Unlike Moyes, his recent track record will keep him in his job. But then again, it's Abramovich we're talking about here. Won't be surprised if he's sack after the next loss.
Jose Mourinho Sack Watch
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Ferguson pulled the old "people want us to fail" number, but Mourinho is making it about wanting to see HIM fail.
I'd like for that dickhead reporter who, egged on by Jose, gave Arsene Wenger shit at his press conference, to ask Jose how accountable he feels for taking the current league holders to two places above the relegation zone.
He won the premier league and league cup. I don't know how that's a failure.
Ah come on, let's not start suggesting this meltdown might have been some sort of genius way of taking attention away from his players.
He's lost the dressing room and it's not the first time in his career
The fact that, unprompted, Jose raised the possibility of his own sacking would seem to suggest that the silence from above is deafening. At any self-respecting club, his track record would be sufficient for him to weather the storm of one poor season. However, normal rules do no apply to Chelsea. He clearly feels vulnerable. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
I do not think that is true at all. Barca and Bayern show no hesitation sacking managers when the team is underperforming. Even when that manager brought them success. See Van Gaal at either club
Let's not overreact.The current chelsea team are more than capable of finishing in the top 4 if they get their shite togther soon. Mourinho needs a few back to back wins and then they can launch a recovery run like we did after our terrible start last season. Plus they are still active in cup tournaments, wou;d be idiotic for Abramovic to pull the trigger this early.
If things don't improve by the end of this month than he should be a goner. Never understood the point of "give him till December". There is a reason that a champion team, that walked the league the previous year, is looking like a pub team. It is pretty much obvious from his crazy rotation that he has lost the dressing room. If he can't redeem it in the next few games, then there is no reason to give him more time.
Looks worse than Moyes right now.
Looks worse than Moyes right now.
I still think this has something more to do with the players than mohrinho. Now that cech & Drogba left; theres only an aging john terry to even assist mourinho in enforcing the chelsea style and history upon thisnnew team.
I think that this is a pretty hard thing to do no matter the club he manages.
I think that this is a pretty hard thing to do no matter the club he manages.
Agreed. Tried to change things too fast too soon. The winning mentality he instilled in the team is gone with characters like Lampard, Cech and Drogba; with the waning influence of Terry.
If that is the case, then isnt it a case of bad management? If he cant read his players and cant get them on board, he isnt a very good manager.
How would finishing outside the top 4 damage them financially?
Not that I see it happening, but still, Chelsea haven't managed to use Abramovic's connections the same way City have used Mansour's. I can imagine a lack of CL football being a real blow.
Not that I see it happening, but still, Chelsea haven't managed to use Abramovic's connections the same way City have used Mansour's. I can imagine a lack of CL football being a real blow.
Hahaha! The Chelsea twitter and website is brilliant. How have they reported it on their website?
I don't think they'll sack him, it's not going to better their current standing and a new manager would need a few games to get the team playing his way.
I do however thunk Mourinho was a tad fast to say there's no one better out their to manage the club. Ancelotti would be a great stop gap til the end of the season for them and maybe next season. They could alsp go with Klopp, write off this season but get the team playing his way by the end of the season, fill in the missing gaps with his kind of players, then go for it next season.
I do however thunk Mourinho was a tad fast to say there's no one better out their to manage the club. Ancelotti would be a great stop gap til the end of the season for them and maybe next season. They could alsp go with Klopp, write off this season but get the team playing his way by the end of the season, fill in the missing gaps with his kind of players, then go for it next season.
I think they will sack him. He had lost the dressing room and its easier to replace the manager than the players
What do we reckon? He's about 3 bad results from being sacked in my opinion. I bet he's not the manager of Chelsea by the time we play them.
Apparently he is safe.
Breaking news on the mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ard-not-sacked-despite-poor-start-season.html
Breaking news on the mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ard-not-sacked-despite-poor-start-season.html
I actually said: "whether that is intentional or not I don't know"
As I said, whether it was intentional or not only Mourinho knows but one thing is clear, if the focus is on the manager, in this case will he or won't he be sacked, on whether Chelsea have had recent bad luck regarding ref decisions, and on whether he is having a meltdown or whatever, then it's not on the players and the mistakes they keep making so that's only a good thing.
A quick look at BBC News and Sky News, the articles for Chelsea are about the premier league managers under pressure, Mourinho saying they'll have to sack him and Eva Carneiro. There really should be more criticism of the players but the focus seems to be on issues surrounding Mourinho not the team's mistakes.
I'm sure he and the players will get back on the training ground and try to find a solution to these problems to put points on the board.
Nah sacking a manager is always a bigger story than criticizing players.
On that basis, Mourinho is a better manager than Sir Alex was. And I heartily disagree with that.
He is polarizing the journos, the media, and the FA. He will use this to create an us v. them feeling again. Chelsea's next game is AVL, and regardless of how bad Chelsea have been so far - they will win that game.
Mourinho will call out his team for sticking through - give confidence, and the media will hail him as a genius.
In fact - all that would have happened is that Chelsea would have lost against a good team and won against a poor one. His interviews however - really show that he has only 1 page in his book, the us v/s them. He needs to develop other motivational techniques if he wants long term success.
Mourinho will call out his team for sticking through - give confidence, and the media will hail him as a genius.
In fact - all that would have happened is that Chelsea would have lost against a good team and won against a poor one. His interviews however - really show that he has only 1 page in his book, the us v/s them. He needs to develop other motivational techniques if he wants long term success.
He has had success for more than a decade now, in multiple countries. He is not a Brendan Rodgers ffs. He has already won more than many great managers did. Yes, he is going about this slump in wrong way, at least publicly from what we have seen, but he is too good a manager to not come back, if not this season or at Chelsea, then somewhere else.
Not this again... Wasn't he supposed to have done that in the 2-2 draw against Swansea ? A lot of good it did.
I have no doubts that he can come back elsewhere. He is a great manager no doubt - but his teams always seem to decline after 2-3 years with him. My guess is that the motivational story becomes 'boring' after a point, especially after achieving what you had originally set out for. I was referring to success at the same club.
..Can imagine Roman's reaction if he did that.I wonder if Rodgers' sacking will impact on Chelsea's decision to keep/sack Mourinho?
If they want Klopp as Mourinho's replacement they might have to act ASAP.
If they want Klopp as Mourinho's replacement they might have to act ASAP.
Would not be shocked if Maureen quits Chel$ki and heads to Pool.
That would be hilarious. Part 2 of Rafa at Chelsea.
He'd be their least popular manager since Hodgson.
Since ever. Hodgson would be an Anfield legend compared to that cnut of a man.
That was the point of my post, not sure how you missed it.
The fact I posted:
"As I said, whether it was intentional or not only Mourinho knows but one thing is clear, if the focus is on the manager, in this case will he or won't he be sacked, on whether Chelsea have had recent bad luck regarding ref decisions, and on whether he is having a meltdown or whatever, then it's not on the players and the mistakes they keep making so that's only a good thing."
If that isn't obvious I don't know what is.
Mourinho given 'vote of confidence’:
http://www.football365.com/news/chelsea-we-believe-in-jose-and-squad
http://www.football365.com/news/chelsea-we-believe-in-jose-and-squad
You didn't really got my point. He didn't bring the focus on him but on the players. He started blaming everyone around him, there would be talk of sacking him whatever he would say, if he did anything he took a pressure from himself and put it to the players with the words that he is the best manager and they will make a mistake if they sack him and that players do not play like they should. It started all the questions that if the manager is good then something must be wrong with the players.
I just wanted to say, that the stories if he will be sacked would be in the press whatever he would say because it is always the biggest story in the press, nothing intentional from him.
I would guess Ancelotti wouldn't be too excited to go back there.
The point was about his post match rant and it had nothing to do with his intention (only Mourinho knows that) but the consequences of it. That is why I specifically typed the words "Whether it was his intention or not, I don't know".
And it's clear in that post match rant he did not spend it blaming his players, he spent it blaming the ref and talking about why he shouldn't be sacked. In fact the attention is on him not the mistakes his players are making, for the players that is only a good thing.
I can't see how you thought he was blaming his players in it...
'But I think it’s time for everybody to assume their responsibilities because when you go down to so many individual mistakes and fear to play, they have their responsibilities, they are players that are performing really, really bad individually, I can not come here and say you, and you, and you, and you, it’s not my job but I think it’s clear that we are being punished by too many individual mistakes and as I was saying sadness brings sadness, bad results they attract bad results, that first mistake is just the first because after that comes another one.
"Bringing Matic in I had to do it because of the yellow card.
"Maybe I was wrong because Matic in this moment is quite in trouble."
Mourinho on Matic: "He's not the sharpest, he's not making good decisions..."
Mourinho: "With the players, it's not esy. I like them, I trust them but some of them are in a difficult moment. Matic is one of them."
There were also his comments on BeIN about Matic and the players. He was saving his ass, nothing masterful in his rant.
Frankly I'm shocked he hasn't been sacked. His shenanigans used to be cheeky and fun now their they're just cruel and tragic.
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