Chelsea
manager Jose Mourinho has refused to back down from his scathing attack on
the club's lacklustre support.
Mourinho criticised his team for a lack of intensity after the 2-1 home win
over struggling QPR, but his biggest frustration was aimed at the home fans
who he claimed were far too quiet during the game.
Chelsea are riding high at the top of the table, after winning all five of
their Premier League home games this season, but Mourinho is mystified as to
why the atmosphere is so poor at Stamford Bridge.
"We are the team to get less support in home matches. When compared to my
previous time I think it's getting worse," he said.
"I don't question the passion and the love - I'm nobody to question that and
I know clearly that is not true.
"I will always love them and respect them, but I don't know (why the
atmosphere is poor)."
After two games in little more than 48 hours - the 1-1 draw at Manchester
United and 2-1 Capital One Cup defeat of Shrewsbury - Mourinho was relieved
to negotiate a difficult week.
"The week was very strange," added the Portuguese, whose side play at
Maribor in Champions League Group G on Wednesday.
"You play Manchester United on the Sunday, on the Monday you travel. Some of
the players had two days off.
"Some of the others had to go to Shrewsbury immediately. Some of them in
Shrewsbury played 90 minutes.
"Some had a free day the next day (Thursday) but it was a working day for
the others.
"It was a very strange week to work and to be focused. We tried, but the
individual performances weren't there and the collective performance was not
there too.
"We have to be more consistent and to play better. In the end we deserved to
win, (but) the result could've been more than such a narrow result.
"It's important to win when you don't play so well as normal."
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