Mourinho plans 'small' Chelsea squad
New Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has said he plans to work with a small squad at Stamford Bridge but would not reveal if any of the players at Porto would follow him to England.
He said: “In relation to players I would say if all the names you wrote in last few days are correct we would have a 50-player squad and I hate to work with big squads.
“I want a small squad – 21 players plus the goalkeepers and no more.
And he made it clear he wanted immediate success.
He added: “I think football clubs want success in relation to their potential. Even if a manager does good work in a club, if we don’t achieve targets we are looking for at the beginning, you have to assume you have failed.
“I’m not asking for time, what I want is to give my best, to improve things, to create a football team in relation to my image and my football philosophy.
“Most important is to find players who think as I think. We should not be afraid to say: 'We want to win.' We shouldn’t defend ourselves from pressure, saying we only want success in the last year of my contract.
“The biggest ambition I have is to win the first Premiership match on August 14. My second ambition is to win the next match and we will keep going like this.
“We have top players and, sorry if I’m arrogant, we have a top manager.”
