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However, Mourinho countered that suggestion by saying Drogba was merely trying to sell his new book.
Drogba said: “I think it is just the passion of the player and the difficulty of the moment”.
Mourinho was nearly as scathing about the misfiring Costa, the man many thought could equal Drogba as a Chelsea legend when he joined from Atletico Madrid a year ago.
‘He is not reading the game properly in these actions, ‘ said Mourinho.
Mourinho is aware that several players in the Chelsea squad are unhappy with his management methods and has launched an investigation into leaks from the dressing room.
However, the self-proclaimed “Special One” put down speculation that the pair have continued their reported spat during the midweek win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Champions League. “That was my opinion”.
“You can stay at an airport for three or four hours if you miss your flight, so that is what is really levelling the game”.
“Other players have to come up with this mentality, you are not born with it. You build it. Maybe you have it in you but you build it”.
“Everything is an accumulation [of confidence]”.
Meanwhile, Mourinho spoke critically of Spanish striker Diego Costa who he had a tense exchange with on Tuesday night.
The forward has looked bereft at confidence throughout 2015, scoring just 11 goals in the calendar year. Mourinho has insisted that he and his striker made up with “kisses and cuddles” during the half-time interval.
He added: “Everything is OK, no problem”.
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“He told be also a few nice words from where he was. Nothing happened at half-time”.
