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It really really shouldnt need saying again but.....Surprised me as well. If he cant see he's a fkin good player within 30mins of watching him then I have to question wtf he's looking at.
But Mourinho isn't, and never has been, overly fond of ball players imo. Alli is the latest to be thrown to the wolves. Chelsea hoofed the ball up to Drogba for years. The media had a wankfest over it but personally I've always found JMs prefered style of football awful.
Chelsea under Mourinho - Lampard, Ballack, Essien, Fabregas, Oscar - all ball players.
Madrid under Mourinho - Ozil, Modric, Alonso - all ball players.
Inter under Jose - Sneijder, Motta, Cambiasso - all ball players
Jose loves ball players because they can get the ball into the right spaces quickly and effectively. They get plenty of assists too.
All of his teams played the ball through the middle not just the channels or over the top.
The big difference is we have Winks, Sissoko and Hojbjerg who are all not the greatest at this and all suffer when pressed. Lo Celso has been injured a lot and Ndombele has not only been injured but has struggled with the demands. It's nothing to do with not liking them, it's not having them at his disposal.
I bet once we sign a ST and CB, he'll spend the next windows looking to improve that area with a combative midfielder who is a ball player too.