With Fernando Torres out for three weeks, the
Chelsea boss is left with just two fit first-team
strikers, while the Belgian has scored three times
in just two games for Everton
Jose Mourinho insists that he does no regret sending
Romelu Lukaku out on loan, claiming that "it is one
thing to play for Everton and another to play for
Chelsea".
The Portuguese currently has Samuel Eto'o, Demba Ba
and Fernando Torres on his books up front, although
the latter has been ruled out for three weeks with a
knee injury , with all three failing to score so far this
season.
Lukaku, meanwhile, has added to his 17-goal return for
West Brom last term with three goals in two
appearances for Everton - with Roberto Martinez
revealing that Chelsea are unable to recall the striker.
When asked if he regrets sanction the move, Mourinho
told reporters: "No. It is one thing to play for Everton
and another to play for Chelsea."
Saturday's 1-1 draw with Tottenham extended Chelsea's
run to just one win in four league outings, with the club
currently four points adrift of leaders Arsenal.
Mourinho feels that the club, along with Manchester
United, were dealt a harder fixture list for the opening
round of matches and has called for patience before
guiding the Londoners' points haul.
He continued: "Every weekend someone can lose
points. In relation to my team at this moment we are
not strong enough to be dominant in every match and
win consecutively. That is my point of view.
"I think the league will be open until the end. At this
moment some teams are being helped by the fixtures,
some are more difficult than others. This season can go
all the way, and I think that is good.
"Manchester United have the most difficult one,
immediately followed by us. I think by the end of
November, that is the moment we will find out
somebody is in a little bit better situation than others.
"What I like is my team to be active and not reactive. In
the Champions League in the week, the team wanted to
be active. This is the mentality I want and I always think
it is more difficult to change mentality over tactics."
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