Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has warned his team that losing to Tottenham in Sunday’s League Cup final is not an option.
The Portuguese is seeking his first trophy
in his second spell as Blues boss, having not visited Wembley for a
major cup final since winning both the FA Cup and League Cup in 2006-07.
He told reporters: “It is a final we have to play and a final we have to win. “This is the only moment since I arrived in July 2013 that I don’t think about the future of this club,” Mourinho added. “I just think about the moment, I just think about this game. “We have a final to win on Sunday and nothing else matters.” Mourinho hopes that reaching the national stadium each season will become an expectation within the Chelsea team as his current group of players develop and mature. “Chelsea cannot win everything and cannot win every season,” he said. “If you want to do that we have to change country to where the competition is not so hard. “Chelsea, in the last 10 years, won just the League Cup twice but was many times at Wembley and won FA Cups, won Premier Leagues and the European Cup. “We try to build with this new generation of players and try to make Wembley something normal for us and try to go there year after year.”
The 52-year-old, who confirmed that John Obi Mikel would not be available to replace the suspended Nemanja Matic due to injury, also spoke of his respect for Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino. “He’s a guy that I respect,” Mourinho remarked. “He’s doing his work the same as many people. We don’t have problems. “I think it will be an easy job for the fourth official because between both benches there will be peace.”
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