Euro disaster will bring a Mour positive reaction
SENT OFF: Gael Clichy JOSE MOURINHO has warned his Premier League title rivals: “I always react well to setbacks.”
The Chelsea boss vowed his side will respond to their Champions League exit at the hands of Paris St- Germain.
Mourinho has already confidently predicted the Blues will go on to add the title to their Capital One Cup triumph.
“I have the same belief in these players,” he insisted.
“One thing is to be disappointed and try to find the reasons why we, not them, didn’t succeed in these games.
“Another thing is to lose belief in the players. These are the same players who have been top of the league since day one.
“Not yesterday, or in August, and then down and up. Since day one.”
Mourinho does not agree with the mantra that defeats make you stronger.
“The best way to be stronger is to win all the
WARY: Koeman time. It’s the best way,” he said.
“When you say when you lose you are stronger – no. You can learn from bad moments, but the best way is to win all the time.”
Mourinho will resist wholesale changes despite the Champions League disappointment.
“The changes I will make won’t be to punish mistakes,” he added.
“They’ll be because I want to rest this one player, give a chance to that one, play a different way.
“Two or three changes. Four maximum.”
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has challenged his players to be fearless at Stamford Bridge.
Focus
“Confidence and not afraid,” the Dutchman said when asked how Saints need to approach the match.
“That is the most important thing when you play against big teams in an away game – that you be yourself and you focus on your own game, your own WARNING:
Jose Mourinho way of playing, your own organisation.
“We know one of the best 45 minutes we played this season was at home against Chelsea, and that gives the team and the players confidence that we can have a good result.
While Saints have been impressive on the road, Koeman is wary of a Chelsea backlash after their European disaster.
“They will do everything to win the game,” said Koeman.
“That’s a normal reaction, they need a win after a disappointing result.”