Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Dynamo Kiev could win the Europa League this season following Wednesday’s Champions League clash.
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That was until in-form Willian showcased a moment of pure quality to put Chelsea back in front with a well-crafted free-kick from 25 yards to seal a much-needed win for Mourinho after a torrid few weeks. I knew the risks but in the first half we were very good and we deserved a different result.
“The fans read newspapers, they watch TV, they listen to pundits’, commentators’ opinions, they read blogs and it’s quite unbelievable what they tried to say today. I think the team was strong mentally, they kept trying and I’m happy with that”.
The home side come into this game on the back of a 1-3 defeat at the hands of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.
Brazil worldwide Willian has injected rare cause for optimism around Stamford Bridge this season and the set piece specialist offers outside value to register his third Champions League goal of the campaign.
That lacklustre loss left Chelsea languishing in 15th place in the English top-flight, with their six defeats from 11 games the worst start by defending champions in the Premier League era.
“It’s easy for kids to go to school with a Chelsea shirt when we are winning”.
The win will come as a huge relief to Mourinho, who had overseen only one win in Chelsea’s previous eight games in all competitions and was once again the subject of plenty of headlines in the build-up, amid speculation over his future and talk of dressing room unrest. “Today that was better”.
“I don t have another way to thank them other than to give everything, which I have always done and always will do”.
“Many players are coming to their normal levels, despite having feelings as a team when negative moments come”.
“Now we can still finish first in the group. So the players have lost confidence as a group and this has led to poor results”. Or they recognise that I am a good professional, I give everything to the club, I brought great moments for the club and great memories.
“A draw in this game, with two victories in the last two matches, we would qualify”.
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Because of the team’s struggles, many have speculated that the players are working against Mourinho. When Mikel spoke of players showing on the pitch their desire to play for the shirt and play for the manager, this is what he was talking about.
