But Mourinho, who never likes looking like the fool in the eyes of the media, really did have a bad end to his and his team’s week, now with only one point after the first two matches of the season. We had control of the game. They just have to be the right 3 signings, which for me is a centre back, box to box midfielder and a goalscoring attacker.
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After the lackluster draw in the opener Chelsea boss Mourinho demoted medical staff Dr Eva Carneiro and Jon Fearn.
But speaking on Sky Sport’s Monday Night Football, Neville believes that Terry’s Stamford Bridge career is far from over, although his role in the side may change.
The 31-year-old said: “We know that this is another year”.
City looked a different side from the one that surrendered the title they won in 2014 in poor fashion in the second half of last season. City sealed a place at the top of the league table while Chelsea got a point out of a possible six.
Sergio Aguero could have scored four goals in the first half against Chelsea, according to Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini.
There was controversy as Chelsea striker Diego Costa appeared to be caught by an elbow from Fernandinho and had to be prevented from confronting the Brazil worldwide at half-time. They might not be able to continue this blistering form for the entire Premier League season but they have laid down a marker for other teams and seem to be the best bet for the Premier League title, this season.
Chelsea’s official website published a match report suggesting the game’s decisive moment was not Vincent Kompany’s header to make it 2-0 but Ramires’s “goal” being “incorrectly” ruled out for offside.
Stones has been earmarked as a long-term successor to John Terry, who was unceremoniously substituted at half time by Mourinho, citing reasons that he wanted to play a high line, which needed the pace of Kurt Zouma from the bench.
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“I think we tried to do everything we could [against City] and in some parts we controlled the game, but after that then maybe our concentration went down and we let them create some problems for us”.
