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24 Dec 2014

Jose Mourinho: No Christmas, just Football... I think the players deserve RESPECT

Footballers playing in Britain deserve respect because of the hectic festive fixture programme, according to Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.
Beginning with Monday night's 2-0 victory over Stoke, the Blues will play five matches in less than two weeks. Boxing Day sees the visit of West Ham while further Premier League matches against Southampton and Tottenham follow before an FA Cup third-round clash against Watford.
"It's very difficult," said Mourinho. "I have lots of respect for the players in this country. It doesn't matter -- English or not English. The moment you are a football player in this country, I respect you a lot.
"At this moment the German guys are on the beach, the Spanish guys are in the Maldives getting sun -- everybody else is doing that.
"But in this country you play on the 22nd, you play on Boxing Day, you play on the 28th, you play on New Year's Day. There is no Christmas -- just football, and I think (the players) deserve respect.
"The supporters all around the country give them that respect because every stadium is sold-out. And I think the way to do it is with the kind of professionalism my players have shown."
Chelsea's victory over Stoke, avenging their defeat at the Britannia Stadium last season, ensured they held on to top spot in the table for Christmas.

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