‘Boring Blues’ taunts don’t faze Jose Mourinho

Cobham (England): Jose Mourinho has launched a fierce defence of his Chelsea side and rejected any suggestion the champions-elect of England are boring to watch. Sunday’s scoreless draw with Arsenal was greeted with chants of “boring, boring Chelsea” from home fans at the Emirates Stadium, although the point gained took the Blues closer to claiming the Premier League title.

The taunts came after fresh scrutiny on Chelsea’s style of play following a run of narrow wins that have helped them establish a 10-point lead at the top of the table.

But Chelsea manager Mourinho said Monday it was ridiculous to suggest his side lacked flair, pointing to a tally of 65 goals in 33 league games so far this season — a total bettered only by second-placed defending champions Manchester City, who have scored 70 goals in 34 games — as proof of the Blues’ attacking instincts.“If we are boring, and if the number of goals is what decides if a team is good or bad, boring or not, then we have in the Premier League 18 teams who are more boring than us,” Mourinho told reporters during a press conference at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground, south-west of London.

“In this criteria, only Manchester City are a team with more quality than us, if football is about just the number of goals you score,” he said.“If a good team is the team with more points, we are the best team. If a good team is the team with most victories, we are the best team,” added the Portuguese manager.“If the best team are the side with fewest defeats, we are the best team. If the best team are the team that leads, we are the best team,” he added.