Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has sent a rallying cry to the fans and also the players ahead of this season’s title-race finale.
Despite conceding that their title-dreams were over after last week’s 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace, Mourinho has sent a plea to the club’s fans to keep the faith and show their support from now until the end of the season.
Mourinho’s men host Stoke City this weekend, hoping to get revenge after their shock 3-2 defeat to them earlier on in the season.
Speaking ahead of the weekend’s match, Mourinho insisted that the title is still a realistic goal, as is qualification from the Champions League Quarter Finals, despite losing the first leg to Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in France on Wednesday.
Mourinho said: ‘The Champions League is not over, clearly. It’s not over: far from it. If a player doesn’t believe it’s not over, it’s better to stay at home. If any supporter thinks not possible, better to stay at home and watch Dortmund versus Real Madrid on the television. It’s not over.
‘In relation to the Premier League, we have six matches to play. The moment we don’t want to give everything to win all matches, we’re not good professionals. I won’t accept that about me or my players.
‘I’m not going to rest eight players against Stoke because we have no chance and can beat PSG. I’m saying go for it, go for the six matches and try to win them.
‘The PSG match is the the kind of match I want the players and supporters to enjoy very much. I will enjoy it. Let’s go, let’s play and let’s enjoy it.’
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
