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Chelsea Sack Jose Mourinho The Special One Again
COBHAM, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 16: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho jokes with the media during a Chelsea training session at the Chelsea training ground on September 16, 2014 in Cobham, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
52-year-old Mourinho has been dismissed following a dismal run of nine defeats in 16 games which has left Chelsea 16th in the division and three points above the relegation zone.
According to SkySports sources, earlier this week that Chelsea’s board had met to discuss Mourinho’s future following Monday Night Football’s defeat at Leicester – a result that has tested owner Roman Abramovich’s patience beyond his limit.
This marks the end of Mourinho’s second spell as Chelsea manager after 30 months and 136 games, despite delivering his third and the club’s fourth Premier League title by an eight-point margin in May.
Mourinho has been under increasing pressure as their worst start to a season since 1978 began to form, with defeats to Manchester City and Crystal Palace in August, Everton in September, Southampton, West Ham and Liverpool in October, Stoke in November, and Bournemouth and Leicester already in December.
Chelsea have qualified for the Champions League last-16, however, where they play Paris Saint-German, and it is understood to have eased some of the pressure on the Portuguese for a time.
But the 2-1 defeat by league-leaders Leicester at the King Power Stadium saw Mourinho accuse his players of a “betrayal”.
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