Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he don’t accept people questioning his ability because of bad results.
The Portuguese finds himself in most difficult moment of his career to date, with the Blues’ poor start to the Premier league title defence leaving them well off the pace, leading to press reports that the club are considering sacking the Portuguese.
Mourinho believes that analysis by pundits on television and radio has created a culture of reactions within football – saying that it is “brave” of those who have never achieved anything in management to criticise him after a couple of disappointing results.
I know the culture now, even in England. Before it was not the culture in this country, but, especially the pundits, they have a new job, which has become a very important job, it’s changed the culture a lot. Some of the pundits are really brave.
To criticise someone with my history, you need to be brave, as there is a risk someone like myself will say, ‘Shut up. You’ve won nothing in your life’. But I won’t do that. I just work and hope that the good results are coming.
You know, stability for the manager, in general, it’s gone. It’s gone for everyone, except a couple of ‘special ones.
Mourinho is confident he and Chelsea will come through their current difficulties – and insists that his track record means he is not feeling the strain of the situation.
I don’t feel the kind of pressure of before. Because now I have a history, a big history. I really don’t accept that people can doubt my ability just because I am having some bad results.
Jose Mourinho, Source: Irish Times
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