Chelsea midfielder blasts teammates for poor form

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has blasted his teammates for their poor form this season.

The Jose Mourinho has lost nine Premier League games this season from 16 matches and are just one point off the relegation zone in 16th place.

Following their loss on Monday night to Leicester City, Mourinho accused his players of betraying him and not following his instructions.

Fabregas now believes it’s time for everybody at the club to stand up and be counted.

“We all have to take our responsibility. If you are a big player and are paid like a big player you have to perform and behave like a big player,” the 28-year-old said at a Q&A session for the New Horizons charity at Facebook in London.

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“We all have bad games, but the attitude always has to be spot on and we have to be at the top of our games even when it's not and not the behaviour that we are seeing right now from every Chelsea player

The Spain international admits that Chelsea can no longer win the title this season but insists that they must continue to fight.

“As a player you have pride,” Fabregas said.

“Okay, we cannot win right now the Premier League, but come on. We all have to do better.

“Right now it's not the time to think about where we'll finish. We've been saying it all season: we draw one game, OK, next game looks easy. But we lose.

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“Next game we say the same thing, so at the end of the day I don't think about anything, I just think that I want to beat Sunderland and play my best, and that's it because right now, no-one is easy as it shows.

“We have been putting ourselves in this position and we have to now prove, and again, we've been saying that - prove, prove, prove - since the beginning, and now we really have to start winning.”

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