Mourinho watched most of the second half from the directors’ box at Upton Park, but disappeared shortly after Carroll headed home West Ham’s victor to make it 2-1, and did not reappear to fulfil his post-match press duties.
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A crucial five days awaits Jose Mourinho as Chelsea continue the defence of the Capital One Cup with their manager’s position under intense scrutiny.
The Chelsea fine would be implemented automatically because six players received a yellow card in the Premier League game an FA spokesman said on Monday.
Jose Mourinho faces a crucial period as Chelsea manager after being hit with another misconduct charge by the Football Association, prompting calls for an urgent summit to address his relationship with match officials.
Both teams have also been charged with failing to control their players after referee Moss was surrounded in the aftermath of Nemanja Matic’s sending-off late in the first half. Any sanction over the West Ham incident would not invoke the one-match stadium ban, the threat of which hangs over Mourinho following comments made to broadcasters in the immediate aftermath of the Southampton loss.
But Hughes – now the manager at Stoke City – believes that Mourinho’s current woes are only a temporary dip in form and the Portuguese is the best manager Chelsea have had.
“I don’t anticipate them struggling for too much longer”.
Jose Mourinho is already making contingency plans amid fears he could be sacked by making contact with Paris St-Germain and Inter Milan, according to reports.
He did not speak to the media after the match against West Ham in which, at halftime, he spoke to referee Jonathan Moss and was then ordered to go to the stands.
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“For a number of years with Mourinho in charge, Chelsea have been a hard team to referee”. I’m happy for the compliments he has given me, it’s always gratifying to hear good words from your manager.
