Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says that he is confident of remaining at the club even if they don't manage to get a Champions League spot this season.
Chelsea are currently 16th in the EPL with just eight points from as many games and pressure is mounting on Jose Mourinho to turn things around. Chelsea's last league game was against Southampton at Stamford Bridge where they lost 2-3. That was the fourth time that Chelsea lost a game this season and the first time that they have conceded three goals at home under Mourinho.
Soon after the game a meeting with owner Roman Abramovich was called and Mourinho was given a vote of confidence by the board. Abramovich is not known to be a patient owner and many managers, including Mourinho himself in 2006-07 have faced the axe from the Russian billionaire.
But Mourinho is confident that he won't get sacked even if Chelsea finish outside the top four this season. He had earlier suggested after the Southampton game that Chelsea would be sacking the best ever manager if they part ways with him.
And Mourinho believes that Roman Abramovich's approach to the managers is now different and claims that it was one of the reasons why he joined the club a couple of years back. Mourinho says that he felt that difference from the moment he joined the club in 2013.
Mourinho also claimed that he knew he would be getting a vote of confidence even before the meeting with the club's owners. Mourinho is the first manager to get a vote of confidence from the Russian owner.
Mourinho says that the club's decision to offer him a new deal this summer, even with him having two years left on his contract suggested the confidence they had in him.
He, however was disappointed by Chelsea's showings so far this season but cooled fears about his sacking, saying that the support he received was not something new for him. He also said that the vote of confidence was given just to stop the media rumours of him getting sacked.
Chelsea face Aston Villa on Saturday and will be without right back Branislav Ivanovic, while Diego Costa will return to the line up after missing his last three games through suspension.
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Soon after the game a meeting with owner Roman Abramovich was called and Mourinho was given a vote of confidence by the board. Abramovich is not known to be a patient owner and many managers, including Mourinho himself in 2006-07 have faced the axe from the Russian billionaire.
But Mourinho is confident that he won't get sacked even if Chelsea finish outside the top four this season. He had earlier suggested after the Southampton game that Chelsea would be sacking the best ever manager if they part ways with him.
And Mourinho believes that Roman Abramovich's approach to the managers is now different and claims that it was one of the reasons why he joined the club a couple of years back. Mourinho says that he felt that difference from the moment he joined the club in 2013.
Mourinho also claimed that he knew he would be getting a vote of confidence even before the meeting with the club's owners. Mourinho is the first manager to get a vote of confidence from the Russian owner.
Mourinho says that the club's decision to offer him a new deal this summer, even with him having two years left on his contract suggested the confidence they had in him.
He, however was disappointed by Chelsea's showings so far this season but cooled fears about his sacking, saying that the support he received was not something new for him. He also said that the vote of confidence was given just to stop the media rumours of him getting sacked.
Chelsea face Aston Villa on Saturday and will be without right back Branislav Ivanovic, while Diego Costa will return to the line up after missing his last three games through suspension.
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