Mou's strategy to steal the title from Liverpool

It happened six years ago. Chelsea trained by José Mourinho faced a Liverpool that had the title of champion of the Premier League very close, but those of London managed to win at Anfield 0-2, ruining the aspirations of the Reds . It was the day Steven Gerrard was signaled by a slip that would cost them the title.

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But as the exporter, Mark Schwarzer , told the BBC , José Mourinho's orders had a lot to do with the development of the meeting. He was a starter before Petr Cech's injury , so he experienced the play in the first person: "We must not forget that we had the Champions League match against Atlético Madrid three days later. I never thought of playing those matches, but Cech was He was injured. Mourinho did not want Liverpool to win. Neither he nor our coaching staff. He did not do well that week, he was ill and the press conference lasted seven or eight minutes. He left some important players in London and we had injuries. Ivanovic was central and Kalas debuted in the Premier League. "

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The Australian ex-goalkeeper explained what the Portuguese coach asked them to reduce the Liverpool players: "Mourinho told us that the secret would be to frustrate Liverpool. He said that we had to 'irritate them' and that this strategy would work because they would open spaces there and we would have our opportunities. He told me to lose time from the first minute when the ball rolled. That he should walk and not run. The fans and the players went crazy. I've never seen Anfield like this. We ruined his party. "

The Brendan Rodgers team would end up losing the title in the final stretch of the season in favor of Manchester City , which ended up lifting the Premier League , so the Portuguese coach's plan came out as he wanted.