Jamie Carragher believes that under-pressure Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho must stop his "embarrassing" post-match interviews, but the former Liverpool defender did say that the Chelsea board should keep faith in Mourinho.
Mourinho's Blues have been in woeful form this season, and have already lost eight games in all competitions.
The Portuguese has been in a prickly mood in his interviews, pointing the finger for the losses at officials rather than his side, and Carragher says he must stop looking for excuses.
"Maybe he's trying to create a siege mentality but I don't think the players would be totally agreeing with the manager, blaming referees. Chelsea were very poor at the weekend.
"This paranoia has got to stop, that the world is against them because they're not."
Carragher, who now works as a pundit for Sky Sports, did add that Mourinho is still the best man for the job at Chelsea.
"I'm a massive fan of Jose Mourinho and I'd like him to stay because there's been too many changes in the past at Chelsea," he said on Monday Night Football.
"These players performances have been shocking. It's about time we took more of a look at them. The manager is always in the spotlight."
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