Anyone see Suarez today? I think he was in Terry and Cahill's pocket all game long.
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I thought willian and azpilicueta were huge for us today.
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Chelsea reporting a net loss of 49 million pounds. Happy new year guys
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Great performance today. Spot on substitutions by Jose.
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I am fairly certain that Mata is gone now though.
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“No. A striker: 100 percent no,” he said. “[It] is not a priority, is not an option. We have three. This squad is good enough for my first season, and for the objectives of the first season and to prepare the next season, so we are happy with the squad we have.
“If we can improve the squad to prepare the next season, we will do that, but we know what we have. We know players that are in performance stability, players that in performance development.
“We know where we are, we know what we need for the future, and we are preparing for the future but competing in the present. We are favourites for nothing -- we just want to be favourites for the next game -- and as I was saying at Southampton, the market is open, but for us, almost closed.”
The Chelsea manager also maintained that Mata is more settled after the controversy following his substitution in the 3-0 win over Southampton.
Manchester United are monitoring Mata’s situation, with Napoli also reported to be interested, after Mourinho said: “I want to keep him. I don’t want him to go. That is my opinion, my wish, but my door is open.”
Asked on Friday whether the Spain international had visited his office, Mourinho said: “No, and today he trained in a fantastic way, so I think he focused more in what I talked after the game at Southampton.
“When I told him I don’t want him to leave, he was focused on that and not focused and not when I said the door is always open. When he focused on ‘I don’t want him to leave, I don’t want the club to sell him,’ he moved on. He was happy with the victory, so today he trained in a fantastic way. I keep saying that I want him to say.”
Mourinho reiterated that he would not be willing to sell Mata to another Premier League and added: “We have no offers.”