Chelsea drew to Newcastle 2-2 with one of the worst displays from his team he has seen in his seven years at the club.

“There were too many individual performances that were awful,” Mourinho said. “When so many individuals are playing so badly it is impossible for a team to be a team.”

Mourinho said the game had been saved by the introduction of Ramires and Willian as substitutes. “They took the game to a different level and brought us both the goals to earn the point. Ramires is one of the few players we have who can shoot from outside the box, so he is a good option to bring on when the opposition is using a low block and making it difficult to get into the penalty area.”

Mourinho wanted to change as many as six players at halftime.

"I am not a magician," he added. "I tried my best for the team. At half-time I said I was sorry I only had three subs as I wanted to change six.

"You cannot say that I react negatively, I complain, I am a critic. I laugh about it."