Chelsea
manager Jose Mourinho says he is not feeling the pressure despite watching
his side slip to a 3-1 defeat at Everton.
Steven Naismith scored a hat-trick as Mourinho's side crashed to a heavy
loss at Goodison Park, a result which left them with just four points from
their first five Premier League games and saw them drift out to odds of 14/1
with Sky Bet to retain the Premier League title.
The heat is on Mourinho, who has also been involved in an extraordinary row
with his medical staff this term, is increasing as Chelsea's opening
sequence now constitutes their worst start to a top-flight campaign since
1986.
Asked if he was under pressure, the Portuguese said in his post-match press
conference: "No, no. I think the refugees are under big pressure."
Despite suggestions all is not well at Stamford Bridge, Mourinho says he is
happy as Chelsea manager.
"It is a pleasure, an honour and it is happiness every day," he said.
Chelsea have lost three of their last four games but Mourinho put the latest
setback down to bad luck.
He said: "We don't deserve this result. It is too heavy for the way the
players started the game, finished the game and played during the game.
"The biggest concern is that everything goes against us. We know we are
making mistakes but for every mistake we are punished immediately.
"We need to win a couple of consecutive matches. We need the players to
smile again. We need the strikers to score goals. We need the central
defenders not to make mistakes and be punished for that.
"We need confidence. I think confidence is fundamental. In this moment
everything goes against us and the players feel it. They don't accept it.
They fight, they play, they try, but the reality at the moment is difficult
for them. It is not easy to play football with confidence level low."
Asked if his side could still win the title, Mourinho said: "I don't know.
Chelsea can win the next match against Arsenal for sure, [but] to win the
title, I don't know."
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