Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta, Kurt Zouma, Asmir Begovic and Willian are the only players currently giving their all for manager Jose Mourinho, according to The Times.
The broadsheet has rounded up key statistics for each of the Blues’ first-team regulars and compared them to their efforts last season. As you can see from the graphic above, the findings are that the vast majority of Mourinho’s players have tailed off almost beyond recognition.
The lack of chances created by Cesc Fabregas, the percentage of aeriel duels won by John Terry and Gary Cahill, and the number of goals scored by Diego Costa and Eden Hazard are all highlighted in the article.
Only Azpilicueta, Zouma, Begovic and Willian can claim to be playing at anywhere near full capacity, the stats show.
The report calls into question whether the majority of the squad are still playing for Mourinho by suggesting that the quartet mentioned are “playing for the manager”.
