"But this year the top sides will lose points against the other teams. That's good for the Premier League and for the competition but the mainthing is that it means you have to keep going.
"We can't think about the three defeats. We have to try and improve and do better against Sunderland.
"We lost only two matches last season but people were always telling me about the number of draws we had. Now we're winning more and losing a few more but maybe we'll have more points in the end.
"It's more difficult to convince the press but I'll try to convince my players one game at a time, it's the only way to improve.
"It's a long race. Chelsea are very strong but we'll try to stay as close as possible and see what happens in April and May."
