Daryl Janmaat is also back after recovering from illness.
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Crowned champions little over four months ago, the team have just eight points from seven matches and sit at 15th in the table.
Mourinho said of the performance: “In the first half, from zero to 10 I give it minus one”.
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The former England boss had warned that the change he is trying to implement would be painful and slow, but he must have been delighted with what he saw during a pulsating contest. It takes time and you have got a philosophy.
“But if we play like we did in the first, then we can lose every match”. Steve (McClaren) is under pressure, I am under pressure, Brendan (Rodgers), (Manuel) Pellegrini.
It set up a tense finale at St. James’ Park and it proved too much for Newcastle to deal with as a fortuitous Willian goal levelled matters.
Jose Mourinho criticised referee Martin Atkinson in the wake of Chelsea’s dramatic 2-2 draw with Newcastle United.
But now Newcastle only have the FA Cup to think about and, what is already looking like, a relegation battle to stay in the Premier League at the end of his first season in charge.
Newcastle United have won just one of their last 17 Premier League games (D3 L13).
Loic Remy started in attack in the absence of Diego Costa, who is serving a three-game ban, and Mourinho admits his side missed the Spaniard’s presence.
Chelsea were getting throughly outplayed by Steve McClaren’s side, who entered the match as one of the coldest teams in all of English football. Yes, the youngster will make mistakes, a feature demonstrated when Chelsea conceded their first goal; however, that is not the point.
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