Beleaguered Mourinho Fires Shots At Capello

The Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho has fired back at former England coach Fabio Capello, after the Italian criticized his tactics which have seen his side languish in the bottom half of the Barclays Premier League this season.

Capello had suggested that Mourinho's players become burnt out after a spell of 18 months or two years of working with the Blues boss, adding that such a problem affected the 52-year-old's time at Real Madrid.

But the Chelsea manager in a swift response slammed the Italian, suggesting that the former England boss should respect the work of fellow managers, especially when they are enduring difficult times.

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Mourinho told Gazzetta dello Sport: “I read what Capello said. I think a coach with his story had better talk about football without comment on the work of his colleagues.

“I could have commented on his job as coach for England or the Russian one, and I never did. Because I prefer to respect the negative moments of my colleagues.

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“I prefer to talk more of Fabio Capello in the many beautiful moments of his career, full of extraordinary success.”

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Mourinho also appreciated the supports of the Chelsea board after the vote of confidence he received despite his team’s poor start to the season, adding that he has no reason why results with Chelsea are really bad at the moment.

He said: "That makes me proud. It shows the confidence of Abramovich in the manager who has won three Premier League titles with this club. I thank him and I keep working.

"I do not know why the results with Chelsea at the moment are really bad. I cannot nor want to hide the reality. And I struggle to find an explanation.

“But I assure you: I'm working like never before and we will come out of it.”

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Chelsea have been poor so far in this campaign and sit 16th, having lost more top-flight matches already this term than they did in the whole of 2014-15.

The most recent defeat came over the weekend when his team fell 3-1 at home to Southampton.

No team in Premier League history has ever made it into the top four after picking up just eight points, as Chelsea have, from their first eight games.