Chelsea could be a shining club in Premier league this season, but its manager is taking this feat more lightly than anyone else. It could also be a part of his well-planned strategy where he is still trying to convince everybody that they are nowhere near to take the title, while on the contrary, fans are happy to see Blues’ rising lead on the top of the leaderboard. Jose Mourinho seems to be targeting only the matches not what is being told about them in media or everywhere else, he is probably getting them isolated so they can better concentrate on their games rather being a target of media attacks as happened during his last tenure with The Pensioners. Actually, 51-year-old Portuguese football manager is highly optimistic to prove his worth and loyalty towards the side hence is not letting any opportunity slips away so easily. They are on top of leaderboard for some time now, and more importantly, their fight to sustain lead is commendable – at least experts think so. To be on the safer side, Mourinho is not offering any exaggerated media bytes even today and motivating his team to play well in upcoming matches.
Their next game with Tottenham should not be a big deal as they would challenge them on home turf where they have been wining since 1990 against The Lilywhites, therefore Portuguese is counting full three points out of the game to take their lead to seven points clear off Liverpool. Reiterating their misleading position on the table, he again said, “No, I just say we have to try and win our next match. It doesn’t matter the opponent, the competition, the stadium. We just try and win. There’s nothing hidden. We try and win the game. That’s the objective.
“I keep saying is not a realistic situation. Realistically is when teams have played the same number of matches, so you can say properly if you’re in front or behind. When some teams have played more matches than others, the situation is not real. I don’t look at the table, I look at the game.”
However, when asked what he used to discuss with his team these days, he professionally replied, “They are talking about trying to win tomorrow. Nothing else!” With availability of Eden Hazard, his team looks even stronger on paper than White Hart Lane side; he confirmed his comeback and said, “Hazard is good. We have some other problems that we won’t know whether they will recover, but Hazard looks good. No problems.”