Mourinho Does it Again

Entering Saturday’s Capital One Cup final between Chelsea and Tottenham, many were expecting an open end to end match like the two teams encounter earlier on in the season, but Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho made sure that wouldn’t be the case right from the starting line-up.  

Tottenham beat Chelsea on New Year’s Day 5-3 in the league, to date the worst defeat of the season by the blues. The spurs best players in that game, Dane Christian Eriksen and England striker Harry Kane had miles of space to operate and left Chelsea with no chance. Chelsea manager, Mourinho who always has a trick up his sleeve when it comes to cup finals and rarely loses when he gets that far in the competition made sure that wouldn’t be the case by introducing a line-up that left many scratching their heads. With his best defensive midfielder Nemanja Matic suspended, Mourinho threw in young French defender Kourt Zouma. 20 year old Zouma who has burst into the scene was a surprise inclusion to the team but proved the doubters wrong.

Although it was an evenly south game, Chelsea didn’t let Tottenham operate as freely in the middle of the park and at the end cruised to a 2-0 win over their London rivals, lifting the first cup of the season. Favorites to win the Barclays Premier League and still going strong in the UEFA Champions league, Chelsea fans still have higher hopes than just the Capital One Cup but it’s a start in the right direction. One thing is for certain, when it comes to finals, Mourinho rarely loses as his track is simply astonishing.