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Cech admits Chelsea have lost fear factor

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech admits they no longer intimidate their opponents.

Cech warns that nothing will improve at Chelsea until the team recaptures the fear factor which once scared the life out of visitors to the Bridge.

The 29-year-old said: "We're not playing well and when that happens you can't intimidate opponents.

"When you lose so many games at home, then every team that comes to Stamford Bridge believes they can get something out of the game.

"Not so long ago we had an unbeaten home record of four or five years and our opponents felt like they were already 2-0 down before they had even arrived.

"The expectation at this club is always to win trophies. Then you can attract new players and have a better atmosphere.

"This season, we are still on track to win two trophies but it is far from over and it would be wrong to judge us on just one good win against Napoli."

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