Graeme Souness will not be changing his opinion of Jose Mourinho 's Chelsea , despite criticism from the Portuguese coach . In the aftermath of Chelsea 's Champions League exit to Paris St Germain , former Liverpool manager and current Sky Sports pundit Souness was highly critical of them , referring to some of Chelsea 's actions as 'pathetic ' . He continued his complaints , with Mourinho responding in a press conference on Friday , calling the Scot a 'frustrated man ' . Graeme Souness labelled Chelsea 's gamesmanship during PSG defeat as 'pathetic ' The Sky Sports pundit , pictured with Thierry Henry ( right ) , has refused to back down over criticism . Using his hands to gesture , Mourinho raised his left hand above his head to illustrate Souness ' high level as a player and whacked his left on a low desk to signify his own career . When it came to management , the Portuguese 's right hand was raised high and his left , for Souness ' management career , wavered just above the desk . Mourinho said : 'The difference between me and Souness is this - Souness as a player , up there . Jose Mourinho as a player , down here . Jose Mourinho as a manager , up here . Souness as a manager , down there . 'With another difference : I was not a frustrated man because I was not a top player . He is clearly a frustrated man . ' Blues manager Jose Mourinho responded by saying Souness is ' a frustrated man ' Nine Chelsea players surrounded the referee to demand that Zlatan Ibrahimovic ( not pictured ) was sent off . Diego Costa trains at Cobham ahead of Chelsea 's Premier League clash with Southampton on Sunday . But writing in the Sunday Times , Souness was sticking to his guns . 'He had his say about me at his press conference on Friday and he is entitled to his opinion , but it wo n't change mine , ' he said . 'When he reflects on what went wrong against PSG and addresses it , I hope - yet doubt - that will include the obsession with gamesmanship . 'It seemed more important to Chelsea than getting on the ball and taking on PSG in a game of football , which they were more than capable of winning . They are a far better team than they showed . Getting the opposition booked by their excessive reaction to fouls became their priority . I was angered and saddened by that approach . ' Chelsea holding midfielder Nemanja Matic has spoken out following his ban for violent conduct . Matic is escorted off the field after reacting to a horror tackle by Barnsley 's Ashley Barnes . Meanwhile , Blues midfielder Nemanja Matic has spoken about his sending off for pushing Burnley 's Ashley Barnes . Matic served a two-match ban - which included the Capital One Cup Final - for his reaction to a challenge from the Burnley striker which Mourinho referred to a 'criminal ' . Speaking to a number of national newspapers , Matic said : 'Of course my reaction was not good but this reaction was because I thought that I break a leg . I am a happy man because I can walk . '
Sky Sports pundits had criticised Chelsea 's tactics in defeat by PSG . The Blues were forced to play with 10 men after the dismissal of Nemanja Matic and they struggled for fluency as their opponents took advantage of a lack of pace from Chelsea.