Mourinho plays down Chelsea’s title hunt
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho insists he is still not thinking about
the title,despite seeing his side move seven points clear at the top of
the table after a 4-0 victory over Tottenham at Stamford Bridge.
After last Saturday night's emphatic Premier League victory over
Spurs at Stamford Bridge, Mourinho would only concede that the Blues do
have a top-four spot now "in their pocket" but insists that their next
target was only to make sure they secure a top-three finish.
He told Sky Sports: "Clearly it is very, very difficult to not get a top-four position. They (Spurs) were the biggest threats to the top four.
"If we lose seven points now with nine matches to go... a lot can happen, but 13 points with nine matches is almost impossible for us to lose that, so from now our objective in the Premier League is in our pocket.
"Our next objective is top three, as that gives us direct qualification [to the Champions League group stages] and if at a certain point our distance to fourth is big, I will say we will think a bit more — but objective now is top three. If Man City win three games in hand, which they can — they are top."
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He told Sky Sports: "Clearly it is very, very difficult to not get a top-four position. They (Spurs) were the biggest threats to the top four.
"If we lose seven points now with nine matches to go... a lot can happen, but 13 points with nine matches is almost impossible for us to lose that, so from now our objective in the Premier League is in our pocket.
"Our next objective is top three, as that gives us direct qualification [to the Champions League group stages] and if at a certain point our distance to fourth is big, I will say we will think a bit more — but objective now is top three. If Man City win three games in hand, which they can — they are top."
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