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Jose Mourinho has apologised to Chelsea fans for his recent criticism of the Stamford Bridge atmosphere. Following his side's 2-1 home win against Queens Park Rangers earlier this month, Mourinho suggested Stamford Bridge games were like playing "in an empty stadium." The comments caused a stir amongst the Chelsea faithful but, after his side's 2-0 home victory over West Brom on Saturday, Mourinho told Chelsea TV: "It improved a lot -- there is no comparison. "I don't want to speak about it, for good and for bad. They pay me to coach and win matches, not to be critical of the crowd, so I feel sorry for my comments a couple of weeks ago. "The reality is that, today, the difference was amazing." The Chelsea fans were more vocal for the visit of West Brom, and were encouraged by what Mourinho called a "fantsatic" first-half display from the Blues. Diego Costa and Eden Hazard fired Chelsea seven points clear at the top of the Premier League, but Mourinho said: "I cannot compare teams that won everything [in his first spell as Chelsea boss] with teams that have won nothing. "This team have won nothing. The other team finished a couple of years ago, we have John [Terry] and Didier [Drogba] and nothing else. "These guys have to win if they want to be seen as a great team. It's not about playing beautiful football or being autumn champions. They have to win titles."
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