Special One’s rant fails to mask Chelsea goal struggle

ALL Jose Mourinho’s ranting and raving over a controversially disallowed goal cannot hide the fact that Chelsea must face up to some serious problems if they want to win back their Premier League title.

Chelsea’s goalless draw against Blackburn made news primarily for the goal scored by Salomon Kalou and bizarrely ruled offside by the unfortunately-named linesman Peter Kirkup — a blessing not only for Rovers but also for tabloid headline writers. But the real issue was cleverly papered over by Mourinho after his side failed to score for the second match in a row and fell two points behind leaders Arsenal, who also have a game in hand.

An analysis of Chelsea’s league campaign throws up a worrying number of questions for the Special One because in attempting to alter the team’s style of play, he has created uncertainty.