But we won two titles in the first season, in the next season we were second and now we lead the Premier League.
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Mourinho branded Arnautovic “unmanageable” during their time at Inter Milan, but the Austria forward may have had the last laugh with an acrobatic 53rd-minute volley at the Britannia Stadium.
The last time Chelsea lost seven of their opening 12 games in a top-flight season was in 1978-79 when they were relegated.
Former Chelsea defender Frank Sinclair has told talkSPORT there “wouldn’t be many arguments” if the club made a decision to sack Jose Mourinho following their horror start to the season.
“That is out of our hands”. We are behind the manager.
A few of us might have wondered whether José Mourinho’s absence influenced Chelsea’s last game negatively, as the manager on the sidelines would probably be more efficient in providing instructions for his players on the pitch than his three roaming assistant managers. It’s unfortunate we’re not giving him the results our performances deserve. “His spirit and his presence are always there”.
The beleaguered Chelsea boss has just served a stadium ban for verbally abusing a referee and has another one still hanging over him. “I’ve not experienced it before”. Juan Mata added a stoppage-time penalty. It’s dependent on the manager.
Frank Lampard says Chelsea’s poor form is more than a blip, but saw signs against Stoke that they can turn it around. We deserved to win it, I think, but we lost.
“But in the Premier League, certainly this year, the middle group of teams are presenting a challenge for the top teams”.
Failure to do that would cost Chelsea around £40 million, while owner Roman Abramovich would have to pay an estimated £10 million compensation if he chooses to sack manager Jose Mourinho, as per the report. They lost it. You can feel it. You can sense it. The players sense it also that the opposition is not afraid of you any more. “We didn’t have the luck to score goals”.
Stoke proved their worth in both halves, defending valiantly, exemplifying superb defensive orginisation, with centre-back Ryan Shawcross deservedly winning the Man of the Match award. “It’s brilliant for me to play against a player like that”.
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“He’s old school, in your face and tries to bully you. You have to stand up and be tough to beat”.
