Reflections On Chelsea FC’s Capital One Cup Triumph

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After the disappointment of the last few weeks with the officiating issues, unjust player bans, poor performances and dropped points, Roman Abramovich, Jose Mourinho and everyone associated with Chelsea Football Club finally have cause to smile with Sunday’s victory against Tottenham Hotspurs in the Capital One Cup final.

This was a case of Chelsea FC being third time lucky (although luck had nothing to do with Chelsea’s performance) as the win finally brought an end to the club’s dismal record against Tottenham in League Cup finals after losing to them in 1967 and 2008.

This was a typical Mourinho cup final performance… attacking efficiency coupled with defensive grit and spiced up with his typical tactical master-class. I for one have criticized Mourinho’s game plan of defending against big sides. And in this game he adopted the same tactics, only that this time, Chelsea were a bit more dangerous going forward and created more chances than they had over the last few weeks, which was fine with me.

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