MOURINHO LAUDS `PERFECT` BLUES

Jose Mourinho has signalled an end to the internal disputes that have dogged Chelsea over the last year by claiming "everything is perfect".

Mourinho buried the hatchet with Roman Abramovich during clear-the-air talks with the Blues owner and Russian billionaire in London last week.

Earlier this month the Portuguese had also warned new director of football Avram Grant not to interfere with his job, hinting at another possible flashpoint at Stamford Bridge.

But he has now declared Chelsea are united as they turn their minds to reclaiming the Barclays Premier League crown surrendered to Manchester United last season.

"I'm happy with the club and happy with the structure. I'm happy with the support and communication and my players are fantastic," he told the club's official website.

"I don't want to communicate with people outside my club. I don't want to because I don't need to send messages to my club through the press.

"The communication at this moment is fantastic. In my club, everything is perfect. Me and the people outside, I simply just don't care. I'm not interested."

Mourinho, who is preparing Chelsea for the last match of their pre-season tour to America against LA Galaxy on Saturday, is convinced he will bring more silverware to Stamford Bridge.

"I'm optimistic. I won trophies in the last five years of my career, so not occasionally. This happens for some reason, and I think we're going in the same direction," he said.

"We always have two big competitions, the Premiership and Champions League. The cups in England are very important too."

England midfielder Joe Cole, who spent long spells of last season in the treatment room with knee and foot injuries, believes Chelsea's big names must perform if United are to be deposed.

Cole insists the blistering form of Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo was the key to United's success last term and hopes some of his Blues team-mates step up to the plate in similar fashion.

"Our rivals have strengthened but so have we. I don't think it's going to be who spends the most money who wins the league. That has never been the case," he said.

"It's always been who has the fighting spirit, togetherness and which of the big players had the better season.

"Cristiano Ronaldo had a good season last year and was the main reason United won the league.

"This year we need two or three important players in attack to come up with the goods and that's what we'll be trying to do."

Taken from =football365=