Coach Mourinho berates Chelsea for missed chances

Tue Sep 18, 2007 10:45pm BST
 
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By Clare Lovell

LONDON (Reuters) - Coach Jose Mourinho berated Chelsea for missing a hatful of chances and for their defensive frailty after being held to a 1-1 Champions League Group B draw by Norwegians Rosenborg Trondheim on Tuesday.

"The story of the match is ... we couldn't score two goals in 20 chances and we could not defend a set piece (for Rosenborg's goal)," a grim-looking Mourinho told reporters.

The Portuguese coach said he was alarmed at the lack of goals in a side missing last season's top scorers Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard through injury.

"For me the drama is we play as an attacking team, dominating games, and we score one single goal in three games," said Mourinho.

The London side, Premier League champions in 2005 and 2006, have now failed to win in their last three outings.

"We did enough to win both of our last two matches but the reality is 0-0 and 1-1 so I am not happy," said Mourinho.

He added that neither Lampard nor Drogba looked likely to be fit for Sunday's match at Premier League champions Manchester United.

Mourinho said the draw with Rosenborg was not "a drama" for Champions League qualification in a group that also included Schalke 04 of Germany and Spain's Valencia.  Continued...

 

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