As well as things going to pot on the pitch, Fabregas has also been forced to publicly deny that he was leading an anti-Jose Mourinho revolt within the Chelsea camp. Asked if his concern about Chelsea’s form had been preventing him from sleeping, Fabregas said: “Yes, when things don’t go right”.
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Chelsea are struggling this season, as their defence of the Premier League title looks already dead in the water. I have a trophy at home that not many people have and in possibly the most competitive league in the world’.
The Spain worldwide has been unable to help Chelsea prevent their slide down the Premier League table this season.
“Mourinho was our rival (at Barcelona) the same as Real Madrid, the same as Sergio Ramos, as Pepe, as Cristiano…We wanted to win against Real Madrid, but not for personal reason”. You have your own thoughts and the manager will have his about what is going on and it is all about talking about things and putting this right all together.
The West London club are set to face Norwich City on Saturday and the pressure mounts on Mourinho to get his side back to winning ways sooner rather than later.
Chelsea have endured a miserable start to the season that has seen the Premier League champions take just 11 points from their opening 12 games and suffer seven defeats.
“I have no doubts Jose will get [Chelsea] out of this situation as he did so many times before, although this one can be the worst [situation]. I am always saying he deserves it, 100 per cent”, Fabregas said. Nobody is going to give us a helping hand.
He is taking a break from football following his successful reign at Real Madrid, which saw him win the Champions League for a third time after two triumphs with AC Milan.
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The Catalan midfielder, who rejoined his boyhood club from Arsenal in 2011, had a hard time upon his return to the Camp Nou, with his best position unknown and his performances disappointing.
