Jose Mourinho: I don’t want to scare my Chelsea players

Jose Mourinho wants his players to become stronger (Picture: Reuters)

Jose Mourinho insists he doesn’t want to scare his players but admits he expects them to bounce back from defeat to Newcastle when they host West Brom.
Steve Clarke’s Baggies travel to Stamford Bridge tomorrow, having already taken points off both Arsenal and Manchester United this term.
But after the Blues’ surprise 2-0 loss at Newcastle last Saturday, which saw them slip five points behind leaders Arsenal, Mourinho says he wants his players to show more strength to avoid a third league defeat of the campaign.
‘The defeat against Everton was a consequence of what football can be. The defeat against Basel was also a very strange one,’ said the Chelsea boss.
‘Against Newcastle my feeling was not good since the first minute.
‘So for the players I work with for the first time maybe it was the first time they saw me angry.
‘I don’t want to be scary I just want to influence their mentality, make them stronger and more professional. So my objective is not to scare, it’s to make them strong.’
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Chelsea responded well against Schalke (Picture: Getty)

Chelsea followed the loss at St James’ Park with a 3-0 victory over Schalke which saw them gain a three-point cushion in the Champions League group.
And Mourinho said he was pleased his players responded so well.
‘The team’s reaction against Schalke was what I want,’ he added. ‘We didn’t have the best start but the reaction of the team was very good. Every time we lost the ball we had 11 players fighting to regain it.
‘The good thing is there was a reaction. They coped well with the defeat.’
Eden Hazard watched Wednesday’s Group E encounter from the stands, having been dropped after missing training on Monday.
But the Belgian international is back in Mourinho’s plans for tomorrow’s game, with the Blues boss insisting the issue is over and done with.
‘He went to a foreign country when he shouldn’t go and on top of that he lost his passport which didn’t allow him to be back in training, which is obviously unacceptable,’ explained Mourinho.
‘But it’s over, he’s a very good kid, so no problems.’