Amir Begovic has joined the chorus of Chelsea players who have heaped praise on manager Jose Mourinho.
The under-fire tactician continues to be slammed from all corners for his side's worst start to a season in almost four decades.
The Blues sit 16th on the Premier League table in what has been a horrific beginning to their title defence but goalkeeper Begovic, who only arrived at Stamford Bridge in the summer, believes the West Londoners still have in place the world's best operator.
"He's not happy, of course. He doesn't want to lose. He wouldn't have won all the trophies he has, and become the best manager in the world, to be happy with how things are going," Begovic said.
"But at the same time he has kept calm, tried to keep things on the ground, make sure we don't feel sorry for ourselves, and pick things up. It's a long season, we know in football these things happen, even to the best teams; we need to keep fighting and hopefully things will turn for us, our performances and our luck."
Begovic, Mourinho and Chelsea get the chance to begin turning things around when they host 18th-placed Aston Villa on Saturday.