Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho reveals why he is 'fantastic' despite poor start

That is according to the Special One himself.

The Blues have won just one Premier League game in their opening five fixtures but lifted some of the gloom last night by beating Maccabi Tel Aviv in their opening Champions League tie.

And Mourinho has backed his squad to recover in the league with Arsenal next on the horizon.

"There are people who are not happy with so many successes," said Mourinho.

"Wayne Rooney was a disaster, then he beats the record with England and he's suddenly the best player in the history of English football. Rooney is a fantastic player when he's not scoring goals or when he is.

"I am a fantastic manager when I'm not winning matches and I'm a fantastic manager when I am.

"You like 'up and down', but it's not like that. The pundits get big money not to say easy things. They have to be geniuses in their analysis or they don't deserve the money they get."

A the Chelsea boss insists last night's result shows his players have courage.

"It shows that they don't read papers or they don't have short memories: if they don't read papers they'll support me, if they don't have short memories they'll support me," he said.

"There's an easy way for them to think, which is: 'we won four premier Leagues, three with him and one with his team, so this guy is not bad. Let's support him, and we have a chance to win a fifth'."