Give the 'Devil' his due...

I am sick and tired of people rattling off on Jose Mourinho. I think he is the best Manager in Club football today - and on Saturday, he showed the old geezer Ferguson how the game had to be played.

All season long, critics and fans (of the other top three in England) have gone on and on about how Chelsea lack flair and rather play like a well-oiled machine. And I used to think - Is it necessary to always have flair in the game? Is it important to feel good about how you played the game - or play to win?

I believe that teams should play to their strengths. If physical strength, strategy and planning are key to Chelsea's success (rather than Arsenal's passing around, and Man Utd's 'flair'), then they should stick to it and not try to emulate anybody.

On Saturday, it was clear from go that Chelsea had a a better plan - or rather were the only ones with a plan. Inhibit the irritating moves by Ronaldo, kill Rooney's quick bursts with multi-person defence and most importantly - hold off Manchester United's biggest weapon (implemented throughout the season, ignored by every other manager except Mourinho and a certain fan watching the games in Singapore) - The Counter-Attack. Do your research - a staggering percentage of the goals scored by Man Utd was on the counter-attack mode.

And Chelsea killed that by holding their defensive line in such mathematical precision. A tame game - but well planned. Bad for flair - good for strategy.

And to those idiots who keep complaining that Mourinho is a sore loser, and he mouths off non-sense all the time (especially when he loses or draws) - Alex Ferguson is a lot like that. So is every manager out there. Its just that people keep talking about what Mourinho said more.

Each time Ferguson speaks after a defeat - I wonder what has his long experience really taught him? http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/6668517.stm. The goalkeeper spilled the ball?? Is he blind??

I'm just glad that this season of injuries is over - looking forward to next season!!

Great job boys!!