Jose Mourinho Media Comments 'Damaging' to Chelsea Players, Says Filipe Luis

Former Chelsea defender Filipe Luis has criticised Blues coach Jose Mourinho, saying his management style can be damaging to certain players within the Stamford Bridge squad.

The Atletico Madrid player, who returned to Spain after just one solitary season under Mourinho in west London, told Yahoo's Guillem Balague the Special One is very different to Calderon coach Diego Simeone, and his methods can be questioned in terms of his public conduct: “He has his way of talking to the press, especially when the team loses, which can sometimes be damaging to certain players. Some players benefit from criticism but for others they don’t.”

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The Brazilian full-back said to Balague both managers work in completely different ways, saying their "philosophy of football" is a world apart. However, Luis added that the two coaches have a huge desire to win and work their teams hard in the pursuit of trophies.

The player also discussed his season at Stamford Bridge, failing to grab a regular starting berth under Mourinho despite previously establishing himself as one of the world's best at Atleti, per Balague:

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Every day, after every training session and every match, I went home satisfied knowing that I had done my best.

I didn’t have the chance [to play] in the first match of the league season and the opportunity to play in the first game is key for players at a new club – that made everything more difficult.

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Luis also said he thinks Mourinho's current erratic behaviour is not unusual for the manager, per Balague: “Sometimes he’s right and sometimes he’s not. Sometimes people think what he says is absurd and sometimes they agree with him. It’s the way he is and the way he works – I see it as normal."

The defender was brought to the Bridge with Diego Costa, as Chelsea plundered Simeone's team who had just been crowned La Liga champions. Luis collected Premier League and League Cup winners medals while playing for the Portuguese coach, but Mourinho was ruthless when it came to his retention the following summer.

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Luis spoke candidly after being offloaded by the Special One, telling AS (h/t Metro):

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I always really missed Atletico; I was coming to play 50 games or more and to have to share my position [with Cesar Azpilicueta] shocked me. It makes you less important but I made up for the games I missed with games for the Brazil team. 

It’s true I wasn’t as important at Chelsea. I never demanded that. What I wanted was to be a champion, because few people get that. I succeeded. But the happiness wasn’t there. It’s a significant difference. 

I talked to [Diego Simeone] a few times. He asked if I wanted to return and I told him I’d love to.

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The 30-year-old was awarded only 15 appearances in the Premier League by Mourinho, according to Squawka.com, and he could not edge ahead of Azpilicueta—who has developed into one of Europe's best defenders. 

Mourinho has been forced to watch the capitulation of the side he built into champions, as the Blues hover above the relegation zone.

The manager has looked increasingly miserable at matches and has lost the spark and verve that was his trademark in his younger years. His place is now under threat at Chelsea, and Tom Hopkinson of the Sunday People recently reported Simeone has put owner Roman Abramovich on "red alert" as the Argentinian considers activating his break clause in his contract with Atletico.

Simeone would give Abramovich a young and hungry option if he could tempt him to Chelsea, triggering an acrimonious exit for Mourinho. 

Sky pundit Jamie Redknapp has laid the blame firmly at the door of the current boss, highlighting that the team's issues run deep:

As every defeat is recorded in Chelsea's stats, Mourinho's position looks more vulnerable, and it is questionable how much fight he really has in him to save his job.

His players have performed better during the past few games but nowhere near the standard of a team that waves the flag as the current English Premier League holders. 

Luis' observations are interesting, and Mourinho's public antics might have soured his relationship with key members of his squad. 

The combined form of the likes of John Terry and Eden Hazard, who were both sensational last season, has evaporated, and it is the manager who needs to answer why that is.