Saturday's home defeat to Southampton was the champions' fourth in eight Premier League games and sparked an astonishing seven-minute monologue from Mourinho on Sky Sports after the game.
But as the dust settled Mourinho tempered that claim slightly, in a clear answer to those suggesting tension between the manager and some of his playing staff.
"People can say what they want. I think you should go straight to the players," said Mourinho, who has received the public backing of John Terry.
Right? After Terry comes out it's, "Talk to the players! Talk to the players!" He didn't say "talk to the players" in those seven minutes after the defeat yesterday.
"Get a table at Cobham next week - John Terry doesn't go to the national team, Diego Costa doesn't go, Ramires doesn't go. Ask them.
"If they tell you they don't trust me, that is the only thing that can make me resign. The only thing. But not fake sources. The players at the table."
Lol. Mourinho brought the subject up himself, he was not asked. And then went on a seven-minute lecture.
"People can say what they want. I think you should go straight to the players," said Mourinho, who has received the public backing of John Terry.
Right? After Terry comes out it's, "Talk to the players! Talk to the players!" He didn't say "talk to the players" in those seven minutes after the defeat yesterday.
"Get a table at Cobham next week - John Terry doesn't go to the national team, Diego Costa doesn't go, Ramires doesn't go. Ask them.
"If they tell you they don't trust me, that is the only thing that can make me resign. The only thing. But not fake sources. The players at the table."
In every sport, almost always, any time a coach or manager gets his tit in the wringer players rush to his support. If ownership made decisions based upon what players think--there would never be a coaching change on the planet. All coaches/managers would have lifetime tenure and die in their jobs. Abramovich will make this decision, maybe alone, or with the club's administrators. John Terry will not have a vote. There is a decision to be made here. Mourinho also said that from the club's present 16th place position (Oh, lololol) they will not win the title. That is not necessarily so (see yesterday's post) but in a meaningful sense the facts don't matter here: If the manager is saying "We have no shot at the title" then why wouldn't Abramovich axe Mou now? Bring in someone who did think they could keep the title--Chelsea are the defending champs! They are, in Brit-soccer-speak, the HOLDERS! The manager of the defending champions says, eight games into the season, "We have no chance to repeat." Omg, lol. Facts don't matter: Same thing with Mourinho's blaming the club doctor, blaming the refs, Obviously those aren't true, those aren't facts, but if those are the manager's explanations for the past he is offering no path forward. Facts don't matter: Every manager writes a post-match report, they're then posted on the club's website. Mourinho's match report on the Manchester City loss in the first game of the season was something only seen in Pravda. If you didn't know Chelsea had lost 3-0 you'd never divine it from Mourinho's match report. In all of these ways, Mourinho is not in touch with reality. If Roman Abramovich is rational and, well. If Abramovich's decision here is rational these things will concern him more than Chelsea's two wins, two draws, fours defeats.
