People are saying it wouldn't be a good time to go to Stamford Bridge after Chelsea's two losses under Jose Mourinho, but I couldn't disagree more.
On trial
It feels like every player in the Chelsea team is on trial and I don't think anybody feels confident in what they're doing, because if you play a bad game then it's 'whoosh you're out' and that's not building anyone's confidence or building the team.
It's a really strange thing that Jose is doing. When you look at Jose's teams they normally have an identity and you know how they play, but I think the Mata one is a conundrum and I just don't see how they can be a better team without him.
Saturday Night Football
David Jones and I will be watching Fulham v Chelsea on
SNF this week and it's going to be a really interesting game.
Like Chelsea, Fulham haven't had a good start to the season and I think the pressure is on both teams. The Cottagers were booed off last week and in terms of a derby match you can't think of a west London derby in a long time that's had so much consequence.
If Fulham can go there and make it difficult for Chelsea and keep it tight, you can see the crowd starting to get a little bit edgy and you'll feel the nerves in the players. They mustn't concede an early goal because then the game will open up and give Chelsea that little bit of confidence. The longer the game goes with Chelsea searching for form and style of the play, the more it will help Fulham's cause.
This is a game changer, because whoever gets the result here will relieve the pressure around the club.
