Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho admits doubts over top-four spot

It leaves Chelsea a massive 14 points adrift of Manchester United in the top-four places and Mourinho feels a Champions League spot could be beyond them now.

Substitute Glenn Murray’s 82nd-minute header at Stamford Bridge condemned Chelsea to a 1-0 loss that left them three points above the relegation zone and 14 points adrift of the Champions League places.

Now Mourinho has admitted he may now need to target a top six finish in the Premier League this season.

With no team ever finishing higher than eighth after having just 15 points from the first 15 games of a Premier League season, it’s looking mighty gloomy for Mourinho and his charges.

Kurt Zouma has named Chelsea captain John Terry, Gary Cahill, Branislav Ivanovic and manager Jose Mourinho as the driving force behind his journey to the first team at the club, per Sky Sports.

“The period when our opponents only thought about defending and keeping a clean sheet to get a point was exactly when they scored their goal. It is that our objective is to finish top four”, he said.

Leicester was struggling to avoid relegation last season but now finds itself atop the standings – the exact opposite of Chelsea’s trajectory.

“I used to talk to some of the players who used to play against Frank and they said that when the ball was miles away he was doing one of his runs”.

Aston Villa’s under-pressure manager Remi Garde is still awaiting his first win with the bottom club, who at least earned some comfort in a 1-1 draw at Southampton. I’m really disappointed with the result, not so disappointed with the performance but very disappointed with the result. He was one of those who scored for fun at Barcelona – well at least until Luis Suarez came to town – he was signed for getting something done on the pitch and instead of playing on the wings, Pedro could provide that goal scoring touch in the middle. Time-out, stopping the game, asking for the medical department to go on, to have a drink like a minute out in basketball. In the second half everything changed. “If you analyse match after match there are a few layers where it is hard to be consistent”. As the owner watching the game against Bournemouth you think can we guarantee they won’t lose to Porto? If our players are not able to give the maximum every day, that is a problem. You realise that was an individual moment where the player did better than he’s doing.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has found himself starting on the bench in his side’s last two games, and this arguably shows why he deserves to be there. You come here as a learning experience, probably more learning than you hope to get a result.