He also suggested, which surprised me a little bit, that his team lacked a little bit of personality. The Portuguese boss said, when asked why he thought his side sat too deep: “A little bit of a lack of personality.”
It got me thinking whether he was right. Do Chelsea really have players who are able to take the game by the scruff of the neck and pull it in their favour, even when they are on the back foot?
Frank Lampard is one who I look at straight away. The midfielder is one who can really drive his side on from the middle of the pitch, but without him playing a part in the game it’s hard to include him.
Personally I think the blame sits with the defensive midfielders. Should they have pushed higher up the field and increased the intensity in the middle then it would have forced West Brom Back. Matic and Ramires were the ones who had the chance to do that with Eden Hazard tucking in to help them.
Do Chelsea have players with a big personality? Yes. Did they show that last night? No.
Blues, do you agree with Mourinho?
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