"I am not saying I will drop someone. Maybe the player is very important for me and makes a mistake and maybe I don't drop him. But I will strongly criticise him, yes. And if one day I win the game where I feel one of my players didn't behave correctly, I will say it.
"In some countries if you don't do it you become like the naive one because others do. But you could see for example in the Champions League this week, what happened in Glasgow and Amsterdam. And for me that is fairly sad."
Mourinho believes the problem will grow unless action is taken. "It's up to the football authorities. Again, I am nobody, I just give my little opinion. Next week they will go again [if no action is taken]. It's about priorities."
Mourinho's side travel to Norwich City on Sunday where they will attempt to build on the midweek Champions League victory over Steaua Bucharest and develop the consistency that has so far been missing during the manager's second spell at the west London club.
The Portuguese claims that the task of building a team capable of lifting the title is more challenging than when he first arrived at the club but acknowledges the continued presence of John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and Petr Cech, survivors from his previous era, has helped him re-establish himself at Stamford Bridge.
"The way they communicate with other people, the way they make them know me sooner, they way they help some of the other people help analyse my ideas and some of my reactions, it's a big support," the Chelsea manager said.
"They are good guys and good professionals and I think they are getting it right in their heads, the fact that they are not 25, they are 32, 34.
"They are getting that completely right. And I think the relation they have with me is the perfect relationship for them at this stage of their career.
"Because they trust me: they know that instead of somebody having one day off, they have two days off. This trust for them is very important at this stage of their career."
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