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Mourinho: I think everybody has to be ready to sacrifice for the team, give everything for the team, to think about the team, not be selfish Look at Mikel. The first time he played was Newcastle and he was our best player. How can Mikel be our best player vs NUFC if he didn’t play in 3 months? Because he was working every day at the top level. Sad, frustrated, not happy? Maybe. But professional. That’s what I expect from the players. They are unhappy and frustrated, need to be patient, but to be successful and work at a high level, you don’t need to be happy All of them are professionals. The team is more important than individuals. Mark Schwarzer hasn’t played a second, but if he has to play tomorrow he would because he’s ready. He’s trained very well We may have a secret to make them work every day at a high level, but no secret to keep them happy. I just put the team up. No explanation, because it’s my decision. The players may not be happy, not agree with the decision, but they know my decision is not to favour somebody or punish somebody. It’s one of the first things I say to a squad at the beginning of the season: I told them I don’t give explanations. I said they could knock on my office door. If they come to me and ask me to explain, no problem. I have to make life easy for me. If I explain to one, I have to give them all explanations [why they are not playing] But, in principle, I won’t do it on my initiative. [Otherwise] In Christmas I’d spend all my time explaining things. I had one who asked, knocking on my door asking why someone else was playing instead of him. I told him the other man was playing better, closed the door, goodbye. It’s the concept of helping the team. #Mata If you are a goalkeeper here, you can’t come in thinking you are the only good goalkeeper. The same for the strikers. Even when I sign a player I have to believe he will join in with the way we work, the way we live. He has to adapt. Anyone who joins us must know the squad is strong at Chelsea. (Guardian)
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 07:43:47 +0000

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