Blues in Good Condition and Battle Ready - Mourinho

As the Blues' stunning midweek Champions League win over PSG now subsided, thoughts turn to the Barclays Premier League, and Sunday's visit to Swansea City, Chelsea manager,Jose Mourinho has said his squad have recovered well from Tuesday's big win ahead of what he expects to be a difficult battle at Swansea.

In an exclusive Chelsea TV talk, Jose Mourinho discusses Chelsea's next Premier League opponents, how the Blues have recovered following the dramatic and draining midweek Champions League success and the significant role his whole squad have played and can continue to play as the season approaches its end.

Mourinho stressed the difficulty of the Swansea fixture, saying his squads are yet to taste any victory at the Liberty Stadium in their last three attempts. 'They are a good team and they play good football.' Affirming that "Swansea have never been easy for us and Chelsea knows that better than other teams." Stressing that Swansea still need the three points but not in big danger like other teams but they still need a couple of points to stay in the Premier League and of course they will try to get points out of this game.

Mourinho Promises to make a big donation to charity if Chelsea win the Champions League

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, has downplayed his side’s chances in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals against Paris Saint-Germain and added that he would make a donation to charity, if his team overcome the Ligue 1 champions and go on to win the trophy.

CHELSEA V ARSENAL; Mourinho Hails Wenger

 

As Arsenal visit to Stamford Bridge today, which will eventually mark Wenger’s 1 000th game in charge of emirate team, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho yesterday took another sly dig at him (Arsene Wenger), saying he would like to emulate Wenger’s longevity. “I admire him and I admire Arsenal,” the Portuguese told reporters.

Just last month, Mourinho called him a “specialist in failure” .
Mourinho could not resist a sting in the tail to the praise for a manager whose side have not won a trophy since 2005. “It is not possible to have 1 000 matches unless the club is also a fantastic club in the way they support their manager, especially in the bad moments and especially when the bad moments were quite a lot,” he said.