CHELSEA
Jose Mourinho says Chelsea's philosophy and strength this
season will make them very hard to beat in the title race.
Mourinho says it would be very difficult for Manchester
United to catch the Blues, who are top of the Premier League and 13 points
ahead of his new side.
The 53-year-old was sacked by Chelsea last December after a
torrid run for the then-champions, but says the way Antonio Conte has them
playing at present, and the style in which they close out games, means they
won't drop many points from now until May.
In an interview with Sky Sports News HQ,
Mourinho said: "It's very difficult, you have to be honest and say that.
Not just the difference in points, but also the Chelsea philosophy of play.
"They score one goal and they win, they defend a lot,
they defend well, they are winning and in the last 20 minutes they bring
defenders in, they don't care what people say, what people think, they just
want to win.
"And because of that, I don't see them losing many
points.
"It is mathematically possible [for United to win the
league], but it is very difficult to happen for us. The difference is
considerable."
United, who are four points off the top four following three
straight wins, finished outside of the Champions League places under Louis van
Gaal last term.
Mourinho says he does not wish to make fourth a target,
insisting his side can achieve more than that despite the tough competition.
"For me to be happy, it's an accumulation of factors.
For me to be happy is the way we end the season playing, the evolution of the
team, the empathy with the supporters, the results in many different
competitions we are playing.
"So let's see where we finish, I don't want to say
fourth, because I think we can do better than fourth
"But we have the risk of not doing fourth because the
competition is so hard and the top teams have the same ambitions as we have. So
I don't want to say fourth or third or fifth."
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