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down-to-player-power-7564997.html

Pete Jenson - 13 March 2012


Chelsea forward Juan Mata says it was a clash of styles and not clashing
egos that lead to the demise of coach Andre Villas-Boas. It has been
suggested that player power got the manager sacked, leading to owner Roman
Abramovich reading the riot act.


But Spain international Mata said: “He [Abramovich] did not come to tell
us off; he talked to us last week after the change of manager. He had also
come to one or two training sessions. No player in the squad has done
anything or thought about a change in the coach.


“He was the manager and we all put our faith in him. He had good ideas
and he wanted to change things in the club but in the end it is the
results that matter. Nobody got rid of him.


“He came with the idea of how he played at Porto — the pressure high up
the pitch, robbing the ball and always being very close to the opponents'
goal with a very offensive football. But in the end he has this style of
football and perhaps Chelsea were used to a different style; perhaps a
more physical one with a lot of chances in a small space of time; not such
a fluid style but still a very attacking one. It was maybe imposing a
style when the team were not used it.”


Mata also backed Fernando Torres to turn his season around and make it
back into the Spain side.


The 27-year-old has scored only five times since his ￡50million move from
Liverpool in January 2011, with his last goal coming in the Champions
League against Genk five months ago.


But Mata said: “Fernando still has time. He has lived through a lot of
good and bad. He is working extremely hard in training. You can't forget
so soon his 80 goals in Liverpool. He'll be a very important player for
Chelsea and for Spain.


“People talk about the fact that Fernando has not scored but he is
constantly creating space. I've scored goals thanks to him. He has given
me a lot of assists. There have been other games when the keeper has made
a fantastic save or he has hit the bar.”

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