Confidence floods back as Chelsea admit losing streak hit players hard

CHELSEA coach Paul Clement insists the club’s players are not superhuman and that it is perfectly normal for their miserable recent run to have taken its toll.

The Blues go into tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League game against Aston Villa having finally stopped the rot that had set in during November and December.

Wednesday night’s 1-0 win over Bolton was the faltering champions’ first for seven league games, ending their worst sequence for 11 years.