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​Mourinho defends accusations of being disrespectful to Chelsea fans

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is furious after being accused of intimidating two Chelsea fans while walking on the streets of London this week, reports the London Evening Standard.

Two clips have been made public of the Blues boss clashing with supporters who were filming him on their phone.

Mourinho told the press: "You don't get from me good and funny headlines. Because I'm going to treat your bosses the same way they treat me. No respect, no respect. And I'm not speaking about football.

"Football I'm ready to accept any kind of criticism, even the stupid ones. Private life and stupid things that you bring to the light, I don't like it. So we go to a different level of professional relationship."

Chelsea are standing by their manager and issued a statement on his behalf.

It read: "We noticed two recent stories concerning Jose being filmed on mobile phones.

"While Jose understands the laws pertaining to filming in public, the two teenagers in question followed him from his home for well over 20 minutes and constantly interrupted private phone calls, which he and the club believe goes beyond the boundaries of reasonable behaviour.

"Jose has always spoken warmly about the public reception he receives in London, but Jose and the club consider the two incidents to be overly intrusive. We also note the allegation of intimidation in those stories, which Jose strongly refutes and his legal representatives will continue to monitor closely."

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