Chelsea is one of the biggest clubs in the world but is not where it should be at the moment.
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In one sense, it was a game that Chelsea’s players could not win as, though the much-improved performance strengthened their league position, it also hardened perceptions that they had not been giving their all for Mourinho. “It’s a very, very depressing day”, Roger Edgell, 69, said as he bought his match-day programme.
Chelsea’s Loic Remy, left, competes for the ball with Sunderland’s Billy Jones during the En … Hiddink is set to serve out the rest of the season and after that, the club will find an official replacement.
Mourinho’s second spell at Stamford Bridge ended on Thursday, with Chelsea having lost nine of its first 16 league matches this season after sweeping to the title by eight points in May.
Some fans did also applaud Fabregas, but boos were prominent.
“You let Jose down”, another banner read.
Chelsea’s squad has changed since his first spell with the Blues, but Abramovich will know Hiddink is the man who could save Chelsea’s season.
“Where were you when you were (expletive)?”
That did not stop the home fans displaying their loyalty to the Portuguese who delivered three league titles in his two stints in charge.
Chelsea have appointed Guus Hiddink as their interim manager until the end of the season. “So it was a very important win”.
“Now we find ourselves on the points total way behind the games played total, and that’s the difficulty, that’s where the pressure lies on these players week on week now”.
“They are used to setbacks in recent weeks so we wobbled a bit in the second half”.
He stood down as Netherlands boss in June, during a miserable Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.
Holland said he had met Hiddink, who watched the game alongside owner Roman Abramovich and former striker Didier Drogba, briefly in the dressing room and said he hoped to work well with the Dutchman.
“If it was the case where you could get rid of a lot of players I’m sure clubs would do that, but unfortunately it does fall on the manager’s head, there’s nothing we can do about that”, Terry said.
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Tottenham Hotspur took advantage of United’s woes to move into fourth place thanks to a 2-0 win at Southampton while Crystal Palace remain sixth after a 2-1 win at Stoke City.
