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Published 15:33 18 Feb 2017 GMT
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“With Chelsea, I lost against a League One or League Two team, but I never threw it away.
“So I always try to go serious. I like Wembley. I like the FA Cup.”
Mourinho insisted that he learned a valuable lesson in 2005 when he fielded a weakened team for an FA Cup game so that his first-team players would be well-rested for an upcoming Champions League match.
“Yes, I threw it away,” said Mourinho. “In the same week was the Champions League against Barcelona and the cup final against Liverpool and in the middle of it we had an FA Cup match against Newcastle and I threw it away. I gambled too much.
“I focused too much on Barcelona and Liverpool. It was good because we beat Barcelona and won the final against Liverpool.
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