Five reasons why Chelsea are in trouble, starting with the moody Mourinho
Chelsea’s one-sided 3-0 loss away to Manchester City on Sunday left the defending champions five points below their opponents in 16th place in the nascent Premier League standings. The season may be only two games old, but Chelsea already appear to be in difficulty, having failed to record a win in their opening two league games for the first time since 1998.
Chelsea’s one-sided 3-0 loss away to Manchester City on Sunday left the defending champions five points below their opponents in 16th place in the nascent Premier League standings.
The season may be only two games old, but Chelsea already appear to be in difficulty, having failed to record a win in their opening two league games for the first time since 1998.
Here are five issues that will be troubling Chelsea’s fans ahead of this weekend’s trip to West Bromwich Albion, where they lost 3-0 on their last visit:
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho wrote the book on diversionary tactics, but the spikiness with which he has attacked the new season suggests all is not well behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge. It is only mid-August and he has already launched barbs at Everton manager Roberto Martinez, old Arsenal adversary Arsene Wenger and City manager Manuel Pellegrini. He has also made a cruel jibe about Rafael Benitez and demoted two of his medics, Eva Carneiro and Jon Fearn, after they angered him by running on to treat Eden Hazard during the 2-2 draw with Swansea City. He may have signed a new contract on the eve of the season, but Chelsea fans who remembered how Mourinho’s first spell at the club unravelled acrimoniously in 2007 will hope that his mood improves quickly.
