Jose Mourinho attempted to keep his counsel after Chelsea's stuttering start to their Barclays Premier League title defence, yet could not help let slip that he felt officials had "punished" his side against Swansea.

And the Portuguese boss then turned his anger on his club medical staff, blaming them for over-eagerness.

Things went awry on the field as the Blues drew 2-2, including a goal from Ghana's Dede Ayew. And the home side were fortunate to avoid becoming the first Premier League champions to start their defence with defeat after Thibaut Courtois' sending-off in the second half.

The resulting penalty gave Swansea their equaliser, but Chelsea just about held on and even made a desperate late bid to turn the draw into a win.

"We tried," Mourinho said. "I repeat this for a long, long, long time, even in my first period here, because my record at Stamford Bridge is something incredible. "I never played for a draw. Never. So if today we lose, we lose.

"But at home a draw is only good in special circumstances, like last year, for example, when we were almost champions so a draw against Manchester United was a good result.

"Apart from that, we play at home to win and we tried that, so it is normal. The players know that. They know one point is one point.

"Playing with 10 men for such a long time is much more difficult and fundamentally I am happy with the quality they had in the first half and I am happy with their spirit in the second half, so we are in peace. We are not happy with the result."

Medical team

Mourinho added that he was not happy with the over-eagerness of his medical team, led by Eva Carneiro (pictured above with Jose).

He became angry and animated right at the end of the match when Chelsea's medical staff rushed to treat forward Eden Hazard with his team still vulnerable to defeat.

"I wasn't very happy with my medical staff because you have to understand the game," Mourinho said.

The officiating

Mourinho also did not appear to be particularly happy with referee Michael Oliver and his assistants.

The Portuguese was short when asked about a Diego Costa's first-half penalty appeal and curt when answering questions about Courtois' dismissal for bringing down Gomis. "I do not want to speak about red cards," he said towards the end of the press conference.

Asked whether that would be a policy this season, Mourinho retorted to laughter in the press room: "No, it is just because the first time I can control myself!

"I want to react this way so you don't say he was (complaining) from day one. In day one we were punished, but it was not on day one that I opened my mouth."

Ghana's Andre Ayew had a fantastic debut for Swansea as they picked up a point at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

CLICK HERE TO READ: Photos and match report of Dede Ayew's debut.

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