Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho won't contemplate defeat to FA Cup opponents Bradford City.
Chelsea have two cup games in four days, including the second leg of their League Cup semi-final against Liverpool on Tuesday, but the Blues manager insisted he would play strong teams despite resting John Terry, Thibaut Courtois and Diego Costa on Saturday.
"To help the title race the best thing is to lose against Bradford, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain (in the Champions League) and play only Premier League until the end of the season," said Mourinho.
"The other day, a coach of a big team was knocked out of the Cup and he was saying, "Very good, now we can focus on other competitions". If I lose against Bradford I won't say that. I say, 'It's a disgrace'."
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