It was this goal by Marko Arnautovic that gave Stoke the three points.
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However, Matic has admitted that the Blues are not looking at the league table.
Chelsea were quick to confirm Mourinho would not be sacked after his side’s defeat against Liverpool last weekend and it remains to be seen whether similar vibes will be released after this latest setback. Chelsea shouldn’t be where they are.
Chelsea sit 16th and have two weeks until they can begin their recovery in the Premier League due to the global break.
According to media reports, the outspoken Portuguese watched Saturday’s game at the nearby team hotel.
“We might not be at last year’s level when it comes to our performances, but we are all together as a team”.
“The coach has always been behind us and we are behind him just like the supporters are”.
But the defender is still struggling to explain why the team’s results have been so poor this season.
“I don’t know”, Zouma told Telefoot. “It’s freakish because past year we were champions”.
But he could potentially be returning to the Premier League, as strugglers Chelsea search for a goalscoring outlet, with Diego Costa, Radamel Falcao and Loic Remy all struggling for form.
“Maybe we slackened off a bit”.
“There were positives yesterday, but it’s a case of him giving the players that guidance to make sure they really do believe in what he has to say and believe they are good enough to do better”. “So I hope that we can do that”.
Asmir Begovic has expressed his belief that the performance showed the players are working hard for Mourinho in a bid to turn things around.
However, the 37-year-old – who now plays his football for NY City in the MLS – said he saw signs against Stoke that Chelsea are on the right path. “To get that back you get it only by results”, he said. “He can change it. If he would have said after the last game: ‘I’m wrong”.
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“It’s like Tiger Woods”, Gullit is quoted by the Daily Mail as saying on Sky Sports, with Woods having not won a major since the 2008 U.S. Open. This is also the first time that Chelsea have lost three consecutive league games in the Roman Abramovich era, and it might well bring the pressure that sees another managerial change in that era.
