Chelsea’s Matic admits: We don’t look at the league table

But as he watched Chelsea‘s attempts to find an equalizer fizzle out on television at the team hotel, he will have known that two weeks of intense speculation and analysis now await him.

Chelsea’s defeat to Stoke condemned them to a third consecutive Premier League loss and a seventh for the season.

Kurt Zouma insists that Jose Mourinho remains the best man to boss Chelsea despite the Blues slipping to yet another defeat in the Premier League yesterday.

Chelsea FC are also reported to have been in contact with another of their former managers Carlo Ancelotti, but the Premier League victor seems to have been more intent on joining a long-term job. “Not people see him and Chelsea and think: ‘We can beat them.’ “They lost that aura of invincibility”.

‘We pay top dollar for them to play week in, week out and we expect them to play well every game they play, ‘ said Hughes.

Chelsea have been nothing short of under performing this season and a few fans are even of the opinion that this is beyond under performing and the club needs nothing short of a miracle at the moment or they will sink lower than they could ever be found.

“We did, and as a outcome we got the three points, which was massive for us”.

And Wright, who scored 185 goals for Arsenal, says Costa’s not the same player he was last season and should be sold.

This morning’s edition of The Sun claims the Special One had identified a number of players he feels are “bad apples” and has asked the owner to let him rebuild the team this winter. “So I hope that we can do that”.

But Willian restored the lead with a glorious free-kick to give Mourinho’s side only their second win in nine matches and take them a step closer to the knockout stage.

“But at the same time, when you see that league table it just looks unrecognisable to Chelsea supporters or anyone involved in the club”.