Mourinho thanked the fans for the audible support after Wednesday’s Champions League victory over Dynamo Kiev, and Mendes said that their backing, plus the Portuguese’s prolific past success, means Chelsea’s poor start is merely a bump in the road.
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“With Chelsea, I think this is my moment. I give everything to the club, I brought good moments to the club”, he continued. They read blogs. And this is quite unbelievable what they tried to say today.
“They tried to say: ‘We want you here.’ And, probably, they want to say: ‘All of you, let him work”.
“It is a fantastic feeling”. “The only thing I can say is that until my last day in this club, our years, 10 years, 15 years, doesn’t matter how long I stay here, until my last day I will give everything to them”.
“They know that during the game the action of the manager is not so crucial and I think the fact they know why I am not on the bench is also important for the group”.
A late Willian free-kick lifted a few of the pressure on the shoulders of manager Mourinho, whose wife, daughter and son were among the crowd, and lifted Chelsea into second place in Group G.
The reigning English Premier league (EPL) champions defeated their Russian opponents 2-1 on Wednesday to record only their second win in nine matches.
The reigning Premier League champions have been struggling to find their best form this campaign and sit 15th in the league table after 11 games.
“The club has to be very proud of the fans”. In good moments when you see them celebrating on the streets with the bus, it’s easy.
His wonderful 25-yard free-kick, the fifth he has scored already this campaign, put the Blues back in front with eight minutes to go and secured the vital win.
“With Chelsea this is my moment”.
Mourinho, who has had numerous run-ins with officials this season and is subject of a stadium ban at Stoke, did not address the issue post-match, preferring to focus on the positives after an Asmir Begovic error had allowed Dynamo to equalise.
The goalkeeper said: “We are looking to get back-to-back wins regardless. So it was not a drama, the 1-1”, Mourinho added.
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Asked whether the players believed the situation was this dramatic, Azpilicueta replied: “We were aware of the reality, we played at home against a tough opponent, we had a pretty tough game against them in Kiev where we deserved more but couldn’t get the three points”.
