City drubbing a 'fake' result - Mourinho

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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho described his
team's 3-0 Premier League defeat at Manchester
City on Sunday as a "fake" result.

But the reality, however much it hurts, is that
Chelsea could hardly have made a more
unconvincing start to the defence of their crown,
on or off the pitch.

A Community Shield defeat by Arsenal was
shrugged off as irrelevant, but something looked
seriously amiss a week later in a fortunate 2-2
draw at home to Swansea City in which keeper
Thibaut Courtois was red-carded.
That poor display was overshadowed by
Mourinho's removal of club doctor Eva Carneiro Read Here
from bench duty after describing her as "naive" for
tending to Eden Hazard -- leaving Chelsea
temporarily reduced to nine men.
Worse was to follow on Sunday, though, as
Mourinho suffered his joint-heaviest defeat as a
Premier League manager.

A listless display at City's Etihad Stadium,
particularly in the first half, allowed Chelsea's main
title rivals to steal a march and move five points
clear.

The biggest bombshell, however, was long-term
captain and defensive colossus John Terry being
substituted at halftime for tactical reasons -- the
first time Mourinho had ever taken his trusty
skipper off in the heat of battle.
The only good news on Sunday was the signing of
left back Abdul Rahman Baba from Bundesliga club
Augsburg -- a welcome recruit after a summer in
which Chelsea failed to significantly upgrade last
year's model.

So dominant last season when cruising to the title,
Chelsea have looked under-cooked so far.

Not since 1998 have they failed to win either of
their opening league games and while a five-point
deficit on City with 108 more points to play for is
no crisis -- a return to form cannot come soon
enough.

Yet Mourinho was having none of it after goals
from Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and
Fernandinho sent City top.

"3-0 is completely fake," Mourinho told reporters.

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Speaking to Chelsea's TV channel later, he added:
"In the second half we controlled every aspect of
the game.

"Then one corner, one mistake and 2-0. The best
team in the first half won and the best team in the
second half lost."

Terry's position in the team will dominate the week
ahead as Chelsea prepare to face West Bromwich
Albion.

"I had to decide on John or (Gary) Cahill because
Zouma is the fastest player we have in our
defensive line," Mourinho explained of his decision
to hook Terry.

"The point was not to bring John out but to bring
Zouma in. I wanted to have my fastest player on
the pitch.

"I'm the one that plays John every game, made
him captain, brought him back from a difficult
situation with other managers."

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