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Thibault Courtois: Jose Mourinho reveals why he left Belgian keeper out of the Everton win

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Jose Mourinho has revealed why he left goalkeeper Thibault Courtois out of Chelsea’s squad for the 1-0 win over Everton on Wednesday. 

The Chelsea manager claimed that the Belgium international was ‘tired’ due to a heavy bill of action in recent weeks. 

Petr Cech replaced Courtois for the win against Everton, and impressed in-between the sticks, pulling off two good saves to deny former Chelsea forward Romelu Lukaku, as the West Londoners left it late to sink the Merseysiders. 

And after the win, Mourinho explained why he decided against picking his regular number one choice. 

“Courtois played consecutive matches, against Liverpool, Manchester City and Aston Villa, games where he needed to be very focused,” he told the club’s website.

“Every detail is so important, even when he doesn’t touch the ball, the focus must be permanent and I think a goalkeeper can also be tired. 

“The tiredness isn’t just physical, it’s also from your nervous system.

“Petr has been working really well and hard. In every training session I was getting the feeling his condition was magnificent. Tonight he was the best option for the team, also in terms of leadership.

“John Terry was ill this morning and he was probably out of the game until the last minute, so I thought I needed Petr’s personality and capacity to communicate at the back. The decision was good.” 

by Ben Reardon

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