The Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho had severe words for his player after they escaped their 4th defeat of the season at Newcastle with a late comeback to secure a 2-2 draw.
Mourinho’s side fell behind to goals from Ayoze Perez and and Georginio Wijnaldum but restored parity with two late goals from Ramirez and Willian.
According to the Portuguese International, his team’s first half display was one of the worst he’s ever witnessed as a coach.
He said: “In the first half, from 0-10, we were minus one. It was that bad.
“We were so poor, so bad. At half-time I said I was sorry I only had three subs as I wanted to change six.”
Newcastle were cruising home to victory with just over 12 minutes of play left in the game when Mourinho introduced substitutes Ramires and Willian who earned his team a point.
Jose Mourinho
Ramires pull one back for Chelsea with a screamer from over 20 yards before Willian’s late free-kick denied Newcastle their first win of the season and Mourinho said he will now try and understand what was behind their lethargic first-half showing.
“In the second half we played very well,” Mourinho said.
“Ramires and Willian moved the game, they brought more intensity, were much more dynamic. Newcastle could not cope with it.
“I have to try to understand why they can play so bad in one half and so well in the other. We were bad in every aspect of the game in the first half.
“Too many poor individual performances and it was impossible to be a competitive team.”
Mourinho is still waiting for his first league win at St James’ Park, in either of his spells in England. He has drawn three, lost three.
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