Jose Mourinho is already facing a tough test in his second managerial stint at Chelsea, as the Blues continue to struggle both in the UEFA Champions League and the Barclays Premier League, initiating rumors of conflicts between owner Roman Abramovich and the manager.

The Portuguese manager made one thing clear when he arrived at Stamford Bridge, and that was to lower the expectations of the supporters, who expected Mourinho to solve the inconsistency in the League at the club. There has been no respite from Abramovich in terms of spending, and the Russian has been supportive of the multiple managers that have seen light of day at a job which is becoming increasingly testing for managers with time. In generic terms, the Chelsea squad has all it takes for a successful setup; experienced players like Frank Lampard, Petr Cech and John Terry, young exciting talents like Eden Hazard, and powerful players like Samuel Eto’o and Fernando Torres. But nothing seems to be working for the club over the past few years in the League, which will surely give the fans food for thought as they approach the home tie against Fulham.

Ever since FC Barcelona were proclaimed one of the best teams in the world for their long hauls of possession consistently over a season, other teams around the globe have tried to replicate their style. With players like Lionel Messi in their side, even though the side took possession in their stride over long uneventful spells in matches, their attacking quality gave them the power to score more goals. Chelsea are trying to replicate the same style of play, but are not able to secure the last and most important aspect of this style, which is to score goals. That can be proved by the fact that in the four matches played by all Premier League clubs, Chelsea have scored the least amongst the top six.

According to ESPN, Mourinho has acknowledged the fact that the club are facing a crisis in terms of goals scored, and that needed a quick change in order to return to their aim of winning trophies.

The former Real Madrid coach said, “I feel we are going in one direction, which is the direction we want to be to play a certain kind of football, but the reality is we are not scoring goals,

“You can’t say we don’t score goals because we’re not an offensive team and don’t play offensive football and don’t have ball possession, because we have an attacking mentality.

“Probably, if we play a defensive game and we just go on the counter-attack, probably we go there and score two or three goals.”