Bayern star Boateng challenges Chelsea to play attacking football

Published on: 06 May 2012

Bayern Munich star Jerome Boateng has aimed a swipe at Chelsea – challenging them not to repeat their defensive tactics in the Champions League Final.

The two sides meet in the Champions League final in two weeks' time but the defender of Ghanaian descent suspects the Blues will adopt the ultra-defensive style.

Former Manchester City defender Boateng, 23, accused the Blues of “barricading themselves” in their own penalty area as they saw off ­Barcelona in the semis.

Boateng, who left City in a £12m deal last ­summer, said: “There is no special recipe for beating Chelsea.

“But I don’t believe they will play the ­Champions League final the same way as they did against Barcelona.

“They won’t use all 11 men to ­barricade ­themselves in their own ­penalty area. I’ll leave it up to our scouts to draw up a plan.

“I used to say the ­Premier League was stronger than the ­Bundesliga, but that is no longer the case. The Premier has more money but in sporting terms, both leagues are on the same level. But I miss the fact that English football is tougher and, unlike in Germany, the refs don’t stop play for every crappy little thing.

“I’ve got some crazy memories of the time I played for City. Wayne Rooney was one of my neighbours.

“When there was talk that he might leave ­Manchester United, the media flew helicopters over his house and tried to film him. This was in Prestbury, a picturesque little village.

“It was a scenic and cosy place, half-an-hour from Manchester. You never get a fuss there.”

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