As we all know, Jose Mourinho has spoken of the Chelsea team reaching a level of maturity and the players beginning to understand his mentality and philosophy. At different times during the course of the season he has called out players such as Juan Mata and De Bruyne for having to adapt to his style and the way he wants them to play.
Juan Mata has kept his head down, worked hard and forced himself into Mourinho’s plans and delivered a great performance in the win against Southampton last weekend, playing the full ninety minutes.
Now, it’s seems that De Bruyne has followed Mata’s example and will be rewarded as revealed by Mourinho yesterday. He said:
You have to hold your hands up to the way Jose manages his players. We may not like it at times (Mata) but it seems to be working and if anything it keeps them on their toes.
Think back to the first game of the season against Hull and that opening 30 minutes of football. Kevin De Bruyne played a huge part in that. He has the ability and the quality to really bed down and make a case to be picked week in, week out by the manager. His pre season was really impressive.
I like the way Mourinho has stated on record to everyone and given credit where it’s due to De Bruyne by saying that his attitude has changed and that he has more or less proved himself by doing exactly what Mourinho wants.
I just hope that De Bruyne can take chances like tonight and really grab them to show all of us his value to the squad and to the team.
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