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Mourinho rues lack of killer instinct
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho lamented his side’s failure to kill the game off as it was held 1-1 at West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday and missed the chance to go four points clear at the top of the English Premier League.
Chelsea, which had won nine of its last 11 games in all competitions, was expected to make light work of a Baggies side languishing in the bottom three.
The league leader looked in control until the closing moments but it was its inability to handle the late pressure which frustrated Mourinho.
“In the last 20 minutes they put us under pressure and they scored a goal as a consequence. Maybe they deserved that point. A point is a point and at the end of the season we will see,” he told the BBC after his side moved on to 57 points. “I think the game for 60 minutes was completely in our hands, West Brom didn’t put one foot in our box. We couldn’t kill the game.”
The 51-year-old Portuguese has consistently played down Chelsea’s title credentials, labelling it a ‘little horse’ in the race with second-placed Arsenal, which is two points behind, and Manchester City, which is a further point back in third.
“I was feeling that the only thing we could do is defend well. We were not strong enough to get out in the last 10 minutes. The game doesn’t end until the last whistle,” he added.
Chelsea defenders exploited slack opposition defending to put the visitors in front, with Branislav Ivanovic turning the ball into the net on the stroke of half time after David Luiz flicked on William’s corner.
But Chelsea’s defense left Victor Anichebe in too much space to meet Saido Berahino’s cross in the 87th and head the leveler.
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