Mourinho: perfect fit NEWS 2 minutes Jose Mourinho has been speaking about his reasons for wanting to bring Cesc Fabregas to Stamford Bridge. The Spanish midfielder, who has enjoyed a wonderful start to his Chelsea career, goes up against his former club tomorrow when Arsenal visit Stamford Bridge. Mourinho explained the benefits of acquiring such a versatile performer. I wanted him because I know the player he is, said the Portuguese. I knew he was good for the philosophy of the team we wanted. He’s one of the few players who can play as a number eight or number 10; that gives me possibilities to play him in both positions and build the midfield. For example, against Sporting he started as a number eight and ended the game as a number 10. He was made in England and played for many years in English football, that’s a plus, the fact he doesn’t need the adaptation. We knew he was a perfect fit for us, we worked hard and we got him. The Blues boss believes the player’s happiness off the pitch is being reflected in his performances on it, but admitted he never previously imagined managing Fabregas. I think he loves Chelsea already; the way he plays, the way he is a member of the squad, the way he lives in a little blue village, said Mourinho. If you ask him if he regrets the move he would say no, if you ask him would he have made a different choice, he would say no, if you ask him where he sees himself for the next five years, he would say at Chelsea, so he’s completely committed to Chelsea. He was a good player, I never thought about managing him. I was at Chelsea, he was at Arsenal, a rival. I was at Real, he was at Barcelona, a rival, so it never looked possible that he would become my player. Mourinho will be without the injured duo Ramires and Didier Drogba for tomorrows game, and he acknowledged the loss of the Ivorian is a big one given his outstanding goalscoring record against the Gunners. Since the beginning of the season when Didier has been in condition he’s been on the bench, and he started against Schalke. He’s always involved in my team, I always see positive things he can give to the team, so I’m not happy that he’s not available. We don’t need him to talk to the players, we need his characteristics on the pitch as a player. The Blues currently have a six-point point lead over Arsene Wenger’s side, who are the only other team in the Premier League yet to lose a game this season. The first thing it says is that it’s so difficult to be unbeaten in the Premier League, said Mourinho. It’s so difficult that, out of 20 teams, only two, after six matches, are unbeaten. After six matches 18 teams have already lost, which shows what the Premier League is. It shows we’ve both had a good start but it’s not easy for any team to play against each other.
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 03:01:49 +0000
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