Should he stay or should he go?
Chelsea Chadder, Chelsea blogger: "Mourinho must drop out-of-form players and give youth a chance."
The problem:
The preparation during preseason may have gone to plan for Mourinho, but not for the players. Some came back looking overweight and out of practice.
I think Chelsea's poor start is mainly down to individual errors by a number of players due to a lack of concentration. Loyalty is rare in football but Mourinho has shown his trust in his players. However, a lack of competition outside the first XI doesn't give players a lot of extra incentive to "wake up".
The solution:
It is important that the club stick with Mourinho but Jose must start (and continue) to drop players out of form. We have some exciting young prospects who a lot of CFC fans would love to see given a run of games. This puts needed pressure on established players who have won so many honours in their careers. Now it is time to build hunger, just like in 2004.
(Follow Chelsea Chadder on Twitter)
Kristian Sturt, UK football writer and Chelsea fan: "We regressed over the summer."
The problem:
If we, as Chelsea fans, can take one positive from this dire run of form, it's that we now have an answer to the chant, "Where were you when you were shit?"
As one of those "rare" specimens that actually existed pre-Abramovich, I'm not going anywhere. More importantly neither are the other vocal contingent whose support of Chelsea and the manager during this tough time has been sensational.
I think the one key area many have overlooked when it comes to the failures this season is that Chelsea arguably regressed in the summer transfer market.
Remember when Mourinho identified the two key positions he required in 2014/15 and he signed Costa and Fabregas without too many issues? This summer, Chelsea signed Falcao, a striker so out of form one could argue we'd be better with 10, and to sum it all up, Papy Djilobodji, who apparently now only has two wishes left in his magic lamp.
The solution:
The way to fix it, for me, is upheaval from within:
- Sack technical director Michael Emenalo
- Bring through youth players PROPERLY to give first-team underperformers a scare
- Warn Mourinho that continued media controversies could cost him his job
Make these changes and we'll be top in no time. Simple, right? Where do I sign…?
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Mark Treadwell, writer for "PrideOfLondon": "The warning signs of the end of last season weren't heeded."
The problem:
There is no doubt in my mind that last season's Premier League triumph took its toll. Chelsea laboured to the title, the warning signs weren't heeded.
We also really needed to strengthen the first team in the summer, to ensure that complacency didn't settle in. Willian has clearly prospered on the back of Pedro's addition, but players such as Terry, Ivanovic, Hazard, Matic, Fabregas, and Costa have appeared to rest on their laurels, with no obvious competition in sight.
Mourinho must also share in the blame, however. It is the manager's responsibility to identify and correct instances of poor form.
The solution:
It's a very easy and obvious solution to say that signing new players is the answer, but given that Mourinho relied so heavily on a select few last year and no competition for places has been added this year, it is clear that this would give the current squad that much needed impetus.
I also think that we have some fantastic youth products coming through and I firmly believe that the added confidence that they would bring would re-energise the first team.
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"ChelseaDaft", longrunning Chelsea blogger: "It's a culmination of many factors."
The problem:
It's a culmination of many factors.
From being unfit at the start of the season, Eva-gate, key players suffering a drawn-out hangover from last season resulting in a drop in form, confidence, mistakes that are punished in almost every single game, and a manager under fire with what seems like one situation after the next, Chelsea have literally unravelled in front of our eyes from the celebrated champions they were last season!
The solution:
How do you fix it? Well, of late our performances are getting better and that's because some of our key players are getting back to where they need to be (Hazard and Matic). The others now need to do the same.
However, in times such as these where we are looking to inject some inspiration into a side languishing in the Premier League, Jose Mourinho has to consider Ruben Loftus-Cheek now more than ever.
Chelsea are in trouble but have the quality to turn things around. The thing is, we've been saying that for a while now, haven't we!
(Follow ChelseaDaft on Twitter)
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