I think he got that in the second half – it was a much-improved performance, mentally as much as anything else. “We looked more like the Chelsea side people are used to seeing on a week-by-week basis.” Holland, who was speaking to Sky Sports in place of Mourinho, admitted Newcastle caused the league leaders plenty of problems at Stamford Bridge. “Some credit to Newcastle in the first half,” he said. “John Carver and Steve Stone did a good job in setting them up today. They were good opposition – dangerous, and in the first half they had some moments where they caused us problems. “But a much-improved performance in the second half and I think in the end we were good value for the 2-0 win.”
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 08:40:15 +0000
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