Clubs in the top four English divisions fired 29 managers in the first half of this season, a record for this stage of the season. The firings include four EPL managers: Brendan Rodgers, TimSherwood, Dick Advocaat and Jose Mourinho. Ten Championship managers were fired.
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Top Four Gone: Chelsea Still Showing Relegation Form
Chelsea’s recovery under Guus Hiddink began over the busy Christmas period with a pair of draws: 2-2 at home to Watford and 0-0 away to Manchester United. On the face of it,the United draw looks much the better result, but a quick glance at the Premier League table reveals that Watford is just one point […]
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Van Gaal defiant as Manchester United remains without alternative
First, there was speculation that Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal would lose his job if the Red Devils lost to Stoke City or Chelsea in the post-Christmas week. Then after United lostto Stoke, 2-0, on Saturday, the speculation was that van Gaal would lost his job if United lost to Chelsea on Monday. Well, […]
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Report: Mourinho to Replace LVG at United?
ESPN reported Monday that Manchester United representatives have spoken to former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho about the possibility of replacing current manager Louis van Gaal, who isbelieved to be on the brink of being fired. United suffered a third consecutive defeat on Saturday, losing 2-1 to Norwich City at home in another poor display. The […]
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Report: Carneiro Continues Case Against Mourinho
Eva Carneiro’s personal legal action against recently-fired Chelsea coach José Mourinho will continue, sources tell the Guardian. The Blues’ formerfirst team doctor is claiming constructive dismissal against the club and has also filed a separate but connected case against Mourinho for alleged victimization and discrimination. According to thereport, the constructive dismissal claim included the possibility […]
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Why Hiddink is Right to Demand Reassurances on Chelsea Job
Guus Hiddink on Friday confirmed that he’s in talks with Chelsea aboutpossibly replacing departed former manager Jose Mourinho, but the Dutchman says he wants “insight” into just how the situation at Stamford Bridge got to be so bad. Wouldn’t we all? With more than a third of the Premier League season now gone, the defending […]
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Second fall of Mourinho much harder than the first
The second departure of Jose Mourinho from Chelsea has, of yet, not been as widely lamented as the first. Seldom, if ever, has a defending top-tier champion lurched out of the gateand labored so futilely week after week, month after month. A 2-1 loss to surprise leader Leicester City last weekend left Chelsea in 16th place […]
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Reports: Chelsea considers Mourinho's fate
Could Jose Mourinho be on his way out as Chelsea manager? The British press was rampant with reports that Chelsea’s slump has forced the Chelsea board to discuss the Portuguese’s position atthe club and a list of potential replacements had been drawn up. Mourinho was fired in 2007, but this time Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich […]
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Time's Up: Mourinho Turns on His Players
Defending Premier League champion Chelsea fell to a ninth defeat in 16 league matches this year as Leicester City moved to the top of the table with a 2-1 on Monday night. It’s hardto tell which is more astonishing: the fact that Leicester leads the Premier League table heading into the hectic Christmas period, or […]
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Mourinho backs Ranieri in Leicester EPL title run
On Monday, defending EPL champion Chelsea faces Leicester City, which leads the Blues by 17 points after 15 games. In a rare admission of support for another team and its coach, Jose Mourinhobacked Leicester to win the title and believes Claudio Ranieri is the manager of the season. “They deserve to be where they are,” […]