Petr Cech is positive Carlo Ancelotti can cope with the pressure he is experiencing and restart Chelsea's Premier League title challenge.
Ancelotti has presided over the club's worst run since 1998 - the Blues have taken just six points from eight games - and although it is understood his Chelsea future is under no immediate threat, Roman Abramovich's patience is not without limit.
However, Cech believes Ancelotti is taking the pressure in his stride as he prepares the team for Wednesday night's clash with Bolton at Stamford Bridge.
"You have to ask him (how Ancelotti coping), but I think he's coping well. He's got lots of experience," Cech said.
"There was a lot of pressure when he was manager of AC Milan.
"Last season there was a period where there was a lot of pressure here and yet we turned things round and won the double. We will try to do the same thing."
Chelsea lost further ground in the title race with Monday night's 3-1 defeat at Arsenal in a performance that underlined their lack of confidence.
At this rate they will struggle to qualify for the Champions League, but Cech refuses to rule them out of the title race.
"We can't find the same rhythm and are making wrong choices so you can see that we are making lots of wrong passes," he added.
"Every time we attack we are offside and are making mistakes too in the defensive third.
"This is exactly the reason why we are not winning games.
"The results have been bad over the last month and we have found ourselves in a circle.
"We made a mistake, we get punished and we don't score goals.
"This is the kind of period that sometimes you get in sport and it's up to us to overcome it.
"We will try to find a solution and keep working.
"We are not throwing the towel in yet because we know everything can change fast.
"But we know as well that if we keep going like this then we will have a bigger disappointment in terms of chasing the title.
"The gap has started to open now and we get the points tonight and kick on the season from there.
"We just need to have one game where you get a bit of luck to win a game and suddenly everything changes.
"But we've not had that luck for quite a time and we've been unlucky.
"But we didn't deserve the result at Arsenal and so we need to make sure we play better next time."
