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Mourinho has pop at Chelsea home fans: You were sleeping!

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho had a pop at the Stamford Bridge crowd after their 2-1 win over QPR.Chelsea scored a sublime opener through Oscar, two minutes after the floodlights had been switched on to brighten a darkening autumnal day.

Mourinho believes the moment also enlivened a quiet crowd.

"I think the man responsible for the lights was in the same mood as the crowd, because everybody was sleeping," Mourinho said.

"He took 20 minutes to understand that it was dark, but I took 30 minutes to understand that the stadium was not empty.

"When we scored was when I realised 'woah, the stadium is full. Good'."

Mourinho also admitted being culpable for his team's lack of impetus.

He added: "It was my responsibility. I was not intense, they were not intense."

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