Jose Mourinho says Chelsea feel hurt by Diego Costa's ban
And Mourinho could hardly contain his anger when questioned after his side's 4-1 win over Walsall in the League Cup last night.
"Every time you lose a player it's not good for the team and easier to accept an injury. An injury is part of the game and we have to be mentally ready," he said.
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Costa was handed a three-match ban for clashing with Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny
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"But this kind of situation goes much, much, much, much more deeply and the team is hurting, obviously. I don't know if the squad can cope.
"The team has lost an important player for three matches and don't need to lose their manager. So I prefer to keep calm and quiet.
"If I bring examples and go deep and bring feelings into the discussion a big suspension will be waiting and I don't want that. The team doesn't need that."