Carlo Ancelotti last night conceded that it would be difficult for Chelsea to retain the Premier League title after they suffered an embarrassing defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers which leaves them nine points behind Manchester United having played a game more.
The Chelsea manager said he would be "surprised" if he lost his job despite presiding over the club's worst sequence of results since the 1995‑96 season, but he acknowledged that the team's form is "not good enough". Chelsea have won one league match out of their past nine and picked up only 10 points from 11 fixtures.
The trip to Wolves, who started the game bottom of the table but finished it outside of the relegation zone, was seen as a chance to revive their season but José Bosingwa's own goal, after only five minutes, condemned Chelsea to a sixth league defeat of the campaign.
"We have to maintain confidence," Ancelotti said. "At this moment it's very easy to lose confidence, think it's not a good season, but we can fight for a lot of things. Nothing is lost at the moment.
"Obviously it's difficult to come back in the Premier League but we have the FA Cup and the Champions League, and the most important thing now is to move on. We have to keep fighting for the title. But you can say now that the gap is not so good. There is a big gap."
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