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Jose Mourinho has praised his Chelsea squad after beating Tottenham to lift the Capital One Cup, reserving special mention for those who did not feature in Sunday's Wembley final. John Terry scored on the stroke of half-time to put Chelsea in front, while Diego Costa's shot deflected in off Kyle Walker 11 minutes into the second half to hand the Blues a 2-0 victory. Mourinho lauded his players after winning the 21st trophy of his managerial career, above all on those who missed the final but played a part in getting them there, such as Thibaut Courtois and Filipe Luis. However, with another London derby against West Ham coming up in the Premier League in midweek, the Portuguese also said Sunday's celebrations would be kept to a minimum -- 20 minutes to be precise. "We took the competition seriously," he said. "Everyone was fantastic in this run. "All these guys are men of the match for me, maybe more than John [Terry] and maybe more than the lucky ones to play this final. "I feel really sorry for the other ones who didn't play, so for me they are the man of the match because this is a team." He added: "I'm really proud of the guys, but celebrations in 20 minutes, [then] over, goodbye, train tomorrow, we have another game on Wednesday." Mourinho was quick to talk up Tottenham and their manager Mauricio Pochettino after the match, adding: "I'm really happy. I think I should start by talking about Tottenham and about Mauricio, because they are a fantastic team. "He's building a great team, they gave us a very difficult match and I feel sorry for them. He is doing a fantastic work and is having a great evolution in his career."
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