Jose Mourinho slams referees as he blames Chelsea's poor start to season on officials

Jose Mournho hinted at match officials being to blame for Chelsea's stumbling start to their Barclays Premier League title defence.

The Chelsea manager branded the decisions going against his team as ‘not normal’ with captain John Terry and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois recently sent off.

West Bromwich Albion and Swansea City were also awarded penalties against the champions, and Mourinho feels it is unusual after only three games this season.

                            

                            

                            

Mourinho shows his frustration during the win over West Brom, shouting at a pitch microphone

‘I think the most important thing of this start to the season is that it’s not normal that, in three matches, you have two penalties against and play with 10 men twice,’ Mourinho said.

‘That’s the thing that immediately comes to the mind of someone analysing the situation. Apart from that, one match at home, two away, four points. 

‘It’s not what we want, but four points is not a drama. We have to keep going, improving. We know we can improve and will improve. We’ll try to get a good result.

‘This is the Premier League so, when you are five points behind the leader in another league that can be complication. In the Premier League, it’s not complicated.’ 

                             

                             

Mourinho also refused to be drawn on his link with Everton defender John Stones, declaring himself happy with the squad he has.

Stones was told by Everton chairman Bill Kenwright that he would not be sold and that his transfer request had been rejected by the club.

Chelsea have seen offers of £20m, £26m and £30m turned down with manager Roberto Martinez maintaining that Stones will not leave Goodison Park this summer.

‘I don’t speak about players from other teams,’ Mourinho said. ‘I’m happy with my squad.

‘If I get another player before the end of the market, good. If i don’t get, we go with what we have.’

Another player linked with a high-profile move to Chelsea before the transfer window shuts on September 1 is Paul Pogba, but Mourinho instead took aim at Massimiliano Allegri.

‘He is a Juventus player,’ Mourinho said. ‘I did a little critic at my friend Allegri because I don’t like him speaking during the summer about Oscar. I’m not going to be like [that] with Pogba. He’s a Juventus player.’

                              

                              

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