Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho feels ‘betrayed’ by his players following defeat

JOSE MOURINHO HAS criticised Leicester City’s ballboys after his Chelsea side fell to their ninth defeat of the season at the King Power Stadium last night.

The Blues are now 20 points behind Leicester and 14 points behind Manchester United, and given the fierce competition for the top four places this season, chances are very slim for Chelsea to qualify for next season’s Champions League, unless they win the competition outright. “They deserved to win because they were better than us during a longer period of time”, he said. I prepared everything related to the opponent. “We have these players and it is with these players we have to go, and the players that are not performing well must feel attacked in their pride, in their self-esteem and they have to do everything to get results in a humble way”. We need to spend £50million or £100million or whatever, I don’t think it’s fair.

“It’s hard for us to score goals when you have some players that are not in their best level and it’s obvious and everybody knows that”.

“We conceded two goals that are unacceptable for me”.

Mourinho: Yes, clearly yes.

“He made a decision he was not in a position to continue”. Just when Chelsea thought they were doomed, Frenchman Loïc Rémy managed to contribute a goal in the 77th minute but that was all there was from Jose Mourinho’s men. I worked four days in this match.

“I don’t think they can feel they are top players or they are superstars”.

Its most likely source of a goal was from a set piece and the 30th-minute withdrawal of Eden Hazard, who hurt his hip after being shoved to the ground by Vardy, robbed the champions of their most creative player. When he was asked if top four had “gone”, he replied: “Yes. His second reaction was ‘I want to try.’ And when he goes on the pitch, the first step, and immediately says ‘I can’t do it.’ So it was him, in a few seconds that had three different perspectives but clearly he can’t do it”. They were the best team for about an hour.

“We played against the champions but we want to make a fantastic match for our fans because they believe, they are dreaming”, said Ranieri after the game.

“We know Vardy and Mahrez are our credit cards, but to do this, it is important that the other players play well too”.

“I don’t think in this moment they can feel they are top players or they can feel they are superstars”.