Chelsea supervisor Jose Mourinho denied any rift with Diego Costa in spite of the striker s unhappy reaction to being dropped to the bench for the scoreless draw at Tottenham Hotspur.
Mourinho admitted the pair had argued at half-time in the course of the mid-week Champions League victory away to Maccabi Tel Aviv and Costa s mood at White Hart Lane on Sunday suggested he had taken his demotion badly.
The Spain global didn't heat up till informed to past due in the sport, normally seemed disgruntled and at one factor appeared to toss his training bib in the direction of the supervisor.
However Mourinho said he had no proceedings about Costa s behaviour, pronouncing: “once I asked him to warm up, he did. I put him with Ruben (Loftus-Cheek) and Kenedy, warming up.
“Diego may be very privileged because he became the closing one to be on the bench. Absolutely everyone else has been: the captain (John Terry), (Branislav) Ivanovic, (Gary) Cahill, the vice-captain of england, (Cesc) Fabregas, Pedro, (Eden) chance, participant of the season, Oscar; all people become at the bench.
“Diego become privileged because I saved him within the crew for a majority of these matches. Today (Sunday) we thought the great approach changed into this one.”
Costa struggled with hamstring troubles ultimate season, but Mourinho said there have been no problems with his circumstance.
“physically, he is great,” stated the Portuguese. “No issues. He is working well every day. His temper is positive. He s continually a nice guy within the crew.
“i was no longer expecting to have a player on the bench jumping and singing because he isn't playing, except you re a kid who has a threat to head at the bench — Ruben, Kenedy, (who) experience this is one extra step. But for a top participant, they re now not happy.
“His behaviour was everyday. He was ready to play while he went to warm up. After I determined now not to play him, he went. And likely he's eating while awaiting us in the bus.”
The Chelsea manager joked: “If he wants to hurt me, it s now not with a bib. I've a very good dating with him, no trouble.”
Mourinho defined his facet s show as their exceptional performance of the season and believes the membership can now begin looking up the desk after a dismal begin.
“If we d scored a aim, we d have received,” stated Mourinho, whose team have now gone three games without defeat. “We nevertheless have a end result and a performance and the sensation of the crew .
“After those three consequences in a row, we are able to appearance to December — whilst we have 3 fits at Stamford Bridge and two fits away at Manchester United and Leicester, two of the top teams — with enthusiasm.
“I m satisfied that, through the give up of December, we ll be in a exclusive function to now and we ll have shortened the distinction to the pinnacle teams. On the give up of the season our feeling will be a different feeling.”
Tottenham supervisor Mauricio Pochettino was left disenchanted notwithstanding his facet extending their unbeaten run to 13 league video games, the club s great run on account that 1985.
“This is a superb component (that we are disenchanted),” stated the Argentine, whose facet continue to be fifth in the table.
“We play the champions. It s top. You acquire the sensation that Chelsea have been a small crew, and Tottenham can win each game we play.
“It s very tough, even though. No longer easy. We re the youngest team in the ultimate League and the adulthood we confirmed these days we have shown in distinct video games.
“We need to feel glad. It s a good thing that, maybe, we are a larger membership than Chelsea or that we deserve more.
“We confirmed correct performances inside the last few games, and that i m happy, but we need to preserve working tough. We ve only had 14 games within the optimum League and it s too early to think about the stop (of the season).”
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