It is one thing for a team such as Newcastle to attempt to keep the score down against top sides in the hope of a favourable goal difference at the end of the season but if the defending champions are now at it the game has obviously gone.
Think of all the stick José Mourinho received when he parked the bus at Anfield in October, yet at least Manchester United emerged with a point. Chelsea got nothing from the Etihad Stadium, which was exactly what they deserved, and in the process of boring everyone half to death they amusingly managed to antagonise Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher, who found themselves unable to promote their televised product as the entertainment advertised.
Much more of that and the walls of the Premier League fortress really will start to creak, though before jumping to conclusions or conspiracy theories it may be better to wait a week or so. Chelsea are at Barcelona in the Champions League next Wednesday, the tie is delicately poised at 1-1, and it is just possible Antonio Conte was trying to give his players the best chance of success at Camp Nou by not running them too hard in chasing lost causes at home.
Source: theguardian
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