José Mourinho gave his team the silent treament following Chelsea's loss to Bradford in the FA Cup on Saturday.
"It was not the moment to speak with them," he said.
Mourinho said he was "ashamed" by the Blues' performance.
Mourinho insisted he was not about to delve into the transfer market.
He added: "I trust my squad. And it's not because of this disappointment and this really bad performance that I'm going to change.
"I'm happy to go (until the end of the season with the same squad).
"This is Chelsea, always thinking and being proud of thinking about numbers and Financial Fair Play and so on.
"We cannot now go to the market and spend money. So I'm completely with the club. I share this idea.
"I don't think we are going to the market."
Via PA Sport