Jose is never happy is he?

Last updated : 18 December 2004 By Paul Lagan

Chelsea's sixth four goal haul in their last nine Premiership games see them six points clear at the top of the Premier League.
It sounds good that eh? Top of the league.

After the match, for which there is an exclusive report, check out the match section, Jose Mourinho was in typical mood - the guy is simply a genius.

I asked him how many points he thought The Blues will muster this season.
He gave me that weird, what sort of question is that look, then grinned: "To be honest I don't know how many we have now?"
I told him 43, he looked skyward, as if to work out the maths and said, "well about 90 points I think."
he went on to add that at half-time he told his players : "To forget the 3-0 score,” said the Portuguese manager.

“I said they must understand the game better, they had to play collectively and not individually, they had to show Norwich respect.

“We were the better team, no doubt and should have scored more goals.”

Asked if Chelsea can be overtaken for the title, Mourinho was bullish: “A better team than us will win the title. But we need to keep our physical shape and mental strength.
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“In the future, perhaps Man Utd or Arsenal will move into a different level with us dropping down a level, but we don’t need to be worried about anyone else.

Norwich manager Nigel Worthington was stung by the scoreline but sanguine about the calibre of the opposition.

“They are a good team,” said Worthington.

“They will be there or there abouts - but we did alright in the first half in particular.

“But we gave them two goals, which you can get away with in the Championship but not the Premiership.

“We kept fighting and did not get hammered - it was not a disgrace to lose to them.

As a professional, I try to win every game. We did not park the bus inn front of goal, and if we stick together we will be okay.

“There will be no wholesale changes in January, the players know that.”