Mourinho’s questionable antics since the 2-2 draw with Swansea certainly haven’t helped his cause.
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Mourinho, on the other hand, waited until half time to greet referee Jon Moss in the the tunnel and subsequently didn’t reemerge in the technical area for the second half, drawing conclusions that his chat with Moss was less than friendly and he was sent off for hiS protestations.
The faltering title defence has prompted speculation that Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich may be thinking of getting rid of Mourinho.
Another busy Capital One Cup coupon as Chelsea make the trip to Stoke to take on the Potters, with the game live streaming to watch tonight (KO 19:45). “If you take our last games you will see how everyone is running relentlessly, putting their lives on the line on the pitch, as we say”, Ramires was quoted as saying by dailymail.co.uk on Tuesday.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho’s been charged with misconduct by the FA over his language and behaviour during his team’s defeat by West Ham United on Saturday. We’re talking about one of the most experienced guys around, a man who has won trophies at every club he’s been at and who is as experienced as anybody could be.
Chelsea fans, should Mourinho be sacked? Sacking him could cost Chelsea up to £37,5m as the Blues boss has the rest of this year and three more left on the lucrative new deal he signed in the summer.
Actually, I would totally disagree with Jose Mourinho on that first part. “I’ve known him a long time and he wears his heart on his sleeve”, Halsey told BBC Sport on Monday.
The pair famously fell out during their time at Chelsea when Mourinho made off-camera remarks, which were later published, in which he appeared to question Eto’o’s age.
“I think Mourinho must be shell-shocked because he has never experienced anything like this in his career – we are all expecting things to change but they haven’t”.
His latest misdemeanour would not necessarily result in the stadium ban being implemented but adds to his woes after Chelsea’s worst ever start to a Premier League campaign, having lost five of their opening 10 games.
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Mourinho is unlikely to revert to the largely second-string side chosen at Walsall, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek or John Obi Mikel likely to come in for Matic.
