Cruyff blasts back at Mourinho

DUTCH legend Johan Cruyff claims he would be happy to teach Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho how to play very well – just like at Ajax in the 70s or Barcelona in the 90s.

Earlier this season Cruyff maintained that Chelsea's style of play was, at times, based on sacrificing entertainment for points.

Cruyff, the pivotal exponent of the art of total football in Holland's team of the 1970s, originally accused Mourinho of being 'a pragmatic coach who fails in his duty to entertain.'

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