Mourinho believes Chelsea has improved sufficiently in 2014 to justify top PL spot

Chelsea football team manager Jose Mourinho is of the opinion that his club has improved sufficiently in 2014 to justify their position at the top of the Premier League table.

A 2-0 victory over West Ham United at Stamford Bridge on Boxing Day, thanks to goals from John Terry and Diego Costa, kept Chelsea three points ahead of last season's champions Manchester City.

Chelsea, who finished third last season, would have their title credentials tested again against Southampton on December 28, but Mourinho is confident his players can rise to the occasion at St Mary's and finish the calendar year on top, Sport24 reported. ourinho claimed that they are a much better team when they have the ball, adding that last year his side was very strong defensively but lacked a bit of creativity when they had the ball. He said that the challenge was to bring that dynamic without losing the qualities of the team.

The Portuguese manager said that at the beginning of the season there was a little bit of conflict between those two ideas and they made defensive mistakes. He claimed that at the moment they have a good balance.

Mourinho said that the team is happy to have the ball and also comfortable when the opposition has it, adding that they are a very good team.