The frosty winter relationship between Jose Mourinho and Roman Abramovich seemed to have thawed significantly in the spring and Chelsea looked like they would have the stability of the excellent manager for a few more years. But a combination of factors, not least an unexpectedly tepid defeat at Aston Villa has cast doubts over Mourinho's future.
The rumour that manager Jose Mourinho had left Chelsea on Wednesday night brought carnage to the press room as journalists ran around trying to confirm the scoop and decide whether or not to run with it in Thursday morning's newspapers. The talk amongst the hacks indicated that Mourinho informed an unnamed Chelsea player of his decision to leave the London club after training, the player then texted a member of the media with the news, which prompted calls to Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon, who denied he had heard any news on the subject. Mourinho's rocky relationship with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is public knowledge - the current spat about playing/not playing Andrei Shevchenko is often in the headlines - and has made the rumour easier to swallow. But red faces could await in the morning.
Breaking news on Sky Sport "Reports that Jose Mournho has left Chelsea F.C." Looks like it's true, not surprised as the man is only Mel Machin with a lot of money to spend.
fecking daft. He's a brilliant manager. Chelsea won't do better than him, especially with Roman's tendency to meddle.
To be honest I'm not surprised I did expect him to go before now tho'. Wonder who will get the job now?
RE: To be honest I'm not surprised That's such a hard question to even begin to take guesses at. I mean who is actually a better manager than Mourinho at the minute? Alex Ferguson? somehow I don't think it'll be him. IMHO I think Chelsea have made a mistake.
Favourite to replace him..... Didier Deschamps http://www.sportinglife.com/footbal...=soccer/07/09/20/SOCCER_Chelsea_3rd_Lead.html
Well they have had a disastrous start to the season haven't won every game I'll miss him - he used to make me laugh in the after game press conferences
Roman Is An Idiot He had the best manager Chelsea have ever had and interfeared in a job that didn't concern him. The problems started because of Roman wanting to bring in higher ups, Sheva and Ballack. Jose was a great character and I enjoyed his interviews. Hopefully he will be back in English football soon at somewhere like Spurs.
