Mourinho furious at FA over Costa

The Blues boss is not happy with how his striker has been painted as a villain by the British press and the Football Association and insists the desire to suspend him is "so big" Jose Mourinho has suggested if he had a team of players like Diego Costa that they'd always end up suspended, taking a swipe at the striker's critics. The Chelsea manager was angered by the FA's decision to give the Spain international a three-game retrospective ban for his antics in the Blues' recent 2-0 win over Arsenal. Costa tangled with both opponents Laurent Koscielny and Gabriel Paulista in the game, with the latter seeing red for his involvement in the squabble, and the FA reacted by charging him for violent conduct. "I'm glad we don't have 11 Diego Costas in the team because the desire to suspend him would be so big," Mourinho said at a press conference ahead of Chelsea’s Champions League match with Porto on Tuesday, in which the striker is expected to start. The Blues won their first European game of the season 4-0 against Maccabi Tel Aviv at Stamford Bridge, although their domestic form has not impressed as they're placed 15th in the Premier League. They had to come from two goals down just to secure a 2-2 draw with Newcastle United on Saturday and Mourinho has called on his team to put in a top performance for longer than a single half against the Portuguese hosts. "You can win matches by playing well for 45 minutes, but normally you have to play better for more than 45 minutes," he added. "To be untouchable in football, only consistency can give you that status. Right now, we have fantastic players but football is about today, not yesterday."