Southampton boss Ronald Koeman Faces Jose Mourinho today well aware of how desperate his old friend will be to put Chelsea’s Champions League exit behind them.
Koeman’s men face the unenviable task of trying to stifle a Chelsea side not only chasing the Premier League title, but also wounded by last Wednesday’s elimination at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain.
The Blues failed to capitalise on Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s first-half sending off, with the 2-2 extra time draw at Stamford Bridge ending their hopes of a memorable treble.
It was not their first underwhelming performance of late, but Koeman does not expect such displays to work in Southampton’s favour.
“I don’t know when it’s a good time to face them,’’ the Dutchman said. “It’s always a difficult time.
“It’s a big team, a strong team with some great players and of course they are very disappointed after the last result. If you play 60 minutes against 10 players, you don’t expect that final result and maybe are a little bit more under pressure.
“They fight after the Capital One Cup title and after that, not the most important one, they fight for the title. They need a win after a disappointing result but they will give a reaction you normally expect as a manager.’’
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