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Chelsea's manager Jose Mourinho during a press conference in Bucharest today. Vadim Ghirda/AP/Press Association Images

Jose Mourinho storms out of press conference

The Chelsea boss is sick of everyone asking him about the players he leaves out of his team.

CHELSEA BOSS JOSE Mourinho has walked out of his pre-match press conference ahead of their UEFA Champions League game with Steaua Bucharest.

Mourinho was angered by questions surrounding the absence of Belgian attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, who did not travel to the Romanian capital after being left out of the squad.

The Portuguese’s decision to leave Spanish playmaker Juan Mata out of a number of games this term has come under much scrutiny, although the 25-year-old is in line to start on Tuesday after setting up the equaliser in Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with Tottenham last Saturday.

Former Inter and Real Madrid manager Mourinho – in his second stint with Chelsea – has clearly grown tired of questions over his decisions, though, as the 50-year-old responded irritably following enquiries as to why De Bruyne has been omitted.

“This is fantastic because no one asks me about (Juan) Mata. You have spoken about Mata for three weeks. Now you’re asking about Kevin,” he said.

“You are interested in the players who are not playing. He was not selected. It was my decision. Only 11 can play and I tried to decide, by what they do on the pitch when they play and in training.

“I try to be honest all the time. I was honest with Juan because of what he’s done in training and what he’s done in the game he played, and so he plays.

“With Kevin I didn’t like the match he played against Swindon (in the League Cup), and I didn’t like the way he was training. But you only ask about the guys who were not selected. Thank you.”

Mourinho then promptly left the room and will hope his players do the talking for him at the Arena Nationala as they look to bounce back from a 2-1 defeat to Basel in their opening Champions League fixture.

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    Sep 30th 2013, 8:05 PM

    Sounds like this guys is under pressure already

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    Mute Diarmuid O'Connor
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    Sep 30th 2013, 9:01 PM

    He was under pressure as soon as he took the job.

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    Sep 30th 2013, 9:32 PM

    You should never go back!

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    Sep 30th 2013, 9:45 PM

    The master of mind games outdone by a reporter. Usually the press just kiss his ass.

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    Sep 30th 2013, 10:28 PM

    Any inside stories from your mates in Barcelona for us Derek?

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    Sep 30th 2013, 9:44 PM

    How come pauljohnson never comments in Chelsea threads????

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    Mute Wilson
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    Sep 30th 2013, 9:53 PM

    Because he’s not a real person and certainly not from London

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    Sep 30th 2013, 10:04 PM

    I Dont need to defend the best manager in England. And Wilson I am as real as that thrashing MANCHESTER got of West Brom in MANCHESTER.

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    Sep 30th 2013, 11:40 PM

    WEST BROM beat MAN UTD?????? WOW, that is a REAL SICKENER!!

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    Sep 30th 2013, 11:56 PM

    I agree with u Gladiator. Wilson came on yesterday to a page about Reina trying to make a fool of me, ended up making a laughing stock of himself. I asked him for a response and I’m still waiting!! Utter clown is all he is, no one should take him serious!

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    Oct 1st 2013, 12:24 AM

    If I’ve told you once paul, I’ve told you a gazillion times, “YOU SHOULD NEVER GO BACK”, Jose the clown fraud has lost that bit of “special” he used to have :-)

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    Oct 1st 2013, 12:28 AM

    Yep I agree, something missing, things don’t look the same there as they were in his first stint. Think he really wanted the united job, that passed him by, ended back at Chelsea, no other choice. Looks like an unhappy bunny there.

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    Oct 1st 2013, 1:37 AM

    Nice picture Steo ….

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    Mute Uruguayan Gladiator
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    Oct 1st 2013, 7:26 AM

    That’s it everyone… Don’t reply or even give Wilson a red or green thumb, DONT FEED THE TROLL!!

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    Mute Wilson
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    Oct 1st 2013, 8:35 AM

    Don’t think that would take much James.. And as for trolling you deem everybody who disagrees with your points as trolling .. Look up the word

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    Sep 30th 2013, 10:00 PM

    Typical Jose

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    Sep 30th 2013, 10:33 PM

    Deadly new game: predict how many times this tosser says “I” before his press conferences.

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