Jose Mourinho: Chelsea sack boss after Premier League slump

[LeftishBrit]

Chelsea have sacked manager Jose Mourinho seven months after he led them to the Premier League title.

The 52-year-old Portuguese had been in his second spell at the club, taking charge in June 2013.

Chelsea finished eight points clear last season and won the League Cup, but have lost nine of their 16 league games so far and are 16th in the table, one point above the relegation places.

Mourinho's final match was Monday's 2-1 defeat at leaders Leicester City...


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[TeddyR]

1. As a Liverpool fan

I wish that Chelsea kept Mourinho because that was a team in real disarray. It also says a lot about the state of sports that perhaps the best manager in world soccer, and certainly the best manager Chelsea has ever had, would get fired less than half a season after winning the league.

[T_i_B]

2. On a recent trip to Liverpool....

....I walked into a pub, only to have the landlord comment that as I was wearing a T-shirt with the caption "Broken Dreams" that I must be a Chelski fan!