In midweek, Conte "patched" Mourinho in a press conference before the Chelsea - AS Roma match in the Champions League. The Italian coach believes that Mourinho took advantage of Chelsea's crisis to let go of his speculation, thereby making the situation of The Blues worse.
Mourinho believes that Conte is too concerned about Chelsea's current situation after the club have suffered consecutive injuries. Specifically, a humiliating 1-2 loss to Palace without Morata and a lucky 3-3 draw with AS Roma without Kante.
"I didn't say anything to Conte and I don't know why he thought I was being teased, maybe it was because the reporter's communication was not right.
Such things (player injuries) are normal in world football, but most coaches repeat that to justify each failure," Mourinho shared.
The "Special One's" words are well-founded because not only Conte, but even Klopp and Wenger have continuously talked about cases of absence to explain their recent poor form. Looking back at Manchester United in the hands of the "Special One", his team is also "no less serious" as the list of injured players continues to grow through each match. In addition to Ibrahimovic, who was injured last season, names like Pogba, Rojo, Fellaini, Carrick, Bailly, ... are also unable to play.
"players like Ibrahimovic, Lukaku, Pogba, you can imagine how we would have played without them.
I think we should not complain about injuries. If there is a problem, we should target the competition schedule there. I don't understand why Man United played the Champions League on the 4th but still had to play on the 7th night. The new match schedule is worth mentioning," Mourinho shared.
Chelsea will have an early match against Watford at home at 6:30 p.m. tonight, while M.U will visit rookie Huddersfield at 9:00 p.m.
