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Defensive naivety of Chelsea's Premier League rivals offends me - Ex-Man Utd star Neville

Gary Neville has revealed that most other teams in the Premier League, besides champions Chelsea, have a defensive naivety about them.

The former Manchester United defender was speaking on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football coverage of Hull City v Arsenal when he dissected Chelsea's league title.

He felt that the Blues have been slammed for playing a more defensive brand but does not agree with that assessment as Jose Mourinho's way has clearly assisted them to Premier League for a fourth time.

"When I watch the other teams play it offends me that they are so defensively naive. It really does," said Neville.

"I have to say that Chelsea are the best team by a mile. The rest of them need to adopt the traits of this Chelsea team."

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