Jose Mourinho saw his beleaguered Chelsea aspect lose once more in period - however the Portuguese insists his players are prepared for the visit of Liverpool on Saturday.
Premier League champions Chelsea have endured a nightmare begin to the season and relinquished their grip on the League Cup - that they won in March - with a fourth-round penalty-shootout defeat at tend town on weekday.
Mourinho's aspect, United Nations agency sit fifteenth within the Premier League, have won only 1 of their last seven games altogether competitions and reports recommend that a loss to Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool may spell the top of the Portuguese's second reign at Stamford Bridge.
However, whereas admitting that lifting his squad for the weekend are powerful, Mourinho feels Chelsea's stars will buck up from their performance at the Britannia sports stadium.
"It's tough - however it's tougher after you play terribly badly and lose, than enjoying well and losing," the previous Real Madrid boss aforesaid.
"They head home with disappointment however with a positive feeling. however will [Eden] Hazard, or Oscar, or [John-Obi] Mikel, or John Terry, to mention some names - I may say everybody - however will they're going home with a scarcity of confidence?
"They vie well, they did not create several mistakes. They participated within the game lots."
By distinction, Mourinho's vis-a-vis Klopp heads into Saturday's match riding the crest of the wave of quality encompassing his appointment at Anfield.
Klopp oversaw his initial win answerable of Liverpool on Wednesday - a 1-0 League Cup ending over AFC Bournemouth - following 3 sequential attracts since replacement Brendan composer.
And the German was excited to finally get off the mark.
"I feel far better than when a draw," Klopp aforesaid. "But i do not suppose the opposite games were such a lot worse than these days - in fact, the result's the most important distinction and that we did well tonight.
"I saw minute by minute we have a tendency to were higher within the game, we have a tendency to closed the areas higher and also the whole ninety minutes we have a tendency to vie soccer and created our possibilities.
"We did not have any real expertise along, therefore i am extremely glad - the boys did rather well."
Christian Benteke incomprehensible the Bournemouth tie with a knee issue, however Klopp expects the Belgian - United Nations agency came off the bench to attain the opener in Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Southampton last week - to be acceptable Saturday.
Daniel Sturridge continues to struggle with a knee injury of his own and remains uncertain, however James Milner is on the market when suspension.
Mourinho conjointly faces a headache up front, with Diego Costa suffering a rib injury at tend, feat the Spain frontman's standing for the weekend in question.
Branislav Ivanovic (hamstring) is probably going to miss out for Chelsea, whereas Pedro (knock) is additionally a doubt.
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