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FA Cup | Fourth Round
Jan 24, 2015 at 3pm UK
 
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Live Coverage: Jose Mourinho's weekly Chelsea press conference

Follow Sport Mole's live coverage of Jose Mourinho's pre-match press conference ahead of Chelsea's fourth-round FA Cup match against Bradford City.
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Jose Mourinho has revealed that Mohamed Salah and Andre Schurrle will both be in the squad for Chelsea's match against Bradford City in the FA Cup this weekend.

The manager also said that captain John Terry will be rested, while Petr Cech will start in goal instead of Thibaut Courtois.

Chelsea have previously lifted the FA Cup seven times.

Read what else the manager discussed below:


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Good afternoon! Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will be speaking to the media shortly as he prepares for his side's FA Cup fourth-round tie against Bradford City.

This will be the first meeting between these two sides since 2000, when Chelsea beat the now League One side 3-0. Bradford have a recent history of giant killing though, beating a string of higher-ranked teams on their way to the Capital One Cup final a couple of years ago, and knocking out Championship side Millwall in the last round.

The players were greeted by frosty conditions at their Cobham training ground when they arrived this morning:


It's been a while since Chelsea lost to a lower league opponent in the FA Cup. They needed a replay against Brentford a couple of years ago, but Barnsley were the last side the shock the Blues, knocking them out in 2008.

Mourinho has just walked into the media room ready to speak to reporters, so let's see what he has to say this week...

Mourinho starts with a very matter-of-fact assessment of Chelsea's schedule for the next few days: "We have two knockout matches in four days so after Tuesday we can be in four competitions or only in two. We want to be in all four."

Mourinho is asked about selecting a team to face the League One side, and he says: "My team tomorrow will reflect our desire to go to the next round and the respect Bradford deserve from us. The club's desire is to keep the same squad, we are happy with the players. Salah is selected for tomorrow, Schurrle is the same, selected for tomorrow."

Despite Mourinho saying he wants his side to be in all four competitions, he admits: "It will be difficult for any team to ever do the quadruple particularly because of the fixture congestion it would bring."

Mourinho expands on his team for tomorrow, stating that there are no new injuries, but adding: "I cannot select the same 18 players every game but Schurrle and Salah have played for us in every competition."

Attention turns to the transfer window, and Mourinho says: "The reality is normally nothing should happen and we go to February with the same squad. There are no men marked [to sign]. The principle is we would like [Schurrle] to stay."

Mourinho reiterates that he will only look to bring players in if someone leaves: "If possible, we don't want to be involved in the transfer window. If we are, it's because someone pushed us into it with an offer for our players."

Juan Cuadrado has been linked with a move to Chelsea recently, but Mourinho says: "He's a Fiorentina player. You ask me 20 names, if I don't know them, trouble. My son knows them. It's my job. I think he fits well in Fiorentina squad, and Colombia squad, not in Chelsea squad."

Mourinho reveals more about his squad for tomorrow. He says that captain John Terry will be rested, while Petr Cech will start in goal.

Mourinho is asked whether momentum is important to him. He responds: "Momentum means nothing. Momentum is 90 minutes of that game."

That's it from Mourinho this week, but join us again tomorrow to see whether Chelsea manage to avoid being on the wrong side of a shock result. Until then, thanks for joining me this afternoon. Goodbye.

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Andy Halliday of Bradford City celebrates after scoring the third goal during the FA Cup Third Round Replay match between Bradford City and Millwall at Coral Windows Stadium, Valley Parade on January 14, 2015
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