However, Pedro’s injury opened the door for the Belgian to stake his claim for first team action and with Azpilicueta back behind him to do the defensive duties, Hazard had an improved performance.
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The game itself was little more than a “goalless scrap in a far-flung capital”, says The Guardian, but Mourinho may come to view it as “the moment his team’s faith and conviction were reaffirmed”.
Mourinho used the same terminology employed by Wenger when discussing the decision of Skomina to ignore first-half penalty appeals from Fabregas after a challenge by Serhiy Rybalka. ‘I keep not understanding, what the goal referee does.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is reportedly set to bait the FA by referring to referees as “weak and naive” if they upset him, having seen Arsene Wenger avoid punishment for similar criticism of match officials earlier this season.
He also riffed on the controversy surrounding refereeing in the Rugby World Cup and Scotland’s heartbreaking defeat to Australia on Sunday.
Meanwhile former Liverpool attacker Dietmar Hamman believes Jose Mourinho is begging for the sack and has lost the dressing room at Chelsea.
“Step by step I think we are getting better”.
“I think the referee was very good. Eden is one of the best players in the world”.
Mourinho denied he was attempting to “humiliate” Matic, but the 27-year-old was left out of the starting lineup for last Saturday’s win over Aston Villa, though he returned for the Champions League draw with Dynamo Kiev this week.
Kiev, who tested Chelsea keeper Asmir Begovic on occasions in the second half, have five points in Group G, one ahead of Mourinho’s side and two behind leaders Porto who beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0. “We are collectively together, the players, the manager and the fans and we will be alright”, he added.
“The next game at home in the Champions League against (Dynamo) is a must-win game for us. It’s a pity we didn’t win – now we have to get points away from home”, continued Rebrov. “The team is not in a good position in the Premier League, that is very hard for us”.
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“We kept a clean sheet which is a positive and it is not a bad result”.
