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Jose Mourinho insists there is no panic in Chelsea camp

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho during the Barclays Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester.
Image: Jose Mourinho says there is calm, not panic, at Chelsea

Jose Mourinho is keeping his cool despite Chelsea's worst start to a Premier League season in 17 years.

The Premier League champions play at West Brom on Sunday seeking a first win of the season after opening with a 2-2 draw at home to Swansea and a 3-0 loss at title rivals Manchester City.

"Do we have to improve? Obviously. Always," Mourinho said.

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"We are calm, not happy, but calm. We need that. We need to be unhappy because that feeling makes you work better, better than ever when the results are not good and to be calm is very, very important too."

Chelsea signed left-back Baba Rahman and forward Pedro this week, the latter after the Blues moved swiftly to swoop ahead of Manchester United.

Cesc Fabregas of Chelsea looks dejected with team-mates after the third Manchester City goal, Premier League
Image: Chelsea's players are dejected after Man City defeat

Mourinho has previously spoken of working with a squad of 22 senior players - two in every position - and Pedro's arrival inflated the first-team group to 23 men.

But the Portuguese insisted that does not necessarily mean any players will be leaving prior to the September 1 closure of the transfer window.

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"It's not a compulsory thing. I can perfectly have one more player than is normal for us," Mourinho said.

Pedro of Barcelona lifts the UEFA Super Cup
Image: Pedro signed for Chelsea from Barcelona on Thursday

"One more option for me is not a problem. You have injuries, you have suspensions, different competitions to play.

"Hopefully we can progress in the domestic cups too and there are lots of matches to play.

"If you have one more winger in the group, it can be a problem for the wingers not getting the playing time they want, but for me it's not a problem."

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