|
Jose Mourinho has told the Daily Telegraph he would not hesitate to commit his long-term future to Chelsea were he offered a new contract. Mourinho returned to Stamford Bridge in June 2013 on a four-year deal and led the club to third in the 2013-14 campaign. The Blues have made a strong start to the new season, sitting unbeaten at the top of the table after seven games, and former Real Madrid boss Mourinho has said he sees his long-term future in West London. "I [would] sign tomorrow," he said. "That's what I want. I want to stay in Chelsea and English football because I think I won the right. Unfortunately, Chelsea's not my club. I depend on the club and I depend on the results." Chelsea have a five-point lead over second-placed Manchester City ahead of Saturday's trip to Crystal Palace, where they lost last season. Mourinho, who won the Premier League trophy twice during his first stint at Chelsea, pointed to their improved mental strength as the main difference from last term. "Last year, I was feeling that we could [win the league] but we were not ready to cope with that pressure," he said. "We couldn't cope with certain moments of the game. "This season we improve footballistically, with Diego and [Cesc] Fabregas, no doubt. We were lucky to have in the market available for us exactly the style of player we need. But what people maybe don't realise is that the maturity of our team changed a lot. "I think Man City have everything. I think they have lots of talent and lots of physicality. They have more options than everyone else. They have 'replicas' for every position [but] they don't have young players in the development phase. "You tell me -- if we keep this team, and they keep that team: in five years' time who is going to be better? I say immediately -- us, because in five years I'm going to have [Eden] Hazard, Oscar, Willian, [Cesar] Azpilicueta, [Kurt] Zouma, in the best moment of their careers, and the fantastic players I have now at 28, 29. A fantastic team with lots of solutions." Information from the Press Association was used in this report.
|
