Jose Mourinho has suggested he could make changes in the wake of Chelsea’s poor start to the season.
The champions, beaten 2-1 at home by Crystal Palace, have taken a total of just four points from their opening four matches of the campaign.
Blues boss Mourinho refused to discuss the form of Branislav Ivanovic, who again struggled at right-back.
But he admitted he was unhappy with the performances of some of his players and would have made more than three substitutions had he been permitted to.
Mourinho said: “If a player is not performing, there are two ways [to respond].
“Either I trust the player so much we wait for an improvement. Maybe it comes, maybe it doesn’t come.
“Or, with players arrives the moment when you think you have to change. I can go both ways.”
Mourinho worked on Chelsea’s defending ahead of the game but they again looked vulnerable at the back and have conceded nine goals already this season.
“I am not happy with the performance. Two or three individual performances were far from good,” he said.
“I blame myself for not changing one. I kept him on for 90 minutes. When I made the third change I realised I needed four, but I cannot have four.”
Mourinho responded to Palace’s first goal by immediately bringing on Radamel Falcao, who scored Chelsea’s equaliser before Joel Ward headed in the winner.
But the Portuguese insisted he was happy with Cesar Azpilicueta’s display despite opting to replace him with Kenedy.
“Azpilicueta was fantastic. I took him off because I wanted more width in the side and to play without a left-back with Kenedy going forward,” Mourinho explained.
“I think Kennedy was responsible for the improvement of the team. The substitution worked and I am happy with Azpilicueta and happy with Kenedy.”
This post was last modified on 30/08/2015
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Sack Mourinho? Are u kiddin me??
Similar results last season when we played these for teams all together. Take it esi guys....we shall overcome.
Relax Ivanovic will bounce back ones the Baba takes ova with Azpi. No need to sign Garay when you'll certainly sign J. Stones. (and we had the likes of Kalas, Hutchinson who cud back up)
Pogba is demanding just too much! £318,000wk c'mon we must nt buy; he has reduce his demands. And I alredi see "a Pogba" in Kenedy. (Van Ginkel is out der....
Pls and pls pay ivanovic off. He is dead finnished.
bad coach . his tactics re detoriating
I hope he gets sacked. u always give stupid excuses.
What's happening, It feels like chelsea lost personality, Hazard is lost in the pitch speachless to be honest
Everyone said at end of last season that clubs will make changes to be better and that if chelsea did not then they would be standing still and now loom 4 games in 8 points behind rivals yes they have been looking for new players pedro good signing defensively we look shocking if we do not bring in a defender and a defensive midfielder by Tuesday we will struggle to do anything this season when fans our blaming avanovich and rightly so he us not the only one not performing and needs to be sorted ASAP come on chelsea bring in some players not only to give the club a lift but the fans
if Mourinho gets a sack who do yu think will replace him?? your comment is useless..
mourhino was humbled at home with a stunning 2-1 from Crystal palace,good riddance to bad rubbish,mourhino was clueless all the game. he is becoming boring with stupid excuses, I pray he is sacked to save us weekly embarrassment