José Mourinho says Eden Hazard is "not mentally ready" to sacrifice himself for Chelsea, saying "the perfect team at the top level" cannot make the type mistakes he made against Atlético Madrid.
Mourinho also insisted that Hazard's perceived criticism of the side's counter-attacking style was a consequence of the player's defensive mistake.
Hazard said Chelsea doesn't play football, but Mourinho believes the comments were taken out of context.
"First of all, I listen to the interview," Mourinho told his pregame news conference on Friday. "The words are completely different than some media were bringing. The context is completely transformed.
"[The] media was reporting he was being critical, but there was nothing critical in what he said. It's the same type of words he said in relation to the Belgium side a few weeks ago. There is nothing there."