John Terry wants Jose Mourinho to remain as Chelsea manager despite falling to another embarrassing defeat.
Southampton romped to a 3-1 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening as Terry was reinstated to the centre of defence, after he was axed from the line-up earlier this season.
The Special One came out fighting after the game and insisted he would never walk away from his beloved Blues and the only way he will leave is if owner Roman Abramovich pulls the trigger, report Get West London.
Chelsea
have collected just eight points from a possible 24 this season and are
only four above the relegation zone as we head into a two-week
international break.
But Terry is confident there is enough
quality in the dressing room to get the club out of the mess and
certainly won’t be laying the blame at the manager’s door.
He said: “We have a big group of players and we have the best manager who we remain behind and we remain together.
“That
is what you do in tough circumstances. I have been here a long time and
I have seen managers come and go and if anyone is going to get us out
of this hole it is going to be Jose Mourinho.
“The players will remain together and fight, and keep fighting for the supporters because they were excellent on Saturday.
“We are not in the familiar position we are normally in. We find
ourselves in it and it is down to the group of players and the manager
to get ourselves out of it and we must do that very soon.
“Generally
I think we are looking low on confidence but we have a big group of
players in that dressing room and we need to stand up, which we will do.
There is no difference from last season.
“We need to be hungry
like we were. Like many teams find, it is difficult to come back after
winning the Premier League, we have seen it with Man City.
“We are suffering a bit of late but we have big characters in the
dressing room and we will remain together along with the manager and get
ourselves out of this.”
The international hiatus gives the underperforming Chelsea stars a
chance to clear their heads before Aston Villa come to town on October
17.
Terry reckons three points against the Villains are an absolute must
in their next fixture in order to put things right in west London.
He added: “Once you can get one win you build on that.
“We must win at home to Aston Villa after the international break, which is maybe a good opportunity for players
to go away and clear their heads and come back after that and really
kick on, because we need to start winning football matches.”
