Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho denies he's under pressure after Everton defeat

Everton   3 - 1 Chelsea

José Mourinho dismissed that he is feeling under pressure as Chelsea’s manager following defeat to Everton by relating his position to the refugee crisis.

Steven Naismith’s hat-trick consigned Chelsea to their worst start of the season in 29 nine years and despite Everton’s dominance and control of the game, Mourinho insisted that his team had been better and would have won had it not been for luck.

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When asked about whether Chelsea’s run of form has led to pressure mounting inwardly, he initially responded, “No, no,” before Chelsea’s media officer intervened, inviting another question. Mourinho then added: “I think the refugees are under big pressure – under big pressure.”

Mourinho spoke at length about the low levels of confidence in his team, admitting that it might be difficult for Chelsea to win the league from here. By the end of the weekend, they could trail Manchester City at the top of the Premier League by a massive 11 points.

Naismith headed Everton into an early lead
“Chelsea can win the next match against Arsenal for sure, but the title I don’t know because we depend on us to improve the results a lot but we also depend on other clubs above us to lose matches and this is out of our control,” he said.
Despite Chelsea’s wretched performance, Mourinho was satisfied by efforts and was only frustrated by the result. He began the day by walking out of an interview with BT Sport after being asked about his summer pursuit of Everton’s John Stones.