Chelsea Fans Hit Back at Jose Mourinho, While Willian Reveals Half-Time Blast

Chelsea fans have responded in anger at Jose Mourinho's Saturday comments. The Portuguese manager accused them of being too quiet in the Blues' 2-1 home win over QPR.

A supporters' representative has suggested Mourinho was attempting to deflect blame after a less-than-stellar performance against the team's neighbours, which was eventually won by an Eden Hazard penalty.

Tim Rolls of the Chelsea Supporters Trust thinks an increasing number of tourists at Chelsea games is partly to blame for the lack of atmosphere, per Adrian Kajumba in the Daily Star:

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The manager's criticisms were slightly ill-advised because the fans pay good money to watch highly paid footballers.

Maybe the team hadn't played particularly well and he was seeking to deflect attention.

But the reality is that, while I'd rather the ground was like a bear-pit, that's not what the Premier League is like these days with the changed demographic of spectators coming to games, not least because there are an ever increasing number of tourists in the ground.

Mourinho will have have alienated some people. Others will have agreed with him.

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Mourinho said Stamford Bridge was like "playing in an empty stadium," per BBC Sport, which unsurprisingly rubbed supporters up the wrong way.

There are several factors to blame for the lack of atmosphere, with Charlie Skillen of the Daily Mail pointing to high ticket prices and rules that prohibit standing.

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Chelsea are still unbeaten in the Premier League this season and sit four points clear of second-place Southampton at the top of the table.

They went ahead through a sensational Oscar goal, but Charlie Austin drew QPR level just after the hour. Match of the Day's Gary Lineker was a particular admirer of Oscar's strike:

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Sublime finish from Oscar with the outside of his foot to give Chelsea the lead.

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) November 1, 2014"

Hazard then claimed the winner from the spot, but it was certainly not Chelsea's best performance of the season, with Willian revealing Mourinho's displeasure at the interval.

"At half-time he was frustrated and told us so," he said, per Martin Lipton in the Daily Mirror. "He was not happy and told us we hadn’t played well and had to do better."

Consecutive away games are to come for Chelsea in the next week against Maribor in the Champions League before a trip to Liverpool next Saturday.

Their next home game is against West Brom on Nov. 22 when any response to Mourinho's criticisms will be borne out.

The Blues have been by far the Premier League's best team so far this season and should likely run away with the title, but Mourinho will hope the fans give more vocal backing at Stamford Bridge during what should be a very successful term.