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José Mourinho hits out at Spain’s handling of Diego Costa injury José Mourinho hits out at Spain’s handling of Diego Costa injury
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Chelsea manager José Mourinho has spoken of his simmering discontent over uncommunicative national team managers over the treatment of his players in the continued absence of striker Diego Costa. José Mourinho has spoken of his simmering discontent over uncommunicative national team managers concerning the treatment of Chelsea players in the continued absence of the striker Diego Costa.
Spain striker Costa is out of Tuesday’s Champions League Group G clash with Maribor with a hamstring problem which has plagued him persistently this season. The Spain striker will miss Tuesday’s Champions League Group G home match against Maribor with a hamstring problem that has plagued him persistently this season.
Mourinho believes it was exacerbated by playing against Slovakia and Luxembourg during the international break this month and took a swipe at Spain boss Vicente del Bosque. Mourinho believes it was exacerbated by playing against Slovakia and Luxembourg during the international break and took a swipe at the Spain manager, Vicente del Bosque.
“It’s the same problem that he’s having, but now an injury, not an almost injury,” said Mourinho, who is uncertain when Costa will return. “It’s the same problem that he’s having but now an injury, not an almost injury,” said Mourinho, who is uncertain when Costa will return.
“It’s simple. He’s not training because he’s not in condition to do it. “It’s simple. He’s not training because he’s not in condition to do it. Tomorrow he cannot play. Let’s see what happens for next weekend but next weekend is not important. I don’t have Manchester United [on Sunday in the Premier League] in mind. I have Maribor in mind.”
“Tomorrow he cannot play. Let’s see what happens for next weekend, but next weekend is not important. Costa has scored nine goals in seven Premier League games but was absent for Saturday’s win at Crystal Palace.
“I don’t have Manchester United (on Sunday in the Premier League) in mind. I have Maribor in mind.” Chelsea have the same squad as at Palace for their first fixture with a Slovenian side, with the Nigeria midfielder Mikel John Obi (foot) absent and the Brazil midfielder Ramires (groin) and the Germany forward André Schürrle (illness) also missing despite training on Monday.
Costa has scored nine goals in seven Premier League games, but was absent for Saturday’s win at Crystal Palace. It is the situation regarding Costa which appears to be frustrating Mourinho most. “Sometimes you have national coaches and medical departments that want to establish a relationship and they are interested in the players, their physical condition, their habits. Some others they simply don’t care. This is not something we can resolve.
Chelsea have the same squad as at Palace for their first fixture with a Slovenian side, with Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel (foot) absent and Brazil midfielder Ramires (groin) and World Cup winning Germany forward André Schürrle (illness) also missing despite training on Monday. “In this moment, since the beginning of the season, I think from all the national teams, I think [I have received] one phone call from Roy [Hodgson].”
It is the situation regarding Costa which appears to be frustrating Mourinho most. Mourinho declined to reveal details of the conversation with Hodgson but the defender Gary Cahill was carrying an ankle injury at the start of September before England’s match with Switzerland.
He added: “Sometimes you have national coaches and medical departments that want to establish a relationship and they are interested in the players, their physical condition, their habits. Mourinho revealed how the Croatia manager, Igor Stimac, called him three times a week about the midfielder Luca Modric when he was Real Madrid manager as an example of communication.
“Some others they simply don’t care. This is not something we can resolve. “It hurts,” Mourinho said. “You are not happy when you give players in good condition and you receive the players in bad condition.”
“In this moment, since the beginning of the season, I think from all the national teams, I think (I have received) one phone call from Roy (Hodgson, the England boss).”
Mourinho declined to reveal details of the conversation with Hodgson, but defender Gary Cahill was carrying an ankle knock at the start of September prior to England’s match with Switzerland.
The Portuguese revealed how then Croatia boss Igor Stimac called him three times a week about midfielder Luca Modric when he was Real Madrid boss as an example of communication.
“It hurts,” Mourinho added.
“You are not happy when you give players in good conditions and you receive the players in bad conditions.”