Jose Mourinho insists Chelsea can still do the quadruple despite poor start to the season
Jose Mourinho reckons Chelsea can still win the quadruple despite their poor start to the season
JOSE MOURINHO insists Chelsea can still do the quadruple despite their poor start to the season.
 
But the manager will have to watch his mouth after the FA reiterated their intent to stop his outbursts by imposing a stadium ban for any more outbursts against officials.
"We can win all four. Everything is open - we are only in October," said Mourinho on the eve of their Champions League match here against Dynamo Kiev.
But he has the threat of a one-game ban hanging over him after the FA decided a £50,000 fine was not a "reliable deterrent" against Mourinho's regular attacks on referees.
The latest sanction was handed down after he criticised referee Robert Madley and declared officials are "afraid" to give Chelsea penalties following the defeat to Southampton two weeks ago.
"We have in mind particularly that the more than doubling of the January 2015 fine as compared with the May 2014 fine has not deterred him from this latest and more serious breach," an FA statement read.
Since returning to Chelsea in 2013, Mourinho has been fined £101,000 for disciplinary indiscretions by the FA. He has appealed against the latest the sanctions.
Chelsea face Dinamo Kiev here tonight needing a win to get their campaign back on track after losing in Porto three weeks ago. They are also only 11th in the Premier League after four defeats in their opening nine league games.
Jose Mourinho insists Chelsea can still do the quadruple despite poor start to the season
Mourinho will be without Pedro (pictured) and Loic Remy due to injury
But Mourinho insists the Champions League, the League, the FA Cup and the League Cup - a quadruple never before achieved in English football - is still within reach.
"It is possible," he said. "To win all four trophies is something really amazingly difficult.
"The difference between challenging for the title and for the top four is not so big. I don't know if there is a margin for error. We go with everything all the way and let's see."
Chelsea will be without strikers Pedro and Loic Remy, both injured.

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