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Jose Mourinho admitted he is dissatisfied with the work of this season, despite "Chelsea" matching the record of 63 consecutive unbeaten home matches set by the "Liverpool" team and having the chance to improve it next season.
On Sunday, with a 1-1 result against "Everton," "Chelsea" ended the Premier League season and equaled the record set by the "Liverpool" team at the end of the 70s and the beginning of the 80s.
Unfortunately, in this match before the Saturday Football Association Cup match against "Man Utd," which took the English champion title from the London club, J. Mourinho lost another key player, John Obi Mikel. This overshadowed the fact that in the Premier League matches, "Chelsea" has not been defeated in their own field for the third consecutive season.
This also means that the Portuguese will have difficulty assembling more than 16 players for the final Football Association Cup match, which will be the first at the renovated "Wembley" stadium since 2000, when the "Chelsea" team led by Gianluca Vialli won the trophy.
Didier Drogba, who scored the only goal in the last match, became the top scorer in the Premier League this season.
"It's great to match such a record, but it doesn't mean anything more. We play football to win trophies and championships, not to aim for records," said the extravagant Portuguese.
"It's an honor to match the historic record of the "Liverpool" team from the late 1970s - early 1980s. The determination to be strong at home should be maintained," the coach evaluated the team's achievements.
"If we win the first home match of the next season, we would improve this record. It would be fantastic. We would become a team that left a mark in history," J. Mourinho did not hide his desire to break the "Liverpool" record.
"The second positive thing is that despite not playing very well in the Premier League, we finished proudly, honorably, and with a good team spirit. But that's not enough. I am not satisfied that we are not winners. But I am satisfied that we are not satisfied with ourselves," the coach listed positive things.
"Unbelievable. I couldn't let the players rest. I only let Michael Essien and Claude Makelele rest. We lost Mikel and the reality is that, in my opinion, we don't have 16 players for the final match," stated the Portuguese.
