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Won't Fabregas play the 10 role next year?

His match against South Korea was not great, the same problem that non direct players have in the national team. He was often alone outside with no combination play possible. Otherwise, I think Eden didn't want to play. After the russian game, he was already saying that he would prefer not to play the last game of the group stage. In Belgium, the marketing team wants to make it like this group is great and are all friends but I bet it's not the case. Before Januzaj was coming, there were already two three players like Mirallas who were saying they would have prefer if Wilmots had waited for a few more years to pick him up. There is also a flemish journalist who said that some players in the group had complaints that Wilmots training had no tactical work, having no patterns for their attacks (not suprising whey you see them play, it's cross cross and cross) and that they were not working on specific training for free-kicks and corners (Wilmots saying it's not because you will work for it two weeks that you will score). I

But there's also the fact there is less combination of movements in the box. Agains, it's simple one on one and strength that he relies on.

I think he wants to be next Manchester United coach.

And because in Spain, not many teams like to sit deep and let the other team have the ball for the entire match.

Nothing surprising for me, I've said it in the beginning of the season that we would struggle againt the average teams as they are much less naïve that his first time in Chelsea. The legacy of Mourinho of deep and organized defense, letting the ball to the opponent and the struggle against them for a Mourinho team was just as predicted.

And about William. Look at Ronaldo this year and under Mourinho. He's leaner this year. The focus of Mourinho on strength, defense above all else is absurd. Luiz, Oscar and even Hazard were better under Benitez. Hazard can on some matches cope with Mourinho style because of his capability of doing solo actions, dribbling but I doubt it's what Hazard is enjoying the most, prefers quick combination. Oscar is also much better when there is pattern in offense as his strenght is intelligence and ability to move a lot but rigid attack when you have to do difference alone in the beginning is not his strength. Mourinho is a one trick pony, excellent at that one but breaking compact defense he's rubbish as his Real Madrid side show last year against Manchester United who were just sitting deep, happy to let Madrid pass at snail pace in front of them.

This season is as I was seeing it in the pre-season. We have difficulties against the team using the legacy of Mourinho in his first period here in England, happy to sit back and letting the balls to the other team. And even being a bit dirty like the teams of Jose used to be when defending.

The problem I have with Mourinho is that he's a hard to beat coach and when the opposition is doing the same thing, it often results in very ugly matches. And he's for me a two three years max coach as his style of play must be exhausting for the players and where there is little enjoyement for the players. It can only last till he reaches a breaking point.

Bullshit. It's not like Eden and Oscar did not have to track back last year. It's just that when we have the ball, if we can't counter-attack quickly, we are clueless.

I prefered him under Benitez. Oscar was also better under Benitez. There's no pattern in how to break defences. Look at his Real Madrid team last year against Manchester United who was just sitting, putting no pressure on Real Madrid Players and all they were doing was passing sideways in front of them waiting for a Manchester United error. No team play and quick rehearsed movements to stretch and put real pressure on them. Real Madrid are also playing better this year. Mourinho I think is not that great for players that would play best in a spanish possession team with quick combinations and passes. This year it's the same high and low that he had at Lille. He was much more consistent the last 3-4 months under Benitez. I hate the low line of our defence, the slow passing between our defenders and midfielders.

Against the lower half or average teams, it's worse than last year as we don't have the excuse of playing every three four days and our squad is deeper. But it's not a great surprise to me as Mourinho's team have always look average when his teams had to break defences. If Real wins the champion's league this year, it would be an horrible season for him.

I'm not that surprised by the result. PSG have a better midfield and are fitter than us. Don't know what Mourinho does in physical preparation of players but it's not great. Real Madrid this year seems much better and the players seems to have less useless muscle mass (Ronaldo seems leaner this year compared to last year).

Look at his first chelsea team with Prime Essien, Thiago, Makelele, Ballack, Gudjonhsen, Lampard, Deco in the squad for midfield, and still on many matches against average teams, it was too often a battle with ugly football. And since then, the english teams have better discipline in their defensive positons.

I'm not confident about this match. PSG will have the upper hand in midfield and I don't think we will have many counter-attack opportunities. They will not give us many free balls without extreme pressure from us unlike some english teams and this is a french team who are used to physicallity as the french league is quite physical in the duels.