Things haven’t really been going too well for Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea – they’ve already lost more games this season than during the entire campaign past year.
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Mourinho, who received support from Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo on Friday, says he will not ask for a change of players in the forthcoming transfer window.
“I am happy with my players”, said Mourinho, who has consistently denied that tension in the dressing-room has contributed to poor results. I don’t need to “clean” the dressing room, as I heard has been written.
“Every player goes through this but in a way I think it will be good for him as it will make him think more about his game”.
Chelsea fans have supported Jose all the way and now they will be hoping to start seeing flashes of last season’s team. The team has eleven points and sit just three points above the relegation zone.
The champions are 16th in the Barclays Premier League table and Mourinho insists he will continue to work with his current squad instead of demanding changes at Stamford Bridge. They trust us and we need to give a positive answer. His handy knack of breaking down deep-lying defences with a dribble or a pass is sure to come in handy in this match, when Chelsea play host to one of the most negative sides in the division.
“We believe in ourselves and trust ourselves I would be happy to go with the same players until the end”. Eden Hazard gave his best display for a few time while Pedro Rodriguez added a little extra dynamism going forward on his return to the starting line-up, but they lacked a focal point as Diego Costa proved ineffective as the lone striker.
Mourinho was the subject of the first managerial vote of confidence in Roman Abramovich’s 12-year ownership on Oct 5.
“There is trust and there are -reasons for that trust”.
“The owner deserves it, the board deserve it, the supporters and we deserve it”. I want the players to feel I trust them.
“Everybody’s looking at Chelsea week after week expecting them to turn it round and get back to last year’s form”, he said.
Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has edged closer to a return to action, as he trained with the first-team squad for the first time yesterday.
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“I think so and I hope so”, Mourinho said when asked if Falcao would stay at Chelsea. With all the respect, I have for unpredictability in football, and all the respect I have for our opponents, I think we will play well and get a good result.
