Former Chelsea star David Luiz defended by Jose Mourinho after World Cup nightmare with Brazil

David Luiz

Jose Mourinho has leapt to the defence of his former Chelsea man David Luiz after Brazil’s shock humiliation at the hands of Germany in the World Cup semi-final, report Goal.com.

The eccentric defender has faced significant criticism in the post-mortem of his side’s 7-1 loss, but the Chelsea boss thinks it is unreasonable to single out one particular player.

Luiz was considered to be directly at fault for at least two of the goals Brazil conceded <in the 7-1 loss on Tuesday.

While Mourinho agrees that Luiz, who has recently signed for Paris Saint-Germain for £40 million, made significant mistakes in the match, but feels it is unfair to comment so much on one player’s displays when the team were so bad as a collective.

Mourinho said: ”I don’t think it’s fair to separate a player from the team, because the team was really bad.

“David made mistakes? Yes he did. But, Dante made mistake, Marcelo made mistakes, Fernandinho made mistakes. The team as a team made mistakes. So I don’t think it’s fair.

“I think everyone in my situation, everyone that is a player, everyone that is a coach, everyone that is not involved in the World Cup, but could be in that position. I think all of us are feeling really sorry for them.”

Mourinho is also of the opinion that the record-breaking defeat will go down in history, likely to enter the Brazilian national consciousness to the same extent that the World Cup loss to Uruguay in 1950 did, and sympathises with the Selecao for that reason.

He continued: “It is a historical moment. A moment that we will remember forever the same way that we all know that once Brazil lost a World Cup final against Uruguay and the same way my son, who is 14 years old, son knows that.

“In fifty years’ time our kids will know that Brazil lost at home against Germany, one to seven. From my point of view, from the professional point of view, it’s heart-breaking and I’m really sorry for them.”

David Luiz managed 13 interceptions at the World Cup.