Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder has praised Chelsea after the FA Cup match, adding what the Blues have that Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United do not, as quoted in Goal.
Wilder has praised Chelsea for finding a way to beat his Middlesbrough team, something that Tottenham and Manchester United could not.
Boro lost 2-0 to Chelsea at the Riverside Stadium in the sixth round of the FA Cup on Saturday.
The Championship club had defeated United (on penalties) and Tottenham (after extra time) in the earlier rounds.
Wilder said: “Chelsea just find a way. It is the mentality of the group led by an incredible manager.
“They have stability with Thomas coming in and the other two clubs (Spurs-Utd) maybe don’t have that.”
Chelsea ahead of Tottenham Hotspur
In our opinion, Wilder does have a valid point about Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United.
Thomas Tuchel has been in charge of Chelsea longer than Conte has been the head coach of Tottenham and Ralf Rangnick has been in charge of United.
Chelsea are not doing as well as expected in the Premier League at the moment, but the players have a clear idea of how to play and have a certain level of consistency.
That Tottenham could not beat a Championship club but Chelsea could underlines how much Spurs have to improve and grow.
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium faithful will hope that under Conte, a former Chelsea manager, the players do develop.
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