MOURINHO PLAYS DOWN TITLE CHANCES

Jose mourinho has played down
Chelsea's title ambitions, saying it is good just to be in contention following the win over Southampton.

After Jay Rodriguez's opening goal for Saints, which came just 13 second into the game, Gary Cahill, John Terry and Demba Ba scored in the second half as Chelsea's unbeaten Premier League home
record was extended to 67 games.
The win was also their sixth in seven attempts at Stamford Bridge this season and the result was all the more significant after Liverpool lost at Hull and Manchester United and Tottenham drew at White Hart Lane.

However, Mourinho attempted to play down Chelsea's title ambitions, merely suggesting it was important his team were in contention after being out of it at this stage of the season in recent campaigns.
"They must feel the responsibility to play for Chelsea," Mourinho said. "Feeling that Chelsea cannot be in December - like it happened in a few seasons - completely out of the title race.
"I can't establish targets. I can't say 'now I want to win five consecutive matches, now I want to be top of the league'.
"One of the things these boys have to learn is to cope with the responsibility of being there. We cannot be 15 points behind by December, we have to be
there."

Next Chelsea face Sunderland,  Stoke  and Crystal Palace in three Premier Leaguegames before the December 23 contest at Arsenal.

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