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Jose Mourinho: 'Second half one of our best'

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes that his side produced one of their best performances of the season in the second half of their 3-1 win over Fulham.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes that his side produced one of their best performance of the season in the second half of their 3-1 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage.

The match was goalless at half time, but after the break the Blues came out firing, with Andre Schurrle scoring a hat-trick inside 20 minutes to hand his side a vital win in the race for the Premier League title.

Mourinho told BBC Sport: "At half time, I told them nothing - nothing - not a word. I walked in, then I walked out. I don't know if anyone else gave a team talk. I was not inside the dressing room. The second half was a great reaction to the worst performance of the season.

"The second half was one of the best performances of the season. We moved the ball around well. If I could've made 11 changes, I might have done, but I could only make three - so I did nothing.

"Schurrle is cold in front of the goal. We have have four points more than Arsenal. The gap to Man City is a fake advantage. If they win their games in hand, they're top of the league. We're behind them."

Chelsea now hold a four-point lead over second-place Arsenal, while Manchester City in third trail by six points and have two games in hand over the Blues.

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Chelsea's German striker Andre Schurrle celebrates scoring his third goal to complete his hattrick during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and Chelsea at Craven Cottage in London on March 1, 2014
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