Players need to show more motivation, says Mourinho

JOSE MOURINHO will demand a return to normal service tomorrow when Chelsea take on AC Milan in the final game of the English champions’ US tour at Giants Stadium.

After beating the Italians 1-0 in Boston last Sunday, Mourinho saw his Blues squad take on US Major League Soccer champions DC United in Washington on Thursday night and go behind to a soft, set-piece header in the first-half before recovering for a 2-1 victory.

The Chelsea coach had earlier in the week questioned whether his players would be able to approach the DC game in the right frame of mind. He addressed his players on the subject before the match, in the wake of pre-season upsets for high-profile clubs elsewhere in the world this week, only to see his fears realised at FedEx Field, when DC United went at Chelsea with all guns blazing.