After a dismal 3-1 defeat at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League Quarter Finals last night, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was visibly unhappy when he took his post-match press conference, and it was clear to see who he blamed for the defeat, his strikers.
Mourinho started the game with Andre Schurrle up front, but eventually swapped him for Fernando Torres, but unfortunately for The Blues, the Spaniard didn’t have much of an impact and after the game, he felt the full force of an unhappy Portuguese-man.
Mourinho said: ‘I’m not happy with my strikers’ performances so I had to try things.
‘And with Andre at least I know we have one more player to have the ball, one more player to associate with the other players, even though he’s not a striker.
‘But football is not just about that. It’s also about scoring goals, getting behind, and that is for strikers. Real strikers. And I had to try.
‘It’s difficult for us to score goals, especially when the games are tight. It’s difficult for us to transform the half-chances into chances.
‘And when you make a defensive mistake, you are in trouble.’
Mourinho has been critical of all three of his strikers all season now, blaming them for their short-comings in cup competitions and also in the Premier League title-race, so could these comments be the final nail in the coffin for Samuel Eto’o, Demba Ba and Torres and their careers at Stamford Bridge.
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
