Mourinho feels work was ‘betrayed’
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said he felt his “work was betrayed” following his side’s 2-1 defeat by Premier League table toppers Leicester City.
The defending champions suffered their ninth league loss in 16 games as Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez scored for the Foxes at the King Power Stadium.
It leaves the Blues in 16th position, just a point above the relegation zone.
“One of my best qualities is to read the game for my players and I feel like my work was betrayed,” said Mourinho.
“One possibility is that I did an amazing job last season and brought the players to a level that is not their level and now they can’t maintain it.”
Chelsea only lost three times last season as they cantered to the title by eight points from Manchester City.
They now find themselves at the wrong end of the table and come up against secondbottom Sunderland on Saturday.
“I accept we are in the relegation zone, but I don’t accept we are in a relegation battle,” said Mourinho.
“You look at the table and we are there, but you think you are in a relegation battle if you think you are there for three or four months. I don’t think that.”
Mourinho said he had “no complaints” with his players in training but said it was “frustrating” to see “what they do in matches”.