Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho sounded furious as he clarified that he would not hesitate to bench his star players if the performance of the club does not improve.
The defending Premier League champions are currently struggling at the 15th position in the league table. They have lost 3 matches and drew twice in this season.
Jose Mourinho for obvious reasons is not happy with his side and sounded furious while speaking about his team’s performance.
Speaking ahead of the crucial Champions League tie against FC Porto, Mourinho said: “If the season goes in one direction, that it becomes closed and we can’t win [trophies], I will go just with the kids.
“It makes no sense, when you have nothing to win, to play the older players.
“I’ll play the players we’re waiting for instead. I can arrive in a moment where I will look to the kids and say, ‘Let’s go. Non-stop.’ I am ruthless.
“But at the moment everything is open.
“It’s difficult to win the Premier League, but possible. It’s difficult to win the Champions League, but possible. It’s difficult to win the [domestic] cups, but possible.”
He further added: “I explained to the players that when the situation is open I have to do both things: To try to prepare the kids for their future and at the same time to try to bring the best out of the other players — the players with more stability and experience.
“Our problem is we are not performing in a continuous way.
“We have no problems physically or tactically. It’s the same – as when we make changes they improve the team.
“Clearly it’s an attitude perspective of some individuals. And when you have individuals with that unstable attitude in terms of motivation, desire and commitment, you will pay.”
Chelsea have won their first match in the UEFA Champions League last to last week against Maccabi Tel Aviv. FC Porto are a strong outfit who are unbeaten at the moment in their domestic league.
The Chelsea defense has been extremely fragile this season, which is a great worry for the Portuguese manager.
Jose Mourinho clearly mentioned if the poor performance continues he would not hesitate to bench the star players and focus on youth developement.