In his press conference before the match day, Mourinho in his press conference revealed that Courtois would be starting the game this Saturday against Bournemouth.
This comes at a time when Begovic has been impressive and has been doing quite well for Chelsea. “Courtois is Courtois. To lose him for a few matches, knew we had good protection. Thibaut was our keeper all last season and you know how fundamental he was, it’s important to have him back” said the Special one when asked choosing Courtois over Begovic.
With the wheel of fortune now seemingly in the favour of the Blues, Mourinho was quite content with the contract extension of Gary Cahill. He said “It’s good for him and the club. He’s an important player for us and one who is always involved.” The Stamford Bridge outfit is seeing some light at the end of the tunnel with winning three games back to back. “Finally last week got three good results in a row. We performed very well at Tottenham. We could have played another couple of hours and not conceded a goal” echoed the boss confidently talking about the their chances in the league this season.
Coming on to his star striker Diego Costa, Mourinho said that they haven’t talked to each other but Costa did turn up for practice, “Costa has had a good week, no problem. He has been very good in training this week but cannot stat whether he will start tomorrow.” The Portuguese also has a witty reply for all the questions regarding the last night party scene involving his players. “I think the photographers had a problem with memory card, because there were 25 players and only Costa in pics” was how the manager defended his player.
The Mourinho wittiness did not end here. When talking about Gary Neville and his appointment at Valencia, Jose said that he has been a good player in his career and now he has the chance to prove whether he can be a good manager too. “On the bench, you cannot stop the video, and make movements on the screen. But I repeat. He believes he is prepared.
Chelsea will take on Bournemouth this Saturday and they will have to do without the services of Terry and Ramires and Matic would be playing with a mask on account of a broken nose. Lastly about their chances in the league this season Mourinho said “ In Premier League, don’t know what’s round the corner, but we have kept strong”.