Jose Mourinho slams Fernando Torres, calls Javier Pastore's goal a joke

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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was disappointed and raged at the same time with Chelsea’s performance against Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain in their first leg 3-1 defeat in the UEFA Champions League quarter finals.

Mourinho was particularly critical about the Javier Pastore’s goal which came in late during the additional time.

“We scored in our own goal, and the third goal … it’s a joke,” Mourinho told in the post-match press conference. “Not a goal, a joke. Gary Cahill said it was sloppy but I say it was ridiculous. It was Pastore and us.”

Pastore’s goal in GIF.

“In the second half we made individual mistakes in areas where, for the whole season, the guys have performed with no problems. They have the right to make the mistakes because we have other players who have made some mistakes all season. From a strategic point of view, the team had great discipline and did the most difficult things to do in the game.”

“They stopped [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic when he dropped back to play in the midfield and between the lines, and he was completely under control. Edinson Cavani was completely under control. The positional play from Marco Verratti and Thiago Motta was under control, as were their full-backs, but we couldn’t transform our half-chances into goals. And on top of that we made defensive mistakes, individual defensive mistakes, so we paid the price.”

“At the first goal the ball goes to [Ezequiel] Lavezzi and he controls the half-volley and ‘boom’. Top player. Top striker. It’s been difficult for us to score goals, especially when the games are tight. It’s difficult for us to transform the half-chances into chances. And when you make the defensive mistakes, you are in trouble. That’s, for me, simple. We are not a team full of talent to score goals – especially at this level but you never know.”

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When asked about his decision to field Andre Schürrle ahead of Fernando Torres, Mourinho said: “I’m not happy with my strikers’ performances, so I have to try things. And with André at least I know we have one more player to have the ball, one more player to associate with the other players, and even if he is not dangerous because he’s not a striker, he can associate and the team can have control of the ball possession like we had.”

“But football is not just about that. It’s also about scoring goals, getting behind, and that is for strikers. Real strikers. And I had to try. We are not out, and we have nothing to lose now.”

The return leg will be played at Chelsea’s home Stamford Bridge next week.