Geremi fire Chelsea into 3 points
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Chelsea did just enough to see off West Ham 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.
While enjoying the majority of possession and chances against a spirited Hammers performance, it was left to full-back Geremi to score the only goal of the game.
"I think we deserve the points but at the same time West Ham gave us a game," Mourinho said. "Normally, with the production of our football, we should score the second goal and kill the emotion of the game, but we didn't.
"It would be unfair if they scored in the last period of the game because we were the better team, but it was a good game because both teams played with a good attitude.
"They played an open game, they gave us problems - West Ham at least deserve to leave the stadium with self-belief about their future."
Lee Bowyer wasted West Ham's most promising move of the opening exchanges on the other flank when he failed to find a team-mate when he reached the byline.
Chelsea took advantage and were ahead in the 22nd minute when Geremi curled in a delicious free-kick from 25 yards after Danny Gabbidon had been booked for fouling Didier Drogba.
"Gabbi just used his body, I felt the referee had three or four back-to-back decision when they were a bit iffy and they all went to Chelsea, and that was crucial," Hammers boss Alan Pardew said.
"It looked like they may have leaned on our wall to create the opportunity, if that's the case there is a small argument for an infringement.
"But it was a great finish and he couldn't have put it in a better place."
Geremi was perhaps the most unlikely candidate to take the set-piece as Chelsea had a number of dead-ball specialists in their ranks.
The versatile Cameroon player, however, curled his effort around the wall and into Robert Green's top corner.
"The plan was three players on the ball, the decision on who takes it is up to them depending on the position, distance and the feeling," Mourinho said.
While enjoying the majority of possession and chances against a spirited Hammers performance, it was left to full-back Geremi to score the only goal of the game.
"I think we deserve the points but at the same time West Ham gave us a game," Mourinho said. "Normally, with the production of our football, we should score the second goal and kill the emotion of the game, but we didn't.
"It would be unfair if they scored in the last period of the game because we were the better team, but it was a good game because both teams played with a good attitude.
"They played an open game, they gave us problems - West Ham at least deserve to leave the stadium with self-belief about their future."
Lee Bowyer wasted West Ham's most promising move of the opening exchanges on the other flank when he failed to find a team-mate when he reached the byline.
Chelsea took advantage and were ahead in the 22nd minute when Geremi curled in a delicious free-kick from 25 yards after Danny Gabbidon had been booked for fouling Didier Drogba.
"Gabbi just used his body, I felt the referee had three or four back-to-back decision when they were a bit iffy and they all went to Chelsea, and that was crucial," Hammers boss Alan Pardew said.
"It looked like they may have leaned on our wall to create the opportunity, if that's the case there is a small argument for an infringement.
"But it was a great finish and he couldn't have put it in a better place."
Geremi was perhaps the most unlikely candidate to take the set-piece as Chelsea had a number of dead-ball specialists in their ranks.
The versatile Cameroon player, however, curled his effort around the wall and into Robert Green's top corner.
"The plan was three players on the ball, the decision on who takes it is up to them depending on the position, distance and the feeling," Mourinho said.
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