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Zouma: Mourinho told me I was rubbish at Chelsea

Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma has opened up about the time Jose Mourinho callied him "rubbish" after a particularly poor performance a few years ago.

Mourinho brought a 19-year-old Zouma to Stamford Bridge from St Etienne in 2014 and was no stranger to the manager's confrontational ways.

Still finding his feet at senior level, the young defender admits he was shocked when Mourinho took him aside one day and didn't hold back his criticism.

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“I cannot remember which match we were playing, we were losing 3-1, away from home,” Zouma told RMC Sport.