Former player Robert Huth has revealed what manager José Mourinho did when the pair were at Chelsea.

“If you don’t live up to his standards, he will give you a chance and then he will give you another one, but at that point, if you make a mistake, your time is up,” Huth said every day. It wasn’t just something we did on Saturday, it was every day of your life as a Chelsea player, it was living up to his standards.”

He added, “Honestly, I loved him. I thought he was cool, he was so obvious. It’s hard to imagine how many times I’ve gotten particularly positive feedback from him, he wasn’t really the one to raise the issue. He was tough. I think I should have scored.” Six goals in one game to get something positive out of him. But on the other hand, he had no problem analyzing your individual play. He talks to you about his mistakes and how you can fix them.”

Translation by Safwan Shami