Chelsea
need to return to basics in order to get their season back on track,
according to goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.
Jose Mourinho's side lost just three games in the Premier League in the
2014/15 campaign as they went on to win the title by eight points.
But Chelsea have already lost four out of their eight games this season,
conceding 17 league goals in the process, already more than half the amount
they let in as they claimed the title.
"That's life, that's football - you have ups and downs. We need to get back
to basics, work even harder," Begovic told the club's official website.
"We have to show character and we can't feel sorry for ourselves. It's not
the standard this club and team has set so for us at the moment it is a very
difficult time.
"When things are not going your way it's tough; we're playing against a lot
of things at the moment, it's a mental thing as well, but it's just
something we've got to keep fighting through."
Chelsea head into the international break with just eight points and lie
fifth from bottom in the Premier League.
Begovic remains positive they can turn their season around, though, and has
urged the players to use the break to regroup.
"Hopefully this break comes at a good time and we can regroup, get a good
result in the next game and drive on from there," added Bosnia and
Herzegovina international Begovic.
"Hopefully everyone is fit when we get back from the break and then we get a
result and we can look forward from there.
"Obviously the goal is still to be challenging at the top of the table."
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