Newcastle halted Chelsea’s unbeaten run in all games yesterday as they fled with 3 points from a 2 – 1 victory at St. James’ Park.
The Magpies took the lead with a superb strike from substitute Cisse, He scored again within 25 minutes from the first with an assist from Moussa Sissoko.
Drogba scored Chelsea’s first in the 83 minute and restored hope for the visiting side but it wasn’t enough, even with a 6 minutes added time.
Mourinho is yet to record a victory at Newcastle in his two stints as Chelsea boss. He said his side was unlucky to have lost, but lamented that the Magpies employed time-wasting tactics to secure their win.
“No complaints. Unlucky,” he said. “We had a lot of chances to score in the first half, we didn’t. In the second half again we had chances, we didn’t (score).
“They defend and the first time they were there (in attack) they score a goal. After that, everybody (got) behind (the ball) against a team that tried everything and a team (in which) every player went to the last seconds.”
He continued: “We wanted to play more football but it was not possible because a few things I thought didn’t belong any more to top-level football but still belongs – the ball disappeared, the ball doesn’t come, another ball comes, the ball boys run away – these kind of situations that unfortunately are still part of the game. But no complaints.”
“I think the six minutes (stoppage time) could have been 20,” Mourinho told the BBC in another interview.
“Things that were happening outside the four lines are things that the referee cannot control.
“He cannot punish the ball boy that disappears, he cannot punish the people in the crowd who keep the ball, he cannot punish the person who throws the ball so we have two balls on the pitch at the same time.
“One thing is to waste time on the pitch, the proper way, you keep the ball, you go the corner, you hold the ball, win a free kick, the goalkeeper doesnt’t run to get the ball, but it’s another thing when it happens outside the four lines.
“I think that in high level football it wouldn’t happen, but it happens.”