Chelsea have sacked manager Jose Mourinho
with the club 16th in the table and one point
off the relegation zone.
It comes just seven months after the
Portuguese won Chelsea fourth, and his third,
Premier League title.
However, Chelsea have had a torrid season
thus far, having lost nine of their opening 16
league games – the same number of defeats
as the last two seasons put together.
The Blues have also crashed out of the
League Cup, which they also won last year as
well as in 2005 and 2007. Mourinho also
lifted the FA Cup in that year.
It brings an end to the 52-year old’s second
spell at Stamford Bridge, despite being the
club’s most successful manager.
Although former Porto, Inter Milan and Real
Madrid boss signed a new four-year deal in
the summer, both on and off-field incidents
have seemingly spelt the end of his tenure.
Those incidents include a long-running public
saga with former physio Eva Carneiro and two
separate fines and bans after open criticisms
of referees Jon Moss and Robert Madley.
Mourinho received a vote of confidence from
club owner Roman Abramovich after a 1-3
home loss to Southampton in October.
However, reports claim that after a 2-1 loss to
Leicester on Monday night, which put the
Foxes 20 points ahead of the Blues at the top
of the table, the board reconvened and
discussed potential successors and
compensation packages should Mourinho be
sacked.
Pep Guardiola, Guus Hiddink, Brendan
Rodgers, Gus Poyet and Juande Ramos have
all been touted as possible successors.
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