Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is concerned that a “mole” among his squad is leaking details of his team selection to rival teams following the 2-1 defeat by Leicester City on Monday night, with the worry that he is being undermined at the club.
Mourinho was outspoken in his criticism of the players following the loss at the King Power Stadium, blaming a number of his key squad members for “betraying” him after failing to convert their performances on the training ground into their results on the pitch.
And according to The Times, Mourinho is concerned that his team selection for the Premier League match was leaked to the Blues’s opponents ahead of kick-off, leading to the manager believing he has a mole in the squad that does not want Chelsea to improve matters at Stamford Bridge.
Mourinho also has suspicion that his team selection was leaked to Porto ahead of Chelsea’s 3-0 Champions League victory last week after learning that the Portuguese club – which Mourinho used to manage – knew midfielder Cesc Fabregas had been dropped from the squad for the crucial group stage encounter.
The Chelsea manager ensures that team tactics aren’t leaked ahead of matches by instructing his players not to inform family members of whether they are playing or not, given his fear that important team news can be leaked to opponents.
It’s added that Mourinho believes the leak came from within the Chelsea camp, although there is no suggestion that Fabregas is responsible for the information being given out.
Culled from Times
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