Chelsea Football Club management have reviewed the besieged manager's position and made a decision not to make a change during the international break, mainly owing to the short of candidates to replace him.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will not be sacked during the international break after owner Roman Abramovich decided against making a change at this stage of the season. |
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Mourinho is under huge pressure with Chelsea sitting 16th in the Premier League table and many players understood to have turned against the Portuguese.
Last season’s champions have lost seven of their 12 league fixtures this season, the latest a 1-0 defeat to Stoke City on Saturday during which Mourinho served a one-match stadium ban.
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Owner Roman Abramovich decided against making a change at this stage of the season. Abramovich has been considering Mourinho’s future amid fears that the club will miss out on a place in next season’s Champions League given they are already 13 points off the top four.
The Russian billionaire is prepared to sack Mourinho but has decided to give him more time to turn Chelsea’s season around, with the Stamford Bridge hierarchy believed to have a number of reservations about making a change now.
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The lack of an obvious replacement is the key issue, especially when there is a likelihood that Abramovich’s preferred targets could become available next summer.
Guardiola is out of contract with Bayern Munich next summer while Simeone is believed to be ready to move to the Premier League, with the Atletico Madrid coach and members of his backroom staff currently learning English.
