Jose Mourinho says Chelsea’s chances of finishing in the top four of the Premier League have gone following their ninth defeat of the season at Leicester City.
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The two combined for a pair of great goals in Leicester’s 2-1 win over Chelsea, which put the Foxes back atop the Premier League table 16 games into the 2015-16 season.
“One of my best qualities is that I can read the game and identify the strengths of the opponent and tell my players what they are”.
Willian seems to be the man in any sort of good form for the Blues at the moment, scoring the goal that sealed their place in the last 16 of the Champions league, as well as it also being his first goal from open play. Players in crucial positions are not at their normal level.
(CNN)It was the side that last season fought a desperate struggle to stay in the English Premier League.
“There’s nothing worse than a player coming back telling other people what they should be doing considering he’s been asleep all season”, said Carragher.
Mourinho injected some life into his deflated side by bringing on Loic Remy for midfielder Oscar after 65 minutes and the Frenchman delivered a goal 12 minutes later from a cross by fellow substitute Pedro but Chelsea could not find an equaliser.
“I don’t know what is wrong”, Mourinho said. The performance of Mahrez and Vardy is fantastic, but they are only the pinnacle of the iceberg because behind them there is a big spirit and a big team. I think you know me well enough that I’m not afraid of a big challenge and at this moment this is a real big challenge.
“His first reaction was: “I can’t [continue]’, his second reaction was: “I want to try” and then he goes on the pitch and with the first step he immediately says: ‘I can’t do it”.
Responding to his tweet about presenting Match of the Day in his undies, Mrs Lineker was quick to point out ‘Given your history, hope they’re clean’.
“We are top of the league but I want five more points. But to be in a battle is to be there for three or four months and I don’t think this will be so”.
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho: “I said a couple of weeks ago I don’t believe they [Leicester] can be champions”.
