Mourinho: Cech is unhappy

Manager Jose Mourinho can understand why a “top professional” like Petr Cech is not happy at losing his status as Chelsea’s first-choice goalkeeper – but will not offer any players selection guarantees. Belgium international Thibaut Courtois started in goal for the opening English Premier League match at Burnley on Monday night, which the Blues won 3-1.

“Petr Cech is a top professional, he is working as always, behaving as always, being a group man as always, being a Chelsea person  always, and he  is totally happy? I don’t believe so, but it is  not (just) him. It is everyone who didn’t start the game (at Burnley). This period is hard for them, for me, because it is a period with one match per
week, so (for the) first three matches, they clearly feel that some are playing more and some don’t.  Now, when there is only one match per week, some are not playing and they feel (it) more, but Petr’s behaviour is fantastic, and that is important.”

Mourinho, whose side face Leicester on Saturday, is no stranger to having to make difficult selection decisions, following spells in charge of Inter Milan and Real Madrid before returning to Chelsea for a second spell in June 2013.

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