LONDON: Jose Mourinho has criticised the treatment of some of his Chelsea players on international duty after the manager revealed Diego Costa will miss today’s Champions League clash with Maribor.
Mourinho confirmed Costa aggravated an existing hamstring problem during the last international break with Spain when he faced Slovakia and Luxembourg in the space of four days.
The Chelsea manager insists he had no contact with Spain coach Vicente del Bosque or the national team’s medical staff about Costa’s condition before the player joined up with the Spanish squad.
And speaking ahead of the visit of Maribor to Stamford Bridge, he said: “It’s the same problem that he is having but now an injury, not an almost injury. It’s simple and he is not training because he is not in condition to do it.
“Tomorrow (Tuesday), he cannot play, let’s see what happens next weekend. But next weekend does not matter, what is important is tomorrow.”
Mourinho admitted there was little he could do to influence the way his players are handled while away with their national teams.
And he revealed England manager Roy Hodgson is the only national coach to have contacted him this season to discuss the condition of one of his players.
AFP
