Morale at Chelsea is low admits Cesar Azpilicueta as winless run continues
Chelsea, since winning impressively at Atletico Madrid last month, have lost successive Premier League games to Manchester City and Crystal Palace
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Your support makes all the difference.Cesar Azpilicueta has admitted morale at Chelsea is low due to their three-match winless run.
Chelsea, since winning impressively at Atletico Madrid last month, have lost successive Premier League games to Manchester City and Crystal Palace.
Blues head coach Antonio Conte has pointed to injuries and responded to Jose Mourinho's thinly-veiled barb after Wednesday's 3-3 draw with Roma, telling the Manchester United boss to concentrate on his own side.
Eden Hazard's second goal of the season earned the draw against Roma which ensured Chelsea avoided three straight losses for the first time in Conte's stewardship.
While Azpilicueta described the battling point as "big", the Spain defender wants a win against Watford in the Premier League on Saturday to boost confidence.
"The mood at the moment is not the best," he said. "It's true that we are not in our best moment. We came into the game after two consecutive defeats in the Premier League. We had the game in our hands when we were 2-0 up, but we also had it lost when we were 3-2 down.
"We managed to get a point, we are top of the group and we will keep fighting. To come back into the game to get a point (against Roma) is big for the team, to show the character and that we won't give up.
"But the reality is that we have gone three games without a win and we will try to get back to winning ways on Saturday."
Chelsea lead Champions League Group C by two points from Roma ahead of the October 31 fixture in the Eternal City.
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