Jose upbeat after stalemate
03 Jan 2007 - 08:51:29
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- Jose upbeat after stalemate
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho claims his side remain in a good position in the title race despite only being able to draw 0-0 at Aston Villa on Tuesday.
The Blues' third successive draw leaves them six points behind Manchester United, but Mourinho insists Sir Alex Ferguson's side should be even further ahead of his injury-ravaged team at this stage of the season.
The former FC Porto boss said: "Considering the problems Chelsea have had, Manchester United should be 10, 12, 14 points clear of us. I am happy to be six points behind.
"In my opinion, Manchester United did not take advantage of our bad moments.
"Six points is nothing. In previous seasons, we have gone 11, 12 points clear and killed things off by Christmas.
"They (Manchester United) didn't take their opportunity on Monday when they drew at Newcastle.
"Manchester United have dropped five points at West Ham and Newcastle recently and the gap could have been bigger.
"Now we look forward to the second half of the season when we should have some people back pretty quickly.
"John Terry should be available for the next Premiership game with Wigan and Petr Cech and Arjen Robben for the game after that at Liverpool."
However, Khalid Boulahrouz suffered suspected medial ligament damage at Villa Park while Ricardo Carvalho will be suspended for the Carling Cup semi-final first leg clash with Wycombe Wanderers after picking up his fifth booking of the campaign in the stalemate.