Hiddink has been out of work since June when he was sacked as boss of Holland. “I give everything I have, sometimes too much, too emotional”, Mourinho said. Chelsea are in an uncomfortable situation, but they are not panicking. Whether or not I’m visiting their next match depends on my first conversation.
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“I spoke with Mark Hughes after the game last week and he told me, after Wenger, he is the longest serving one”.
In better times, sacked Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho (left) and captain John Terry after defeating Tottenham to win the League Cup last season.
Chelsea have parted company with Jose Mourinho after two days of crisis board meetings.
Emenalo, a confidant of the club’s owner Roman Abramovich, gave a biting assessment of Chelsea’s struggles under Mourinho and spoke of “a palpable discord” between manager and players.
Jose Mourinho’s “palpable discord” with Chelsea players forced the club to abruptly end his second spell as manager on Thursday with the team languishing just above the relegation zone only seven months after winning the Premier League.
“Thank you for all you have done for me”.
“I find it irresponsible from a players” point of view, especially when they come out after the game and say: “We’ve done that for the old manager'”.
“I want to have a very good insight into how all it got into this way”.
In 2009, Hiddink took over for former Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari after he was sacked midseason.
This led the Australian Football Federation to publish this (since deleted) tweet.
Well-travelled Dutchman Hiddink managed Australia at the 2006 World Cup, helping the team reach the second round. “Good luck in the future”.
Guus Hiddink is all set to take over at Chelsea.
“As an interim manager, he would love the challenge, I’m sure”, Wilkins said on talkSPORT. “I would even say they are one of the favourites for the Champions League”.
As things stand, however, neither Chelsea nor the coach have commented since Mourinho’s dismissal on Thursday.
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“Whilst there is huge sentiment for the individual who has done so much for the club, the fact of the matter remains that Chelsea Football Club are in trouble”, Emenalo said.
