The most successful manager ever to sit in the hotseat at Stamford Bridge was sacked for the second time by Roman Abramovich on Thursday afternoon after a disastrous start to the defence of their Premier League crown.
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On top of that, Mourinho went to war with members of the Spanish press, became embroiled in an unseemly touchline brawl against Barcelona, and there was also extraordinary criticism of striker Karim Benzema.
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“He just went through a disappointing spell of results”.
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The Blues qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League last week, and will host Sunderland on Saturday. Meanwhile, Chelsea captain John Terry has described Mourinho’s exit after 30 months in charge as a “sad, sad day”.
Since then, he has endured unsuccessful spells as manager of Turkey, Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala and the Netherlands.
Despite the loyalty of the Blues supporters to their Portuguese coach, however, Abramovich had seen enough. Attempts to change that philosophy under Phil Scolari and Andre Villas-Boas failed spectacularly.
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“Now, I spoke with Mark Hughes after the game last week and he told me, after Wenger, he is the longest serving one”.
Mourinho has already been linked with a return to Real Madridand he would recommend the Spaniards target Courtois.
For a club as big as Chelsea, there is always next season and no damage is completely irreversible.
“He would be the one person I would say would be absolutely flawless to come in to the end of the season and straighten them out”. Are they any better off for parting with Jurgen Klopp?
The club’s technical director, Michael Emenalo, said: “There obviously seemed to be a palpable discord between manager and players and we feel it was time to act”.
Bournemouth boss Howe encapsulated the collective shock among Mourinho’s peers, with rival managers all admitting sadness at the colourful Portuguese’s exit from English football.
“We are still talking, exchanging stuff…” If there’s one man who could break Chelsea’s cycle of short-term appointments, it’s Mourinho.
Regardless of this season, I still believe that to be the case. You were laughing at Italians 15 years ago when they were sacking the managers every year or whatever.
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But the Croat said: “I am confident”. And it ended with Chelsea surprisingly languishing near the bottom of the standings despite a star-studded roster that includes Diego Costa, Cesc Fabregas and John Terry, to name but a few. The arrivals of Steve Sidwell and Tal Ben Haim on free transfers typified a frustrating transfer window, and Mourinho left by “mutual consent” after a 1-1 draw with Rosenborg in the Champions League.
