Mourinho denies player revolt
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CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho rejected suggestions there was a player revolt against him and dismissed reports that one player would rather lose than play for him as “dishonest”.
Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas earlier denied reports that he had fallen out with Mourinho and was behind plans to unseat the manager.
“It’s a very sad accusation because you are accusing players, or one player, of dishonesty,” Mourinho told reporters yesterday before the UEFA Champions League Group G match against Dynamo Kiev at Stamford Bridge in London.
“If I accuse you of being a dishonest journalist, I think you would be very upset and probably you would take legal action. It is a question for the players not for me.”
Mourinho said he had a “fantastic personal and professional relationship” with his players who were united in their efforts to improve results which have left the Premier League champion 15th in the table with three wins from its opening 11 matches.
Mourinho said he knew why the team’s form had been so bad, but would not elaborate.
“It’s a combination of factors and some of them I don’t want to touch them, but yes I know,” he said.
Football-related
“Everything is football-related. We don’t want to blame social or political problems in some corner of the globe.”
Fabregas denied suggestions of a rift with Mourinho, accusing “certain individuals from outside” of trying to destabilize the club and refuting reports that he is leading an alleged dressing-room revolt.
“I would like to clarify that contrary to a few reports form some online websites, I am extremely happy at Chelsea and have an excellent relationship with the manager,” the Spaniard wrote on Twitter.
“There maybe certain individuals from the outside trying to destabilize this club but I strongly believe that we will bounce back and come good again.”
The midfielder, who was instrumental in Chelsea’s domestic double last season, when it won the League Cup and the Premier League title, was dropped from the starting line-up for the 1-3 defeat by Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Saturday and came on as a substitute in the second half.
Mourinho’s problems this season, however, have not been confined to the playing field.
The 52-year-old was handed a one-match stadium ban and fined 40,000 pounds (US$61,640) by the English Football Association for comments made to the referee during the 1-2 loss to West Ham United on October 24 and is also currently appealing a 50,000-pound fine imposed for criticizing referees.
Chelsea, third in Champions League Group G with four points from three games, plays Dynamo Kiev today.
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