Mourinho: I put place in top four first

Jose Mourinho has revealed he changed the emphasis on Chelsea’s tactical set-up in order to preserve their place in the Premier League’s top four for fear of falling out of the Champions League qualification spots.

The Blues need one point from the concluding matches with Norwich, who visit Stamford Bridge tomorrow, and at Cardiff to ensure automatic qualification for next season’s Champions League.

The self-proclaimed Special One had earlier in the campaign spoken of Chelsea being more expressive and taking the initiative before reverting to a sterner style which made them hard to beat.