Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel believes the sacking of manager Luiz Felipe Scolari was the fault of everybody at the club, not Scolari himself. "We've had a bad run but it's the fault of everyone and it's unfortunate he's gone. But there's nothing we can do about it," said the Nigerian international.

"Yes I'm disappointed, he's a good manager, a nice person, like a father in the club - a father figure. But at the same time if the club thinks it's the best thing then that's the right way to go.

"He had his own coaching style, unfortunately it didn't work for Chelsea but I think he's a great manager, a nice person and I'm really disappointed to see him go.

"He came in and he wanted us play flowing football, pass the ball around and move the ball quicker. I think we did that in some games but in others we found it difficult because most clubs in the Premier League watched us and know how we play.

"When they come to play us at home they come to defend and it makes it really difficult to play so I think our home run this season has been really bad."