Gullit: Jose must cope with injuries

Former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit believes that Jose Mourinho has spent enough on his squad to cope with the loss of key players.

Chelsea's attempts to overhaul league leaders Manchester United have been compromised by injuries to the like of goalkeeper Petr Cech, defenders John Terry and Khalid Boulahrouz and England midfielder Joe Cole. But Gullit insists there should be adequate cover.

He told the Daily Mirror: "When you are in charge of such a high budget, I'm concerned that he keeps talking about missing this player or that player. If you have one of the highest transfer and wage bills in Europe there should be enough quality within their squad to fill any gaps."

He added: "And I find it curious that he keeps mentioning John Terry being injured.

"From a punter's perspective it doesn't look good when you complain about financial restriction if you have spent almost £200 million on players."