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January 23, 2015


Jose: Defeat Would Be Disgrace  (Sky Sports)

Jose MourinhoJose Mourinho believes it would be a "disgrace" if Chelsea lost to Bradford City in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday as he wants his players to be fighting for glory in all four competitions.

The Blues face three important fixtures in eight days, with the Bantams' visit to Stamford Bridge followed by the Capital One Cup semi-final second leg against Liverpool.

There is then the Premier League showdown with Manchester City, but Mourinho, whose side also play PSG in the Champions League last 16 next month, is currently focused on beating League One Bradford and advancing to the fifth round of the FA Cup.

The Chelsea boss said: "To help the title race, the best thing is to lose against Bradford and to lose against Liverpool and to lose against Paris Saint Germain and to play only Premier League until the end of the season.

"But not with us. Not with our mentality, not with our way of thinking about our job, not with Chelsea DNA.

"The other day, a coach of a big team was knocked out of the cup and he was saying 'good, very good, this is perfect for us, now we can focus on the other competitions'.

"If I lose against Bradford I don't say that. I say it's a disgrace."

Mourinho, who believes fixture congestion means a quadruple is "almost impossible", would rather chase victory in every competition and fall short than not try at all.

"I prefer it very, very difficult, and congested, and lots of matches, and risk of losing everything," he added.

"But I can't choose matches, I can't choose competitions. I can't. When we lose, we lose. But we want to win."



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