Kurt Zouma reveals Mourinho made contact with Chelsea stars

Kurt Zouma reveals Mourinho made contact with Chelsea stars

Kurt Zouma has revealed Jose Mourinho contacted Chelsea stars during half-time of their clash with Stoke, a game he was banned from, and also congratulated them after the game, despite a 1-0 defeat.

He explained: "The pre-match chat happened at the hotel and when we arrived at the ground, he was no longer with us.

"It is the other coach (Steve Holland) who took charge and at half-time they spoke by messaging – they swapped text messages or they called each other I think.

"The assistant told us what he had said and then he (Mourinho) joined us after and told us we had played a good match.

“He was disappointed, like everyone because we lost. I think we could have won that match. We deserved to win it, I think, but we lost. So we were all disappointed."