Mourinho: 'Emotional control wins you derbies'
Saturday 19 September 2015
sumber : premierleague/dotkom
Jose MourinHo described his Chelsea side a worthy winners against Chelsea
Chelsea manager says his side's self-discipline ensured they beat nine-man Arsenal 2-0
Chelsea went into the match with one victory from their first five Barclays Premier League matches but the champions capitalised on the first-half dismissal of Arsenal's Gabriel and a red card in the second period for Santi Cazorla to win, courtesy of goals by Kurt Zouma and Eden Hazard.
"The game is about many aspects and through those combination of factors you have best team," Mourinho told BT Sport. "Normally the best team wins and we were best.
"We were dominant, in control and, let's not be hypocrites, to play with one more is easier but for me we were very comfortable in the first half."
Gabriel was sent off after a clash with Diego Costa and Mourinho believes his side's self-discipline was a key factor.
"I played first the first derby in September 2000 and I remember my words, 'To win a derby needs emotional control,' " he said Mourinho. "I have played derbies in Spain, Italy, England and I always repeat the same words, 'To win derbies takes emotional control.' "
The victory was Chelsea's first home league win of the season and comes off the back of a UEFA Champions League success against Maccabi Tel-Aviv in midweek.
"It was very tough and very important especially because we needed a big win and a big performance," said Branislav Ivanovic, Chelsea's stand-in captain with John Terry on the bench. "We played as a team and showed how important a game it was for us. That's what we wanted to do and we are all happy.
"It was a very tough game and we came with 100% to give everything. We dominated the game psychologically.”
Kurt Zouma
Arsene Wenger was frustrated with the sending-offs and with the fact that his side conceded from a set-piece where their man disadvantage should not have mattered.
Arsene Wenger
“I think it made it difficult in the second half,” the Arsenal manager said of Gabriel’s red card. ”It was 0-0 at half-time and in the second half Chelsea had to come out much more.
“I still feel we controlled the game quite well, even with 10 against 11, but we conceded a goal on a set-piece and that is a frustrating thing.
“When it is 0-0 and you lose a game from a set-piece when it is 10 against 11, then it is very difficult.
“The final 20 minutes of the game we came back into the game but we got Cazorla sent off [and] then it is game over.
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