<!-- Article Start --> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Speaking ahead of Chelsea's clash with Arsenal in the Premier League, manager Jose Mourinho admitted that his team lacked confidence while denying reports suggesting a dressing room rift between Diego Costa and John Terry. </strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">The Chelsea manager has suffered a poor start in his third season in charge and claimed that it was vital for the team to 'taste success' in their Champions League clash against Maccabi Tel Aviv.</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Fear creeps in when you lose confidence</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">As <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/sep/18/chelsea-jose-mourinho-arsenal" target="_blank">reported by the Guardian</a>, Mourinho claimed that his team suffered from a loss of confidence after their poor start to the campaign and hence were afraid of the ball.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"In everything you do in life, you need confidence to be better. In football, when you lose matches, you are affected. You can say youa re not but you are.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"You lose confidence, you dona t want the ball. You are afraid of the ball."</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>They organise it like the Wild West duels</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">The Special One also joked about how quick people are to believe the worst after a slump in form. He particularly singled out the media for allegedly making up stories of a dressing room rift between Diego Costa and John Terry.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"Somebody punched someone in the dressing-room. The manager doesna t want to speak with this guy. Diego Costa fought with John Terry and before they start the fight, they brought a translator for them to understand each other because Diego cannot speak English and John cannot speak Spanish.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a They organise it like the Wild West duels. We are going to fight at this time, bring a translator to help us. Or, Mourinho doesna t want to give new contracts to Terry and [Branislav] Ivanovic. Mourinho instructs the scouts to find a new right-back urgently."</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Asked about his personal battle with Arsene Wenger ahead of tomorrow's fixture, Mourinho declined to offer a comment.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"Ita s just Chelsea versus Arsenal and ita s a match we want to win.a </p> . <!-- Article End -->