Jose Mourinho snubbed Mohamed Salah despite ‘training like Lionel Messi’ at Chelsea

Former Chelsea defender Filipe Luis has claimed Jose Mourinho by no means received probably the most out of Mohamed Salah, regardless of him coaching like Lionel Messi.

Luis spent only one season at Stamford Bridge, signing from Atletico Madrid in July 2014 earlier than returning to the La Liga giants virtually precisely 12 months later.

In that point, he made simply 26 appearances in all competitions and has admitted that he held candid talks with Jose Mourinho shortly after arriving within the Premier League.

“After I was on the bench for the primary recreation of the season I knocked on Mourinho’s workplace door and mentioned: ‘Why did you deliver me right here? Why didn’t you simply go away me at Atletico?” Luis told Mail Sport.

“He mentioned that he didn’t really feel as safe defensively with me within the group as he did with Azpilicueta.

“He mentioned I needed to win my place. I couldn’t count on that due to my identify I used to be going to be first selection.

“He was proper. I wasn’t taking part in properly. However I additionally assume you must be on the pitch to enhance.

“I by no means regretted the transfer as a result of I used to be at one of many largest golf equipment on this planet however everybody needs to play!”

Months after Luis’ arrival on the membership, he was shocked to find that Salah was being allowed to depart.

The Egyptian struggled for recreation time underneath Mourinho and on February 2, 20015, he joined Fiorentina on mortgage.

That transfer would in the end mark the tip of his time with Chelsea, becoming a member of Roma that summer time, earlier than shifting to Liverpool to interrupt a number of information underneath Jurgen Klopp.

Talking about his previous supervisor, Luis refused to dig Mourinho out, however did counsel that he didn’t utilise his, and Salah’s skills – regardless of some spectacular coaching by the latter.

“It’d seem like we fell out however I love him. I received the league with him. However he didn’t get the most effective out of me, simply as he didn’t with Salah,” he mentioned, in an interview with the Guardian.

“When he went Fiorentina, I mentioned: ‘Why are you going, Momo? That is Chelsea.’ And he mentioned: ‘I have to play.’ I assumed: ‘This child’s good.’

“He by no means went for cash or to win extra; he went to point out he might play. In coaching he was like Messi. Actually, like Messi. Ask anybody.”

Mourinho has refused to take the blame for promoting Salah, who has scored 152 targets in 269 video games since leaving the Blues.

“When the membership determined to promote him, it was not me. I purchased him, I didn’t promote him, and my relationship with him was good, is nice,” Mourinho informed  beIN SPORTS .

“Numerous issues have been informed that aren’t true. Individuals attempt to determine me with the coach that offered Salah; I’m the coach that purchased Salah. It’s utterly the unsuitable concept.”