According to Sky Sports, ex-England Manager Fabio Capello has spoken out against Jose Mourinho and his managerial philosophies.
Mourinho burns out his players after a year and a half, at most two years,
Mourinho has been known to overuse players in the search for consistency and avoiding a drop-off in form. During last season’s campaign, the Portuguese manager stuck with the same 11 players for most of the season. Although they won the league, signs of a “burnout” were clearly there.
The Blues became reliant on Eden Hazard to produce match-winning results during most games. Furthermore, when Diego Costa went down, the Blues were scrapping for goals, with Drogba and Remy struggling to uphold the same quality. Granted Remy suffered his own injuries and Drogba didn’t enter the fray with high expectations.
The Chelsea midfield was overworked with Fabregas suffering a severe dip in form, which has continued into this campaign as well.
Placing all the blame on Mourinho is too harsh. The players just aren’t playing for him. That being said, Capello’s comments have some truth in them.
It is true that Chelsea are paying for some of their absences – like [Thibaut] Courtois, but there have also been tactical errors from the coach, who this year is not preparing for matches very well.
While Begovic has done a fantastic job deputizing the Belgian goalkeeper, Chelsea are suffering from a lack of changes in other positions. For example, Baba Rahman, Kenedy, and Loftus-Cheek are all players that could add to the team’s success. Especially to help rotate players like Ivanovic, Fabregas and Hazard. Even give Papy Djilobodji a chance! We signed him right, he collects wages correct? He’s worth a shot. But consistently playing the same team with the same attitudes and hoping for a different outcome seems redundant and quite honestly not very smart.
Mourinho will adjust, but he would be wise to make some changes to the squad. He has already guaranteed that Loftus-Cheek will start. That represents a step in the right direction. Chelsea will need more than that for success, but the young Englishman’s inclusion in the team will help to turn things around.
