Mourinho is the best manager in the world and will turn Chelsea around, says Begovic

Asmir Begovic says that Jose Mourinho is the best manager in the world and is confident he can turn Chelsea’s season around after a dismal start to their title defence.

The Blues are currently in 16th place in the Premier League table, having lost four of their opening eight games as well as having suffered defeat to Porto in the Champions League.

Mourinho has come under scrutiny due to his team’s poor form, leading to Chelsea offering the Portuguese a vote of confidence, but Begovic is confident he is the right man to get the Blues back on track.

“That’s the only comforting thing: we have the best manager in the world. We believe in him and he believes in us. We will turn things around,” he told reporters.

“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.

“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.”

Former Stoke City goalkeeper Begovic is currently enjoying a prolonged spell in the first team due to a serious knee injury to first choice Thibaut Courtois and the 28-year-old says playing for the Blues is a step up.

“It’s a change, you definitely know you are playing at a different level but that’s what I wanted, a challenge. I look forward to it and I’ve worked really hard to get here,” he added.

“I’m enjoying that part of things, but the results need to change, we know that. They are not good enough, our performances haven’t been good enough. The club has set standards over the last few years. We need to pick our play up and work harder.

“There is a certain idea you have, what is going to happen. Things have obviously changed a little bit. I’ve been thrown in there and that’s a good experience for me.

“I have experienced different things before with international football and club sides as well. It hasn’t struck me too badly, I just try to keep my head down, keep performing and hopefully I can help the team turn things around.”