• Daniel Taylor’s match report: Arsenal v Chelsea ends in stalemate
• José Mourinho hits back at ‘boring’ chants
A stalemate at the Emirates provided a perfect demonstration of the contrast between Arsène Wenger and José Mourinho. While the Frenchman continued with a slightly ramshackle formation designed to include all his on-form attacking players together and chased the game with positive substitutions, Mourinho started without a striker, focused heavily upon getting men behind the ball and gradually killed the game efficiently.
Chelsea’s non-striker system was primarily caused by the injuries to Diego Costa and Loïc Rémy, with Didier Drogba not 100% fit, yet it was also perfect for Mourinho’s reactive, counterattacking game plan. Though Eden Hazard was the obvious choice to deputise up front, Oscar instead led the line in the first half. While hardly a classic centre-forward, the Brazilian was not a false 9 either – rather than dropping back and receiving short passes into feet, he ran the channels and dangerously sprinted in behind the Arsenal back line, twice prompting penalty shouts.
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