Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho: “It’s a point. It was a difficult match. Only one team tried to win from the beginning, the other team didn’t. They defended a lot and they defended well. Defending a lot and well is not a crime. It is a strategy and it was successful for them.
“We were a bit tired towards the end and we left a bit of space. But I’ve got nothing negative to say about my team. It’s not easy to play here and not easy to play against a side which has had all week to prepare. My players tried everything to win but we couldn’t.”
On Costa’s yellow card: “I didn’t see it. But the referee was close and he had a very good performance throughout. If I see the incident on television I might have a better opinion.”
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, has refused to blame his players, after they were held to a goalless draw by Sunderland on Saturday.
The Blues were looking to maintain their six-point lead on top of the Premier League, but were denied by Gus Poyet’s team at the Stadium of Light.
“It’s a point. It was a difficult match,” Mourinho said.
“Only one team tried to win from the beginning, the other team didn’t. They defended a lot and they defended well. Defending a lot and well is not a crime. It is a strategy and it was successful for them.
“We were a bit tired towards the end and we left a bit of space. But I’ve got nothing negative to say about my team. It’s not easy to play here and not easy to play against a side which has had all week to prepare. My players tried everything to win but we couldn’t.”
Mourinho also said he did not see the incident, that led to Diego Costa picking up a yellow card in the match. The striker is now suspended for the visit of Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday.
He said: “I didn’t see it. But the referee was close and he had a very good performance throughout. If I see the incident on television I might have a better opinion.”
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