Mourinho reveals Chelsea’s toughest opponents last season

Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho, has admitted that Southampton and Manchester City, were their most difficult opponents last season.

The Blues won the Premier League title in the 2014/2015 campaign, finishing eight points ahead of Manchester City.

However, Chelsea could not beat either City or the Saints both home and away and Mourinho says those matches were tricky.
“I have to be pragmatic and also choose two, the only two teams we couldn’t beat. We didn’t lose against them but we didn’t beat them. Manchester City, two matches and two draws, and Southampton, two matches and two draws,” he said.

Mourinho also spoke about why his most recent title win was the most fulfilling as a manager.

“The Premier League is more difficult than ever, I would say it was the most difficult one. It’s very competitive with good teams,” the Portuguese told Chelsea’s official website.

“The mentality is very important and, in this country, even the teams without the same human potential as the top teams really fight and really believe. Every game becomes very competitive and mentality is a big part of it.

“At the same time, the good financial situation that every club has allows even the smaller teams and the promoted teams to get good players, have good squads and to be competitive.”