Mourinho: I'm the best manager Chelsea has ever had
The Blues boss has warned his club they would
be making a mistake if they were to sack him and
claims referees are scared to give decisions for
his team after defeat to Southampton Chelsea
manager Jose Mourinho reacted to questions
regarding his future by insisting that if the club
sack him, they will be sacking the greatest
manager the club has ever had.
The reigning champions slumped to their fourth
Premier League defeat of the season on Saturday,
going down 3-1 to Southampton at Stamford
Bridge despite taking the lead through Willian.
The defeat follows on from Tuesday's 2-1 loss to
Porto in the Champions League and leaves the
Blues in 16th place in the Premier League table, a
distant 10 points behind leaders Manchester City.
"If the club wants to sack me they have to sack
me because I am not running away from my
responsibility, my team," he told Sky Sports after
the game.
"To be champions now is obviously very, very
difficult because the distance is considerable. I
am more than convinced that we will finish top
four.
"It is a crucial moment in the history of this club
because if they sack me they sack the best
manager this club has ever had.
"The message is that the results are the fault of
the manager. This is a moment for everybody to
assume their responsibilities and stick together."
Mourinho also insisted the Blues were being
harshly treated by referees and insisted they
were denied a penalty against Southampton,
which could have changed the outcome of the
game.
"The referees are afraid to give decisions for
Chelsea," he added. "At 1-1, it is a huge penalty
and once again we don't get.
"If the FA wants to punish me they can. They
don't punish other managers. My players deserve
it and the fans deserve it.
"Referees are afraid to give decisions for Chelsea.
Why? Because there is always a question mark
and we are always punished.
"Clear penalties are not given. Even in the
Champions League in a match we lose 2-1, we
are not given a penalty in the last minute.
"The penalty in this game is crucial because my
team, at the moment, the first negative thing that
happens, they collapse. The penalty was a giant
penalty and after that the team lost even more
confidence."
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