Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has given his thoughts on his side’s defeat to Stoke City in the fourth round of the Capital One Cup.
According to Mourinho, his side played well despite Eden Hazard’s penalty miss dumping Chelsea out of the competition they won earlier this year.
Mourinho said after the match: “We played so well. This first half could finish the game at half-time. Then second half, goal, and they keep going. I told TV last year we won here 2-0. We didn’t play 25% of what we did today.
“A few months ago I won a few matches and I was champion. People were saying there are things more important than results,” he added. “Now, people say results are the most important thing. It’s a contradiction
“It’s difficult. It’s more difficult when you play bad and lose than play well and lose. We go with sadness but a positive feeling.”
Mourinho also used his interview to take a bite at the media.HE said the media should be more positive when his team plays well.
He said: “What the players did tonight is face some people that write and speak, and said: ‘You are stupid'”.
“What some people write and say is really bad for the players. Maybe they think my players are like them when they were players. My players don’t do that, they tried everything.
“If anyone saw the second half the other day, playing with 10 men the way they did, it’s a lack of respect for the players.”
Arsenal also suffered defeat in the Capital one cup while Everton and Hull City progressed to the quarter final of the competition.
According to Mourinho, his side played well despite Eden Hazard’s penalty miss dumping Chelsea out of the competition they won earlier this year.
Mourinho said after the match: “We played so well. This first half could finish the game at half-time. Then second half, goal, and they keep going. I told TV last year we won here 2-0. We didn’t play 25% of what we did today.
“A few months ago I won a few matches and I was champion. People were saying there are things more important than results,” he added. “Now, people say results are the most important thing. It’s a contradiction
“It’s difficult. It’s more difficult when you play bad and lose than play well and lose. We go with sadness but a positive feeling.”
Mourinho also used his interview to take a bite at the media.HE said the media should be more positive when his team plays well.
He said: “What the players did tonight is face some people that write and speak, and said: ‘You are stupid'”.
“What some people write and say is really bad for the players. Maybe they think my players are like them when they were players. My players don’t do that, they tried everything.
“If anyone saw the second half the other day, playing with 10 men the way they did, it’s a lack of respect for the players.”
Arsenal also suffered defeat in the Capital one cup while Everton and Hull City progressed to the quarter final of the competition.