Goalkeeper Petr Cech insists all the Chelsea players are fully behind manager Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Speculation has surrounded Stamford Bridge in recent weeks with reports suggesting that some Blues stars do not see eye-to-eye with the Brazilian manager.
In response to the claims the former Portugal national team boss issued a statement last week via his advisors slamming people outside of the camp looking to cause trouble.
Chelsea's poor home form this season, which has seen them drop 14 points in the league, as well as the team picking up just six points from a possible 15 in their last five games has not helped Scolari's cause.
The West London outfit failed to capitalise on league leaders Liverpool drawing for the second weekend in a row as they drew themselves away to Everton.
The result could even have been much worse after captain John Terry received his marching orders for a rash tackle on Everton's Leon Osman.
The fact that the score remained 0-0 was largely down to Cech after he made a number of high-class saves to keep his side in the game.
"We have seen things that have been said, there is always a lot of comment at this club," the Czech international said.
"It is always speculation. But on the pitch nobody is complaining, nothing is being said.
"And when we were down to 10 men it is clear we are physically ready and are happy with the tactics and fighting for the manager."
The stopper picked up a thumb injury in the match at Goodison Park and could be a doubt for the Boxing Day clash against West Brom, but he remained upbeat about his side's title challenge.
"It is a pity we could not win. We could have been top of the league again but it is a good point," he added.
"And this is a great competition. You can see the likes of Aston Villa pushing up the table and into the top four.
"They will try hard to stay there. But there are plenty of games still to go, it will be very interesting to see what is going to happen."
Everton boss David Moyes felt referee Phil Dowd was right to dismiss Terry, calling the challenge 'reckless', but Cech was not so sure.
"It was hard for the ref to see exactly what happened. He had a split second," he insisted.
"The crowd were behind him and there was a lot of noise. It makes it more difficult for the referee. He made a decision and we have to live with that."
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