Confronted with a growing injury list, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho spoke on Monday of his frustration at a lack of communication with international managers who send his players back injured.
Striker Diego Costa, who has been suffering with a hamstring injury in recent weeks, played in both of Spain’s recent Euro 2016 qualifiers but was ruled out of his club’s 2-1 Premier League win at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Mourinho believes international managers should have more dialogue with the club sides.
“Out of all the national teams I’ve only had one phone call - from (England’s) Roy Hodgson,” the Portuguese told a news conference.
“He was the only manager to make personal contact with me. We have a correct relationship. It hurts when you give the players in good condition and they come back in bad condition,” added Mourinho.
“When I was manager at Real Madrid with Luka Modric, I used to get three phone calls a week from (Croatia coach] Igor Stimac. If I become an international manager, hopefully in 20 years, I will have good conditions to be good to the clubs.
“This is the situation and it hurts but there is nothing we can do about it.”
