Jody Morris responds to Jose Mourinho saying he is ‘worried’ about Chelsea with ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ post o

Jody Morris has laughed off Jose Mourinho’s admission he is ‘worried’ about Chelsea’s ability to mix it with the very best teams.

Frank Lampard and assistant Morris have led Chelsea to third in the Premier League table after a run of six successive wins, with their most recent victory coming against Crystal Palace on Saturday as they fielded their youngest ever starting XI.

But speaking to Sky Sports, Mourinho questioned whether Chelsea under Lampard are good enough when tested at the top level – highlighting their defensive frailties as reason for his concern – and dismissed their chances of a top two finish.

Mourinho, who won the three league titles at Chelsea, said: “In the first weekend, I was worried (after they lost 4-0 to Manchester United). I’m still worried with the big matches.

“I think fantastic work; the kids that are coming to the team are fitting amazingly well with the big players like Willian, Kante.

“I think it’s really, really great work by Frank. But they lost twice against United. They lost against Liverpool at home. They conceded four goals against Ajax.

“I’m very, very curious to see Chelsea in the next match at the Etihad [against Manchester City].

“I’m curious to see if they found that great [balance] between the great football they play and the pragmatism they must have to play the top teams, when they play the top teams.

“When they find that I think they have a great team for the future.

“I don’t believe in them to finish top two, but I believe very seriously that they’re going to find top four.”

However, Morris, who spent seven years as a player at Chelsea and became assistant manager to Lampard at the start of this season, did not seem overly concerned with what Mourinho had to say.

Taking to Twitter on Monday, Morris retweeted a video of Mourinho’s comments about Chelsea with the message “Jose is still worried” followed by three ‘laughing face’ emojis.

Morris then uploaded a video on his Instagram page which again referred to Mourinho.

Captioned “Jose” followed by a laughing emoji, Morris is seen dabbing his eyes with a handkerchief while the song ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ plays in the background.

While Mourinho has doubts about Chelsea, Lampard felt his young side passed another stern test against Palace on Saturday.

Second-half goals from Tammy Abraham and Christian Pulisic secured the Blues all three points at Stamford Bridge.

“Every game in the Premier League is hard, particularly against a team as organised as Palace,” said Lampard.

“In the first half we started well, then allowed our tempo to drop, but when we came out in the second half with the intent that we did, we won the game relatively comfortably – a nice, solid win with a clean sheet.

“We’ve had teams come here and be difficult to break down, it’s a test of not only how you unlock the door, but can you switch on to make sure you don’t get hit by the sucker punch?

“I was really delighted with the game management in a game like today. I got as much joy out of Kurt Zouma and Fikayo Tomori’s performances in defence, and the midfielders shielding in front of them, as I did our attacking play.”

Following the international break, Chelsea face a tough trip in their next match, when they face Man City, who beat them 6-0 the last time they met in the league.