Closed Chelsea 2-0 Hull City

[Atlas Lion 1,223]

De Bryune's vision in the final third is sublime at times

[Barbara 15,149]

I don't think it's about being relentlessness but rather how to conserve a lead and reduce the chances of conceding with the least effort. Jose proved that to be a very effective tactic in the PL in his first stint here. Whether or not we'll see that often this time around, we'll just have to wait and see.

Here to back me up.

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/match/index.html?event=28;team=381

There were 72 matches in the last two seasons (didn't use his first there because he was still figuring out the best formation, tactics, etc).

Those are the stats (Excel calculation). Out of those 71 matches, they won 58. Out of those 58 this is how they scored in the second half:

3+ goals: 18 matches - 31%

2 goals: 19 matches - 33%

1 goal: 12 matches - 21 %

0 goals: 9 matches. - 15%

(they lost 4 and drew 9 - and the SOBs don't recognize how much he did for the club, I want to slap some bitches for being ungrateful, that's TWO seasons)

It means they scored 2+ goals in the 2H 64% of the matches they played. That's more than half! And that's considering scoring more than 2 goals. If you add the matches they scored another goal then it's 85%.

Also, they were leading the scoreline in HT in 28 of those matches, meaning 48% of those times they scored in the second half they were already winning and chose not to conserve a lead and reduce chances of conceding. There might be small flaws in the calculation because I didn't write the IF functions on Excel because I'm lazy (was watching tennis and now I'm hungry). But point is, Mourinho isn't the guy who sits in the advantage anymore. Hasn't been for a long time.

This is a new Mourinho that some may not know.

I have no reason to believe he won't be the same here. This team has almost as much of an attacking vocation as Madrid has.

edit: tomorrow when I'm not so tired, I'll cross the results and give a more precise result. 52% of those matches RM was either losing or drawing when they finished the 2nd half. 48% they were winning, out of those 48% there might be some of the 9 matches they didn't score. But I guess those numbers here alone give you an idea of my point.

[NishC300 1,865]

@, @CHOULO19,

I get the fatal memory error every time I submit match report.

[Zoro 151]

Great win. So glad to see Jose back. I personally think we gave Hull too much space 2nd half especially. Lampard and Ramires dont provide enough cover for the CB. Stick in Essien or MvG there instead of Lampard when we face tougher opposition.

[Billy. 2,742]

Essiens reaction to Lampards goal

http://i.embed.ly/1/display/resize?key=1e6a1a1efdb011df84894040444cdc60&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpbs.twimg.com%2Fmedia%2FBR9ixhQCMAEC3lK.jpg

[Ankit 3,176]

All said and done, when can we expect the title of this thread to be corrected?

[Rmpr 8,977]

What else could've we wished for? Some sort of half time strip tease from Eva would've been nice to be honest

Sorry if she streamed it only to my personal email.

[BasGenk 18]

Kevin De Bruyne v Hull: 31 passes, 90% pass accuracy, 2 key passes & 1 assist. (Via @squawka) pic.twitter.com/md4wC5zer5

[Liquidator 5,176]

Brilliant first half performance. I don't know how, but Mourinho's presence just made Stamford Bridge such a lovely, happy place to be. It seems like the club seems 'happy' in a way as well, it didn't seem so formal like past seasons. Neil Barnett making comments about how he 'looked forward to announcing this manager much more than the last' , the piss take 'New dawn, new day' video of Jose training the players, fans inside the stadium during the warm up singing Jose's name. It just had a really positive vibe which helped the players.

Not too worried about the second half performance. It would have been nice to have kicked on and maybe got another one or two but like Mourinho said, the players were tired after playing internationals midweek. It actually felt comfortable being 2-0 up and the other team attacking unlike under Benitez.

Thought Oscar was absolutely superb today and was at the centre of everything good. Made intelligent runs, looked lively, pressed well, won the ball high up the field, tracked back. Couldn't have asked for anything more really. De Bruyne's passing was a bit wayward at times but its early days and he needs to learn about the players around him. It will come with time. There was some really exceptional one touch link up play with Oscar and Hazard though.

The double pivot was fine. Did a solid job although we didn't see too much of their defensive qualities like we will do against Man U. All in all, very happy with the performance. Solid 3 points on the board, new signings plus Lukaku also looked good. Happy days

[Barbara 15,149]

[Tomo 21,751]

Even in the second half when we let our foot off the gas, Hull only really had one chance which was the Curtis Davies header. Their was never any danger of us blowing this.

Annoyingly my stream kept cutting out in the first half, so does anyone know where i can watch the full match again? if someone could provide me with a website i will be forever grateful.

[zolayes 14,489]

Even in the second half when we let our foot off the gas, Hull only really had one chance which was the Curtis Davies header. Their was never any danger of us blowing this.

Annoyingly my stream kept cutting out in the first half, so does anyone know where i can watch the full match again? if someone could provide me with a website i will be forever grateful.

my stream was good but commentary in Arabic ,,,much better than that Hammer Gale

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Kevin De Bruyne v Hull: 31 passes, 90% pass accuracy, 2 key passes & 1 assist. (Via @squawka) pic.twitter.com/md4wC5zer5

They updated this. Overall, they had him 29//37 complete passes which was 78% which is quite poor.

[edetarod 2,155]

http://livefootballvideo.com/fullmatch/england/premier-league/chelsea-vs-hull-city#.UhErj3_dcho

[Duppy Conqueror 1,537]

No need to add which half was the best,the half when they were attacking towards me..it's all about meeeee. :tophat:

I Don't think Jose told his players at half time to step off the gas in the second half.just a fitness issue. I enjoy world cups when they are on and European championships have been fun but apart from that international football is just a pain in the arse.

[ANDRECHO 432]

TORRES SHOT???

[Shakez 755]

MOTM interview with Lamps and De Bruyne http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/8877502/lampard-we-looked-sharp

[Ramox 246]

Somebody saw Mikel today? I'm just curious because the players, who didn't play today, were behind the bench, but he is nowhere. And José didn't speak about him before the match.

[DDA 9,941]

Top noth first half in terms of creativity and energy. Good second half that showed us solid defensively and I'd put the lack of action in the second down to match sharpness still.

I'm not bashing Eden but he doesn't look at the pace he was last season. I'm hoping it is down to competiitve match fitness and not down to the extra few pounds he has put on in the summer break.

Ramires was an absolute beast in mid today and hos passing seems to have improved a lot.

Happy with what I saw today, now let's bring Villa back down to Earth.

[Ollie 4,400]

Chelsea X-X Hull City looks a bit weird 4 hours after the match. Just keep it to Chelsea vs Hull City: Post Match. Just looks more normal, then maybe 24 hours it can say 2-0.