Why Rafa Benitez Was Right to Have Newcastle Play So Defensively Against Chelsea

​It wasn't pretty football to watch. Nobody can debate that. However, the extremely defensive style of football that manager Rafa Benitez had his ​Newcastle United team employ against ​Chelsea on Sunday afternoon was effective, and was absolutely the right thing to do. The Magpies ended up walking away from the match empty-handed after a 2-1 defeat, but it was as much down to cruel luck as it was the Blues' attacking prowess that saw them lose the points. For 75 minutes of the match, facing... Via All the latest breaking football news, transfer rumours, analysis, and match reports - 90min http://www.90min.com/