Terry: Time to stand up

These are John terry's words. after the dismal performance of his team against Southampton

‘We are not in the familiar position we are normally in,’ Terry added.

‘We find ourselves in it and it is down to the group of players and the manager to get ourselves out of it and we must do that very soon.

‘Generally I think we are looking low on confidence but we have a big group of players in that dressing room and we need to stand up, which we will do. There is no difference from last season.

‘We need to be hungry like we were. Like many teams find, it is difficult to come back after winning the Premier League, we have seen it with Man City. We are suffering a bit of late but we have big characters in the dressing room and we will remain together along with the manager and get ourselves out of this.’

Continuing his thoughts on team confidence, the captain said when the dropping of points persists, players can begin to wonder where the next win is coming from, but he added:

‘Once you can get one win you build on that. We must win at home to Aston Villa after the international break, which is maybe a good opportunity for players to go away and clear their heads and come back after that and really kick on, because we need to start winning football matches.

‘We have a big group of players and we have the best manager who we remain behind and we remain together. That is what you do in tough circumstances. I have been here a long time and I have seen managers come and go and if anyone is going to get us out of this hole it is going to be Jose Mourinho.

‘And the players will remain together and fight, and keep fighting for the supporters because they were excellent on Saturday.’