‘This is Chelsea’: Mikel Obi shares thoughts on Chelsea’s form

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Nigerian former footballer Mikel Obi shared his opinion concerning the form of his former club Chelsea. Twice the ex-midfeilder said ‘this is Chelsea’.

Speaking in a comment published by football.london, the African said the following:

‘Some of the criticism has been over the top, but we went through the same thing playing for Chelsea when we were not winning, getting criticised and watching managers losing their jobs.

‘This is Chelsea. You have to win. You have to win games and trophies. Yes, we’ve given them time, but they have had time to start gelling, coming together, and playing much better.

‘I defend the players and coach. They have to be given time, but how much time? This is Chelsea FC. If this was the [Roman] Abramovich era, he would have lost his job, but I hope the new owners give Poch time. Let’s see where we finish at the end of the season.

‘The final would have given him breathing space but now we need a run of winning games to see where we end up finishing. Then it will be up to the owners to make a decision.’

Head coach at Chelsea, Mauricio Pochettino, faced backlash on Saturday when his team fell behind on the scoreboard.

Though Chelsea narrowly won the match, the fans had expected more from their great club, Chelsea.