Jose Mourinho warns players to stand up

Chelsea will bid to improve on their miserable start to the season - four wins in 11 games in all competitions, including two in seven in the Premier League against Southampton today.
Amid talk of a crisis and suggestions of rifts within the squad, Mourinho is defiant, and he became the second Premier League manager in under a year after former Leicester boss Nigel Pearson to make a reference to a certain flightless bird.
âThere is an animal that puts its head in the ground... an ostrich,â Mourinho said.
âIn the bad moments, you cannot do that and just wait for a better moment to come, or for the problems to be resolved by themselves.
âOr waiting for the moon to change and give you better vibrations.
âYou make mistakes, you are in a bad moment, no ostrich (behaviour), (lift your) head up, face the problems, speak, work. For me, this is the way.â
Pearson was forced to apologise for calling a journalist an ostrich during a tetchy press conference in April.
âSometimes, players are on the pitch and they are hidden,â he added.
âI think we showed against Arsenal that we donât have that profile.
âWe came against Arsenal in a worse run than now, after (defeats to) Crystal Palace and Everton.
Mourinho defended his methods after suggestions some players were unhappy with his criticism, insisting it is imperative to rebuke players in front of their team-mates.
âOf course (I criticise) in front of the other players, because I coach,â Mourinho said.
âWhen I criticise the mistake of my right-back and Ola Aina is present, itâs an education for him.
âWhen I criticise a mistake of Gary Cahill and John Terry is in the meeting, if he didnât play he knows what I want.
âIf I criticise Willian for his movement, Pedro is listening and learning.â
Even Eden Hazard, Chelseaâs standout performer last term, has not been immune, dropping to the substitutesâ bench for Tuesday nightâs loss at Porto.
Mourinho had an explanation for Hazardâs sub-standard display in last Saturdayâs draw at Newcastle - the Belgian had become a father for the third time the previous evening - and insists the forward remains the Premier Leagueâs best.
âHe played very well against Arsenal.
âAgainst Newcastle he was all night without sleeping because his baby was born that night.
âHe travelled on the morning of the game and wasnât in the best condition.
âHeâs in a period where heâs not at the top of his game, but heâs the best.â