Chelsea boss warns players he’s willing to play kids
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has admitted it may be time to be more ruthless with his team selections, insisting that he’s prepared to play the kids if current stars continue to under-perform.
The Blues‘ defence of the Premier League title has started poorly, picking up just eight points from their first seven games, winning just two, and Mourinho has admitted it may be time to make changes.
Swansea City, Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Everton and Newcastle United are five teams to have picked up points against Chelsea so far this season, with three of them picking up all three points.
Chelsea’s slow start leaves them 14th in the table, and Mourinho has admitted if the main stars continue to under-perform and lose games, he will start mixing things up.
Changes Needed?
‘Clearly it’s an attitude perspective of some individuals,’ said Mourinho.
‘When you have individuals with that unstable attitude in terms of motivation, desire and commitment, you will pay.
‘There are two sorts of champions: champions who win something – and there are lots of them – and champions who during their career win one, two, three, four, five, 10 or 20 titles.
‘It’s difficult to win every season but you can be a serial champion in your approach and attitude. This is the problem we have at this moment. We have champions, but not serial champions.
‘We are in an open situation. It is difficult to win the Premier League and Champions League, but possible. If the season goes in one direction and becomes closed, and we can’t win, I will go just with the kids. I am ruthless.’
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Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
