Lets Recall that Embattled Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho was sacked as the Blues manager on Thursday 17th December, 2015 after a 2-1 defeat by Leicester city compounded his side’s miserable start to the season. The Portuguese boss guided his side to the Premier League title in May, but Monday's loss was their ninth of the campaign, leaving them in 16th place, just a point above the relegation places.
Mourinho, who was ready to open talks over a financial settlement to seal his exit after the defeat at West Ham at the end of October, has now seen his second spell at Stamford Bridge come to an end. But, having only signed a new four-year-deal in the summer, there is likely to be conflict over the severance package offered by Chelsea.
It is the second time Mourinho has left Stamford Bridge under a cloud after ending his first spell as Blues boss in 2007 and currently Mourinho leaves the blues in close risk of relegation {The best-ranked team or teams in the lower division are promoted to the higher division for the next season, and the worst-ranked team or teams in the higher division are relegated to the lower division for the next season.}
However, there is a significant number of the football world which is less concerned to see the Portuguese go following the pretty cutting comments the Chelsea boss has made about them. Below are 10 men that might not be sympathetic with Mourinho....
1. Lionel Messi
“How do you say cheating in Catalan?”“Can Messi be suspended for acting? Barcelona is a cultural city with many great theatres and this boy has learned very well. He’s learned play-acting.
After his left-back Asier Del Horno was sent off for a 'challenge' on the Barcelona star during a 2005/06 Champions League encounter, Mourinho had a question about Messi's extra-curricular activities.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
"I was manager for the first time in 2000 but, before that, I was assistant in big clubs and with big managers and coaching the best players in the world. So I was 30 and I was coaching Ronaldo - not this one [Cristiano], the real one, the Brazilian Ronaldo."
Sure the Real Madrid Galactico was delighted to hear his then boss make this comment in 2013.
3. Arsene Wenger
“I think he is one of these people who is a voyeur. He likes to watch other people. There are some guys who, when they are at home, have a big telescope to see what happens in other families. He speaks, speaks, speaks about Chelsea.”
An early shot, fired in 2005, in what became a VERY long-running war between two Premier League giants.
4. John Carver [Former Newcastle Boss]
"You may as well put a cow in the middle of the pitch. And then stop the game because there was a cow. You cannot do just anything in football. You have to defend with your 10 men, put the 10 men on the goal line, park the bus, but football needs a ball."
Without any hint of irony, Mourinho reacts angrily to Newcastle - then coached by Carver - parking the bus against Chelsea last season.
5. Pep Guardiola
"Guardiola is a fantastic coach but I have won two Champions Leagues. He has won [only] one Champions League and that is one that would embarrass me. I would be ashamed to have won it with the scandal of Stamford Bridge and if he wins it this year it will be with the scandal of the Bernabéu."
We knew they were not pals, but this 2011 comment suggests Mourinho doesn't think his old rival from Spain has won a valid Champions League - despite lifting the trophy twice.
6. Didier Drogba
"I am no longer Chelsea coach, and I do not have to defend them any more, but I think it is correct if I say Drogba is a diver."
We can only presume his favourite former Chelsea player never heard this comment from the then Inter Milan boss.
7. Rafa Benitez
"I thought he was going to thank me for the title I gave him. Ask all the Inter fans what they think of me and him."
Not the first time he shot down Rafa - and not the last. Jose reacts to Inter winning the 2010 Club World Cup a few months after his departure.
8. Claudio Raneri
“He’s old and he hasn’t won anything. I studied Italian five hours a day for many months to ensure I could communicate with the players, media and fans. Ranieri had been in England for five years and still struggled to say ‘good morning’ and ‘good afternoon.'"
9. Carlo Ancelotti
“Many coaches have won it more than once but there is only one club that was leading 3-0 in the final and managed to lose it.”
Mourinho's thoughts on the former Real Madrid manager's multiple European Cups largely centre around the Miracle of Istanbul…
10. Mrs Benitez
“If she takes care of her husband's diet she will have less time to speak about me."
The Special One's responds to Rafa's wife suggesting her husband's recent career has been about "tidying up the messes" left by Mourinho. OUCH.
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