Mourinho Believes Chelsea will do Well without David Luiz
Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho has said David Luiz will not be missed by the Premier League club.
The Brazil defender left Chelsea to join Ligue 1 champions, Paris Saint-Germain on a five-year deal for a fee reported to be in the region of £50million.
The 27-year-old who had a poor performance in his nation’s humiliating 7-1 semi-final defeat to Germany and 3-0 third-place play-off loss to Netherlands, left Stamford Bridge after a three-year spell.
Mourinho has now said that Chelsea do not need the services of Luiz to be successful in their 2014-15 campaign.
“Last season he was not regular first choice for us. As a central defender not at all, it was John Terry and Gary Cahill the whole season.
“In midfield, he was a physical guy and gave us important things, especially in the Champions League when (the cup-tied Nemanja) Matic couldn’t play. But this season Matic can play in the Champions League so we don’t lose that physicality.”
He continued: “The fact we have Cesc Fabregas moves us in a different direction. It’s something that our football needs, and we want to go in that direction.
“David did important things here, was always a good professional and we will miss him as a good guy. But from a football point of view, we believe our squad is stronger this season than it was.”
