Jose Mourinho’s future as Chelsea manager is in suspense over his failure to lift the team out of their alarming slump, according to British press reports on Wednesday.
Jose Mourinho’s future as Chelsea manager is in suspense over his failure to lift the team out of their alarming slump, according to British press reports on Wednesday.
The Daily Mail said that the Chelsea board was due to meet to discuss Mourinho’s position on Wednesday, while the Daily Telegraph claimed the club’s hierarchy was drawing up a list of potential replacements.
Premier League champions last season, Chelsea are currently just a point above the relegation zone after losing nine of their 16 matches to date. They have, however, reached the Champions League last 16.
Reports suggest it would cost Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich between £10 million ($15 million, 13.7 million euros) and £40 million to sack Mourinho for a second time, having previously dismissed the Portuguese in 2007.
Mourinho signed a new four-year contract in August. Chelsea gave him a public vote of confidence in October, but there has been no official communication from the club on his position since then. Mourinho, whose side host Sunderland in the league on Saturday, was expected to take training as usual at the club’s training ground in Cobham, 17 miles (27 kilometres) southwest of London, on Wednesday.
Several newspapers, including the Sun, reported that Chelsea’s players were angered by Mourinho’s claim that they had “betrayed” his work following Monday’s 2-1 defeat at league leaders Leicester City.
Fabregas slams attitude of Chelsea players Playmaker Cesc Fabregas has criticised the attitude and behaviour of he and his team mates in the wake of champions Chel-sea’s alarming slide down the Premier League table.
“We will all have to take our responsibility. If you are a big player, and paid like a big player, you must play like a big player and behave like a big player,” Fabregas said in Face-book on Tuesday.
“I am not saying you can’t have a bad season and bad games. We all have big players and small players but the attitude must be spot on.
“We must always be at the top of our games, even when it’s not, and the behaviour has to be better than what we are seeing right now from every single Chelsea player.”
The Spain midfielder refused to blame the squad’s problems on a lack of self belief.
