"I want to play Mata and Oscar, but Juan has to work and adapt to a certain style of play because I'm not ready to change Oscar's position," he said. "Juan has to learn to play the way I want to play, to be more consistent."
Mourinho also took another swipe at the time afforded to managers such as Arsène Wenger.
"I think my career is made of this, other people have and deserve time, other people cannot win one, two, three, four, five years and they keep having a peaceful life and won't get any kind of pressure," he said, neglecting to acknowledge the fact he is employed by a club who do not give managers time.
Mourinho said Mata had reacted well "for the moment" to being dropped and said he and David Luiz – who was also excluded – would start the Capital One Cup tie at Swindon Town on Tuesday.
Chelsea insist they do not want to sell Mata and the player is not pushing to leave. However a host of European clubs, led by Atletico Madrid, Paris St-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur, will test that resolve should he remain a peripheral figure when the January transfer window opens. Mata, 25, also cannot afford to jeopardise his place in Spain's World Cup squad.
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