Chelsea’s clash of styles means that they aren’t infallible
The biggest barrier to Chelsea winning the Premier League title this season may well be themselves, with the 6-3 win seeming to betray a tension between manager Jose Mourinho’s ethos and that of the exciting players such as Cesc Fabregas that he has brought to the club. The feeling from Mourinho’s post-match press conference was that he would like their attacking to be reigned in to allow for more defensive stability – but the Portuguese manager may well have bought players whose natural instinct isn’t to pull themselves back. It may be best for him to accept a 6-3 win as the natural outcome of his recruitment.