Mourinho furious with his side’s first half display following Chelsea draw at

Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, has criticized his players for their first-half display against Newcastle on Saturday.

And when Georginio Wijnaldum doubled the advantage it looked as though the points were secure.

Down 2-0, Chelsea got one back via a terrific strike from Ramires in the 79th minute.

Newcastle United manager Steve McClaren failed to register his first league victory as in charge of the Magpies.

“I told the players at half time that I have no time to ask them why they were so bad”. I wish we’d have won, but I think the belief has been there. After the match, he was called over for a chat by Sky Sports.

“I am not a magician”, he added.

“Always I try to do my best on the pitch”.

“The fans reacted to that, and it was a shame to throw a two-goal lead away, but you can’t complain about a finish like that from Ramires”. “I do not understand it and I do not accept it”.

At the moment the North East side are in 19th place in the Premier League table, and their schedule does not get any easier – with a match against Manchester City next up.

Newcastle remain winless after seven league matches and just a point above bottom spot, but the Spanish forward said his team-mates have now set a standard that they must sustain.

Down two goals, Jose Mourinho put on Ramires and Willian, as both substitutes tallied late to salvage a draw for Chelsea.

“In the first half, from 0 to 10, [Chelsea were] -1”. “When so many individuals are playing so badly, it is impossible for a team to be a team”.

“This is an attitude typical of a team that wins nothing”. But this is their problem.

Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul believes that his side showed that they are capable in their 2-2 draw with Chelsea, and that recent results had not been good enough.

“We expect that and that is the reaction you can get”. We’ve had a lot of bad luck and a few tough fixtures.