Mourinho spits hot fire after loss to West Brom, trolls Premier League rivals

Jose Mourinho's status as a black belt master troll is very much secure.

The Chelsea manager, speaking after his side's surprising, if inconsequential, 3-0 loss to West Brom on Monday, used his post-match press conference to throw further shade at the club's nearest title rivals, claiming that the Blues' complacency is actually the fault of the other Premier League clubs.

"I can’t say (the loss) is a big surprise for me," he said. "I know my player, I know myself, I know the nature of the game, I know what normally happens when a team is champions with matches (still) to play. … When we are champions so early, it’s difficult to keep the motivation high.

"The ideal scenario is to be champions, and to go home and don’t play again. So, if you have to blame somebody, you have to blame Man City, Man United, Arsenal and Liverpool, because they let us win the title so early."

Never change, Jose.