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Mourinho defended Gary Cahill in the wake of Steve Bruce's criticism of the
England defender for an apparent dive in Chelsea's 2-0 win over Hull.
Bruce was furious with referee Chris Foy for his failure to punish Cahill -
who had earlier been booked for a nasty foul on Sone Aluko - when he went to
ground in the area early in the second half.
Foy was surrounded by Hull players but Mourinho was quick to defend Cahill
despite admitting he had not enjoyed a very good view of the incident.
"I don't make (anything of) it because I didn't see it on TV and I was very
far away," said Mourinho, who became the fastest manager to reach 400
Premier League points with victory on Saturday.
"But I had this question before, from your colleagues on TV and radio, and I
don't believe Cahill dived.
"And if you tell me I am wrong because he dived, something happened. Or they
blocked his run. Or they touched. Or he lost balance.
"But that big, honest guy, I don't believe he dived in the opposition's
box."
Chelsea were not at their best in winning their eighth straight Premier
League home game but Mourinho was pleased to see them respond well to losing
their first league match of the season at Newcastle last weekend.
"We didn't play especially well, but we played well enough for everybody
connected with Chelsea - supporters, players, staff - to be calm, because
the game was always under control," Mourinho added.
"We never felt really the game in risk, but I have to agree: we had already
this season many special performances and today we just had moments of good
football, moments of happiness and creativity and dynamism. Just moments.
Not for 90 minutes."
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