José Mourinho has once again been sacked by Chelsea. Before this season the Portuguese had only lost one out of 98 Premier League matches but poor form this campaign made him the eighth
manager sacked by Roman Abramovich
The Chelsea owner has now dismissed
eight managers since his takeover in
2003 but he had held off for as long as
possible on Mourinho, and not only
because he had given him a new four-
year contract worth £250,000 a week, or
£13m a year, in August.
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Abramovich desperately wanted
Mourinho to build upon last season’s
title triumph but so bad has this season
been that he knew he needed to act.
Chelsea’s 2-1 loss at Leicester City on
Monday night was a ninth defeat in 16
league matches and it left them just one
point above the relegation zone.
Abramovich was equally concerned by
Mourinho’s post-match comments , in
which he said that his work had been
“ betrayed” by the players at the King
Power Stadium. Mourinho said that they
had failed to carry out his orders and it
was tantamount to him saying that they
had stopped listening to him.
Mourinho will now attempt to reach a
settlement on his massive contract and
attention has turned towards who will
succeed him and be charged with the
clean-up operation. Hiddink, who
worked as the caretaker manager at the
club in 2009 after the sacking of Luis
Felipe Scolari, is now set to return to
Stamford Bridge. Hiddink led the club to
the FA Cup, but has not enjoyed much
success since in stints with Russia, Anzhi
Makhachkala and Holland, who failed to
qualify for Euro 2016.
Chelsea, whose next match is at home to
Sunderland on Saturday, released a
statement a little after 3pm, saying that
they wished “to make clear José leaves
us on good terms”.
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The full statement read: “Chelsea
Football Club and José Mourinho have
today parted company by mutual
consent. All at Chelsea thank José for his
immense contribution since he returned
as manager in the summer of 2013.
“His three league titles, FA Cup,
Community Shield and three League
Cup wins over two spells make him the
most successful manager in our 110-
year history. But both José and the
board agreed results have not been good
enough this season and believe it is in
the best interests of both parties to go
our separate ways.
“The club wishes to make clear José
leaves us on good terms and will always
remain a much-loved, respected and
significant figure at Chelsea. His legacy
at Stamford Bridge and in England has
long been guaranteed and he will
always be warmly welcomed back to
Stamford Bridge.
“The club’s focus is now on ensuring
our talented squad reaches its
potential.”
This is the end of Mourinho’s second
stint in charge of the club – his first
spell in charge of Chelsea ended in
September of 2007, after he won the
Premier League title in 2005 and 2006.
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