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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that he plans to appeal against the £50,000 fine and one-match stadium ban that he last night blasted as "absolutely disgraceful".
The Portuguese was banned for his comments in the wake of the 3-1 defeat against Southampton, where he said that "referees are afraid to give decisions to Chelsea".
These comments were thought, by the FA, to have "alleged and/or implied bias on the part of match officials".
Mourinho previously argued that there was one rule for him and another for Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger.
"I have to be honest with myself. It's the most important thing so I have to appeal," Mourinho said at a press conference.
"The moment we got the written reasons and I decided to appeal is the moment to stop with my opinions and not to add anything more than I did already.
"I think I was very objective in my sadness facing the situation."
Mourinho finds himself under huge pressure heading into the game against Aston Villa, with the Blues sitting in 16th place in the Premier League with just eight points from their first eight matches.
The Portuguese appealed to the Chelsea hierarchy after the defeat against Southampton, calling on them to give him time and their backing - the club responded but said that performances and results must improve.
On Thursday there was also a report that the Chelsea players were about to 'mutiny' with one player now calling Mourinho a derogatory nickname behind his back.
Mourinho had already responded to those comments as "sad" and "unfair" but had more to say, insisting there was no problem with the players.
"Today we had a good conversation [at training', a conversation that I'm sure that you have some bugs in some of these chairs," added Mourinho.
"We laugh a lot because Diego Costa found reasons for bad results. I cannot tell you. He gave us the solution to go back to victories."
Mourinho also refuted that there was a fear factor in the Chelsea squad that was causing their bad results.
"I don't think fear factor is the right word. Lack of confidence, a little bit of less self-esteem can affect your performances.
"If we are not very well individually and collectively, I think play and play and play again is the best thing that can happen."
Additional reporting from PA
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