Mourinho: Title Mission Impossible For Chelsea

“We spoke together before the Stoke game”. “I’m happy but I want to play more”.

“If you ask me concerning the title, I would say [it is an] inconceivable mission”.

“I heard a lot of things about this but no, everything is good with him”, said Hazard of his relationship with Mourinho.

“I gave everything in training, on the pitch when I played”.

Hazard’s poor form this season has coincided with rumors suggesting the Belgian winger is unhappy working under Mourinho, a story the 24-year-old is eager to quash.

Hazard was named the PFA Players’ Player of the Year last season but has managed just one goal in 13 league games this campaign.

“I tried to play my own game”. He is the best manager.

Chelsea won their last game in the premier league against Norwich City, the Blues played a few lovely attacking football with Diego Costa grabbing the only goal of the game with a beautifully placed shot following a well planned freekick. “Maybe he didn’t score enough this season”.

And as we discussed on the Rewind, the lack of runs has a knock-on effect on creators like Cesc Fabregas, and Paddy also feels that Jose Mourinho’s hopes of a Top Four finish likely hinge on next weekend’s match against in-form Tottenham and a struggle for the rivals above them.

Chelsea have endured a miserable start to the season domestically, but can qualify for the Champions League knockout stages with victory in Israel, if Porto beat Dynamo Kiev.

“I’m there fighting for my team”, the Scot said. Costa got the winning goal but he had a nightmare up to then, not getting into the box.

“It would be interesting if Jose managed one of the bottom teams what his thoughts would be because it’s very different, I can assure you”.

“Referees are only human so it is going to have a few effect somewhere along the way”.

It remains to be seen how much Abramovich can endure till he starts making these negotiations himself and luring in new players.