Olivier Giroud has insisted there is no crisis at Chelsea and manager Antonio Conte has not lost the dressing room.
Giroud said: “I don’t even question myself about that — it is not a crisis. We have played [Manchester] United and City away. Obviously we could have done better but these are not small games.
“We are not happy with that [but] it is not the day and the moment to question whether we are behind the boss or not. Obviously we are behind him and we are all sticking together.”
Chelsea’s form has left them in danger of missing out on Champions League football for a second time in three seasons.
The January signing from Arsenal, who appeared as a second-half substitute, said: “It is not a good weekend for us because our opponents in the Champions League race won. But we still have nine games to go. We will believe until the end and keep the faith in our game.
“Some top teams will play against each other — you never know. We need to keep the focus on this and win the next game and go step by step. We need momentum to reach fourth place.”
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