Filipe Luis: Mourinho’s interviews can be damaging to players

“The results at Chelsea aren’t what we would want and don’t reflect the level of our play”.

“Mourinho trusts us and we trust him”, Fabregas added.

Ex-Chelsea defender Filipe Luis has said Jose Mourinho’s words can be damaging to certain players in his squad, with the Portuguese boss under continuing pressure from all sides to explain the champions’ recent fall from grace.

The legendary Italian manager, who parted ways with Real Madrid earlier this year, has stated that he will be looking for a new job at the end of the season and would prefer the English Premier League.

Chelsea go into the worldwide break 15 points adrift of league leaders Manchester City and 13 points off Manchester United in the fourth and final Champions League spot.

“My relationship with Mourinho is good, as always”. “I have a trophy at home that not many people have and in possibly the most competitive league in the world”.

Fabregas has himself come in for criticism over his displays this term but the Spain worldwide feels it is a collective response that is now required.

‘I try to fix it and try to put it right. We want to win for Chelsea, that is the first thing.

Drogba, however, did heap praise on Mourinho after insisting one of his best qualities as a manager is to transmit his winning mentality to all of his players. When you’re not winning everything is that much harder, but all of us – the players, fans and the coach – have to pull together and hang tough. “To support the club manager, I think, is a way of showing respect, but is fundamentally a way to show passion for the club”.

Fabregas also stressed how important it could be for Chelsea if Diego Costa started scoring more regularly.

“If you’re a striker at your best, hopefully you can score more goals”. You talk to a manager or a player and the next day there’s something different.