Mourinho said his No 10 this season is Oscar and that Mata will have to change his game to become a regular starter.
Mata - Chelsea's player of the year in the last two seasons - has been a bit-side line player since Mourinho's arrival.
He has made three appearances so far this season - he was substituted after 65 minutes against Aston Villa, 57 minutes into the loss against Everton and played for 23 minutes in the surprise Champions League defeat to Basel.
Jose Mourinho says he is not concerned by Chelsea's disappointing start to their Premier League and Champions League campaigns.
"There are things I cannot speak with you about," Mourinho said. "But he played against Everton from the beginning and you can analyse his performance.
"And he played against Basel, not like (Demba) Ba or (John Obi) Mikel, coming in to rescue the game, but he came on when the team was winning 1-0 and when he had specific tasks to do.
Mata - Chelsea's player of the year in the last two seasons - has been a bit-side line player since Mourinho's arrival.
He has made three appearances so far this season - he was substituted after 65 minutes against Aston Villa, 57 minutes into the loss against Everton and played for 23 minutes in the surprise Champions League defeat to Basel.
Jose Mourinho says he is not concerned by Chelsea's disappointing start to their Premier League and Champions League campaigns.
"There are things I cannot speak with you about," Mourinho said. "But he played against Everton from the beginning and you can analyse his performance.
"And he played against Basel, not like (Demba) Ba or (John Obi) Mikel, coming in to rescue the game, but he came on when the team was winning 1-0 and when he had specific tasks to do.
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