There were suggestions Mourinho lost the dressing room and Chelsea were a different side under caretaker boss Steve Holland against Sunderland, easing to a 3-1 win ahead of Guus Hiddink taking charge as interim manager until the end of the season.
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Throughout his managerial career, Hiddink has coached Valencia, Real Madrid, Real Betis, PSV Eindhoven, Turkey, South Korea, Russia and the Netherlands.
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“I told them whatever their feelings were regarding the situation they had a responsibility to the football club and its supporters all round the world”.
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“Hopefully together we can climb back up the table and we’re looking forward to starting working with him”.
Guus Hiddink, who has replaced Jose Mourinho until the end of the season, watched the game alongside former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba and club owner Roman Abramovich. We have already seen the current champions Chelsea lose all hope of retaining the trophy and even if Jose Mourinho had not been sacked and managed to turn their form around, he would have needed a miracle.
Chelsea fans displayed banners showing their support for Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge during the game against Sunderland.
“It was a very important three points for the club”, said Holland. I always help my friends and I have very good memories of the club.
Drogba, who now plays for MLS side Montreal Impact, is currently enjoying his off-season break was reported to be in the frame to become an assistant coach at Chelsea, something his club denied.
After Fabio Borini pulled one back for Sunderland, Chelsea survived scares before registering its biggest league win since defeating Arsenal 2-0 three months ago.
Hiddink returned to Chelsea’s Cobham training base after his meeting with Mourinho, but he will not get down to work with his players until Tuesday, as they were given two days off following their 3-1 win against Sunderland on Saturday.
“Please believe me when I say the decision was made for no reason other than to do what we believe is in the best interests of this club”, he added.
“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”.
Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo said “palpable discord between manager and players” was a factor in Mourinho’s dismissal, but Terry said player unrest was not the reason for his departure.
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Mourinho wasted little time in reappearing in a football stadium, attending Brighton’s Amex Stadium yesterday for their Championship clash with Middlesbrough.
