Jose Mourinho silences his critics with win against Fulham

QUIET: Jose Mourinho managed to prove his critics wrong with a 2-0 win against Fulham

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho managed to have the last laugh over his critics after his sides 2-0 victory over Fulham which takes them to the top of the Premier League table due to goal difference. BBC Sport reports.

The Blues have had their worst start of the season in over a decade, with no victories in four games, which Mourinho poked fun at describing it as “very bad”.

“That’s what I read – it was a disaster,” said the Portuguese.

“It looks like for the others, to lose is a normal thing and it looks like for us it’s the end of the world.”

Chelsea headed to Fulham with just seven points in four games- a feat which was unheard of since Russian billionaire Roman Abrahamovic purchased the club in 2003.

Goals from Oscar and John Obi Mikel saw Chelsea over take rivals Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham- who have all lost one game this campaign.

Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal or Tottenham need a win in order to displace Chelsea from the top of the league.

“After a bad start that everybody kept telling me is the worst start for about a decade, today I go to bed and look at the table and nobody is in front of us,” Mourinho added.

“I’ve been in football for a long time and when results are not good I’m not expecting people to speak well about our team.

“But I’m building a different team and the most difficult thing is first to change the philosophy. That takes a little bit of time.

“We are not playing especially well, the results are not especially good, but the beauty of the Premier League is that everybody loses points, so no dramas.

“The reality is we are there – we have 10 points. I have to say I never worked so hard as I’m doing this season with this group of players.”

The Portuguese tactician continues to leave Juan Mata out of the starting lineup the Spaniard did not even feature in the substitutes for the Fulham game, meanwhile Oscar justified his selection in the first team by scoring the opening goal.

The 50-year-old stated that Mata would get a chance to play in the Capital One Cup game versus Swindon o Tuesday.

“I hope he tells me on the pitch ‘you are wrong, I’m the best and I have to play every game’,” said Mourinho.

“I would love that. I’m waiting for a professional reaction. I want him to be fantastic. I hope he can.

“I gave Juan the chance to play from the beginning against Aston Villa, from the beginning against Everton, 30, 35 minutes against Basel.

“The past is the past, what matters is now. You have to be judged for what you do now.

“I have my options, but the thing that I most love in football is when the players prove that I’m wrong.”