Chelsea will show signs of improvement following Jose
Mourinho's departure, PSG boss Laurent Blanc has
said.
Laurent Blanc expects Chelsea to improve following the
departure of manager Jose Mourinho.
The 52-year-old was relieved of his duties on Thursday, just
seven months after winning the Premier League, following a
dismal run of results in the first half of the campaign which has
left Chelsea just a point above the bottom three after 16 games.
Chelsea will face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League
last 16 early next year and head coach Blanc says the Blues will
likely become a more difficult opponent now that Mourinho has
left.
"Jose Mourinho's exit will bring differences and Chelsea will
improve," he said ahead of PSG's trip to face Caen.
"Will it change the face of Chelsea? I don't know. You can never
know. I'll see who the new cocah is, if I know him, and what his
philosophy is.
"It will be interesting to follow. There will certainly be
differences."
The Ligue 1 leaders head into Saturday's game - their last
before the mid-season break - with a 17-point lead at the top off
the back of 15 wins and three draws from their 18 matches so
far.
A win will see PSG break Lyon's record of 50 points set at the
halfway stage of the 2006-07 season, and Blanc hopes to see
his players fired up to make history - though he was eager to
praise the efforts of fourth-placed Caen so far.
"It'll be a good thing if it adds extra motivation," he said. "We've
prepared the match to win it. With respect for Caen and their
coach, who I know very well and does excellent work. The
ambition is to take three points and break that record.
"If they're there, they deserve their points. Caen and Angers, it's
perhaps been a championship beyond their expectations. It's
also perhaps because other teams aren't having the
championship they should be.
"Our philosophy has not changed but the players are more
effective. We've scored 60 in 26 games. That's still not bad.
We've let in 10. That's not bad either."
Blanc also confirmed that both Edinson Cavani and Javier
Pastore are fighting minor injury problems ahead of the game.
"We've nothing serious," he added. "We've got some minor
injuries but nothing alarming. Javier, we'll have to see if the
pain in his adductor disappears completely. Edi took a blow to
his calf against Lyon."
Mourinho's departure, PSG boss Laurent Blanc has
said.
Laurent Blanc expects Chelsea to improve following the
departure of manager Jose Mourinho.
The 52-year-old was relieved of his duties on Thursday, just
seven months after winning the Premier League, following a
dismal run of results in the first half of the campaign which has
left Chelsea just a point above the bottom three after 16 games.
Chelsea will face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League
last 16 early next year and head coach Blanc says the Blues will
likely become a more difficult opponent now that Mourinho has
left.
"Jose Mourinho's exit will bring differences and Chelsea will
improve," he said ahead of PSG's trip to face Caen.
"Will it change the face of Chelsea? I don't know. You can never
know. I'll see who the new cocah is, if I know him, and what his
philosophy is.
"It will be interesting to follow. There will certainly be
differences."
The Ligue 1 leaders head into Saturday's game - their last
before the mid-season break - with a 17-point lead at the top off
the back of 15 wins and three draws from their 18 matches so
far.
A win will see PSG break Lyon's record of 50 points set at the
halfway stage of the 2006-07 season, and Blanc hopes to see
his players fired up to make history - though he was eager to
praise the efforts of fourth-placed Caen so far.
"It'll be a good thing if it adds extra motivation," he said. "We've
prepared the match to win it. With respect for Caen and their
coach, who I know very well and does excellent work. The
ambition is to take three points and break that record.
"If they're there, they deserve their points. Caen and Angers, it's
perhaps been a championship beyond their expectations. It's
also perhaps because other teams aren't having the
championship they should be.
"Our philosophy has not changed but the players are more
effective. We've scored 60 in 26 games. That's still not bad.
We've let in 10. That's not bad either."
Blanc also confirmed that both Edinson Cavani and Javier
Pastore are fighting minor injury problems ahead of the game.
"We've nothing serious," he added. "We've got some minor
injuries but nothing alarming. Javier, we'll have to see if the
pain in his adductor disappears completely. Edi took a blow to
his calf against Lyon."
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