Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho accused his players of being lazy as they
struggled to break down Premier League new-boys Leicester at Stamford
Bridge,
before they responded to his criticism in fine style with a sparkling second-half display.Goals from Diego Costa and Eden Hazard after the interval maintained the Blues' perfect record after two games of the league campaign, but Mourinho insisted there was plenty of room for improvement after the 2-0 victory.
The Chelsea boss curiously tried to blame the mild late August London weather for his side's lethargy in the opening 45 minutes against the Foxes, as he admitted he had to fire home a few home truths to his players at half-time.
"We were lazy in the first half and I told them it was not enough to win the game," said Mourinho. "In the second half, we were more aggressive, we won the second ball, the possession of the ball was good, it was fast.
"They created problems in the first half, but in the second half we were too strong for them. We had the goals, we hit the post, we had saves from Kasper [Schmeichel], we had everything. We deserve the points.
"We have lots of work to do. You can never stop thinking that you can improve and our first half showed clearly that we can improve. When we woke up, it was already half-time. I had to tell them this was not good enough.
"I prefer to train in the morning, but this week I train at three o'clock because I suspected this would not be the best weather to play football.
I was not successful in that because the team was lazy in the first half, but they showed they wanted it in the second half. Full Story
before they responded to his criticism in fine style with a sparkling second-half display.Goals from Diego Costa and Eden Hazard after the interval maintained the Blues' perfect record after two games of the league campaign, but Mourinho insisted there was plenty of room for improvement after the 2-0 victory.
The Chelsea boss curiously tried to blame the mild late August London weather for his side's lethargy in the opening 45 minutes against the Foxes, as he admitted he had to fire home a few home truths to his players at half-time.
"We were lazy in the first half and I told them it was not enough to win the game," said Mourinho. "In the second half, we were more aggressive, we won the second ball, the possession of the ball was good, it was fast.
"They created problems in the first half, but in the second half we were too strong for them. We had the goals, we hit the post, we had saves from Kasper [Schmeichel], we had everything. We deserve the points.
"We have lots of work to do. You can never stop thinking that you can improve and our first half showed clearly that we can improve. When we woke up, it was already half-time. I had to tell them this was not good enough.
"I prefer to train in the morning, but this week I train at three o'clock because I suspected this would not be the best weather to play football.
I was not successful in that because the team was lazy in the first half, but they showed they wanted it in the second half. Full Story
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