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.