Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter
Chelsea captain John Terry has revealed that manager Jose Mourinho's reactions are unpredictable at half-time. sometimes going "ballistic" if they are winning 3-0, and sometimes acting calmly at the break if they are losing and not playing well.
The League Cup winners are closing in on the Premier League title, and Terry has admitted Mourinho always keeps the players on toes.
"Sometimes you're losing a game at half-time, which doesn't happen often at this club, and you expect to come in and get a rollicking," Terry said.
"But you come in and the manager is calm, collected, the complete opposite. He's like, "Listen, we're going to win the game. We're going to get an early goal" and he talks you through it."
Show all 23 1 /23Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Allan McGregor Unfortunate to see the ball trickle through his legs following Remy’s effort and that was the moment Hull effectively lost the match. 5
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Michael Dawson Stood Hazard as the Belgian opened the scoring for Chelsea. His experience undone by the winger’s pace and skill. 5
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Alex Bruce In the centre of the Hull defence throughout and he played with a lot of desire and determination. He can’t be too displeased with his display. 6
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Paul McShane Similar to Dawson, the centre-back allowed Hazard to get away from him when the winger scored. 6
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Ahmed Elmohamady Showed tremendous endeavour to frequently get forward on the counter attack. He was rewarded when he got on the end of Robertson’s cross and finished past Courtois. 7
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings David Meyler A little rash with some of his challenges but his good organisation kept Hull’s midfield structured and able to combat Chelsea’s neat passing. 6
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Jake Livermore Enjoyed battling with Costa throughout the match. He forced Courtois into making a very strong save in the second half. 6
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Gaston Ramirez His shooting needs a lot of work but his overall work rate was exceptional and he gave N’Doye good service as well. 6
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Andrew Robertson Industrious down the left. His superb run allowed him the time and space to play a perfectly weighted cross which Elmohamady finished. 7
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Dame N'Doye He used his strength very well to unsettle Cahill. He is forming a good partnership with Hernandez. 6
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Abel Hernandez Gambled brilliantly when Courtois’s heavy touch presented him with the opportunity to level the score at 2-2. 7
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Thibaut Courtois Made a calamitous error when his heavy touch presented Hernandez with an easy opportunity for him to equalise. Redeemed himself a little when he made three saves one after the other. 6
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Branislav Ivanovic Not as assured as he has been in recent weeks and too often he was beaten by Robertson. He was vital in stemming the flow of Hull’s flurry of attack late on, though. 6
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Gary Cahill Made an excellent tackle on N’Doye to prevent the striker from getting one-on-one with Courtois. 6
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings John Terry Organised his defence well even if they were slow to react to Hull’s first goal. He’ll be disappointed that he allowed himself to get involved in a war of words with N’Doye. 6
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Filipe Luis Allowed Elmohamady to get away from him when the Egyptian scored Hull’s first goal. He became much more effective in the second half when he started to penetrate the left flank. 6
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Ramires Replaced by Oscar as Chelsea looked to find the winner. He had done well to clean up loose balls in midfield until then. 6
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Nemanja Matic He’s lost his impact in the last few matches and against Hull he wasn’t particularly impressive either. He was a little rash with his tackles too, particularly on Aluko late in the game. 6
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Willian Provided the assist for Remy’s winner and he worked incredibly hard before being substituted late in the second half. 7
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Cesc Fabregas Criticised recently for being too slow to progress play but he was superb today. He linked up attack and midfield excellently and provided the assist for Costa’s goal. 7
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Eden Hazard A constant threat to Hull’s defence. Excellent individual piece of work to put Chelsea into the lead early on in the first half. 7
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Diego Costa His usual bullish self. The Hull players tried their best to wind up the Spanish striker and he did well to keep his cool. His goal to send Chelsea 2-0 up was impeccably well taken too. 7
GETTY IMAGES
Hull 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings Off the Bench: Loic Remy Scored the winner for Chelsea. His ability to run in behind exposed Hull’s poor defending late on in the match. 7
GETTY IMAGES
"Other times you'll be winning 2-0 or 3-0 and you'll come in happy at half-time and he'll go ballistic," Terry told Chelsea Pitch Owners. "Tables will go over, bottles of water will go flying. You think 'where's that come from?'
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies