We really weren't that good in all of those games. From memory the first couple in that run of games we were very good, but the latter ones we didn't really deserve to win by as much as we did. Obviously we deserved to win them, but our overall performance in the latter matches weren't really much different that how we were performing most of the time under Jose. We were just smacking in a few towards the end of the matches to get the score up after an otherwise tight match.
People are confusing an offensive and a defensive playing style by mixing in stuff like goals scored and shots taken as proof of if we were playing offensively or defensively.
Its perfectly possible to play a defensive style and score a lot of goals and have a lot of shots at goal.
Mourinhos team at Madrid who broke the scoring record in La Liga is a great example. Classic Mourinho football. And yes: a defensive setup. All Mourinhos teams has more or less played a defensive setup.
Our start of last season is a another good example. We sat low, didnt dominate possession and did not press the ball.
Those three things are for me the definition of defensive football.
Does not mean that you cannot do it well and win games and score a lot of goals. Its still a defensive setup to begin with.
Its also interesting that Mourinhos teams that have scored a lot of goals almost always does so towards the end of the games when they are already up a goal or two.
And they struggle when they are not able to break down the opponents early
Which is perfectly logical because its when the opponents has to open up if Mourinhos team has scored an early goal. And then they get countered to bits.
There was an analysis of the goals his Madrid team scored "that" season that is quite interesting. I couldnt find it on a quick look, I will see if I can find it ltb later.
Anyways, this narrative of equating goals scored and shots taken to a team playing offensive football is incorrect. As well is equating few goals conceded to a team playing defensively. Same logic.