Terrace Talk: Chelsea - Should battered Blues write off the season?

You can’t take anything away from Everton — they personified the word “tenacious” in every area. They made us look little more than an average Premier League team. Us looking little more than an average team is becoming a bit of a habit.

There seems to be many things “off” at the moment, most noticeably Mourinho. He is unrecognisable from the man who returned to the club still mourning his departure. Then, he christened himself “the Happy One”. He’s hardly been that has he?

I would imagine his father being seriously ill has taken its toll, as it would on anyone. How would we fare in such circumstances, while trying to do a high-pressure job in the glare of the world media?