This season at home, Chelsea have beaten Premier League champions Liverpool and dismissed Barcelona 3-0 in the Champions League. When asked if it was fair that the Blues perform better against 'bigger' teams, the Italian agreed, while stressing they need to maintain a very high level every week.
He told Sky Sports: "Probably it’s correct in this moment, and it’s the reason why we are not probably in this moment close to the top is that we need to be more consistent against different kinds of teams. And it’s one of the targets for the future, to try to improve how to play games against these kinds of teams, and hopefully we can continue to do the right things against big teams.
"If you want to be there at the end of the season, you have to be consistent; otherwise, you struggle. That’s why I consider December, January and February important months, because after that I think you can set the targets in March, and hopefully we will be in a place where we can fight for something more."