Following Chelsea's shock exit from the FA Cup, team manager Jose Mourinho said that he was ashamed and embarrassed his side lost to a small team from a lower league.
Squandering a 2-0 lead, Mourinho's men lost 2-4 to League One side Bradford City in the FA Cup fourth-round tie at Stamford Bridge.
Mourinho, who won the FA Cup during his first spell at Chelsea in 2007, said that it was a disgrace for a big team to lose to a small team from a lower league, the BBC reported.
The Chelsea manager added that frustration was not the right word, embarrassed would be more appropriate.
Following the suit, three more Premier League sides (Manchester City, Southampton and Tottenham) were ousted on a classic FA Cup day.
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