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| Jose Mourinho plays down Chelsea's relegation battle |
JOSE MOURINHO insists Chelsea are not in a relegation battle, despite tonight's defeat to Bournemouth.
Chelsea's season went from bad to worse when the reigning Premier League champions lost 1-0 at home to leave them just three points above the bottom three.
The Blues' produced another disjointed display and were stunned late on when substitute Glenn Murray, who had only been on the field for two minutes, headed home after a goalmouth scramble.
Mourinho insists his side are not in danger of getting relegated, but admits the target of a top four finish has now been changed to a top six spot.
The Portuguese said: "I am concerned of course. There is no chance that Chelsea will be fighting relegation.
"That is not the problem. It is that our objective is to finish top four.
"Before this game it was realistic to think that our quality would take us out of this position, but maybe now we have to think about top six.
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| Glenn Murray scores late winner against Chelsea |
"If our players are not able to give the maximum every day that is a problem.
"If you analysis match after match there are a few layers where it is difficult to be consistent.
"You think there is evolution, but maybe it is just one moment in which they are good."
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