Jose Mourinho mocks 'sleeping Chelsea fans' as he praises Crystal Palace supporters

 
Sleeping fans: Jose Mourinho appeared to mock the supporters behind his dugout
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Tom Dutton3 May 2015

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho took another pop at the Stamford Bridge faithful during Sunday's title-winning victory over Crystal Palace.

The Portuguese boss was seen giving a thumbs up to the travelling Palace fans during the first half, before turning to the Chelsea supporters behind him and miming a sleeping position.

Crystal Palace social reporter Samuel Jordan was on hand to relay the whole incident on social media:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mourinho points at the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cpfc?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-54391-https://twitter.com/hashtag/cpfc?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#cpfc</a> fans, puts his thumbs up and mouths top fans, before gesturing to the Chelsea fans behind him &amp; miming sleeping— Samuel Jordan (@_SamJordan) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/_SamJordan/status/594853752047276034" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-54391-https://twitter.com/_SamJordan/status/594853752047276034" data-vars-event-id="c23">May 3, 2015</a>

The jibe comes after Mourinho told reporters in November it was like 'playing in an empty stadium' at Stamford Bridge.

"Everyone knows how much I feel connected to this club and the fans," the Portuguese told talkSPORT. "At this moment it's difficult for us to play at home, though, because playing here is like playing in an empty stadium.

"The team then starts playing like it's a quiet, soft game at home. It's difficult to get that strong start where the players, team and fans at Stamford Bridge (are all together).

"I was today looking around and it was empty, but not in terms of people because it was obviously full. That's what is frustrating."

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