Jose Mourinho has told talkSPORT Chelsea’s miserable start to the Premier League season is the WORST period in his decorated managerial career.
The 52-year-old boss joined the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast for an exclusive interview on the release of his new book, MOURINHO.
The Portuguese’s side are currently languishing in 16th place in the table, just four points above the bottom three, after claiming only two wins from their opening eight games.
Their run of results – losing against Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Everton and Southampton – has culminated in the worst start to the campaign of a defending Premier League champion EVER.
It’s unfamiliar territory for perennial winner Mourinho – who has
claimed no less than eight European league titles as manager – and when
asked if his side’s slump is the worst of his career, he admitted:
“Yeah.
“The results are negative, there’s no way to hide it.
“I’ve never lost four matches in eight, I never had such a bad start to the season, it’s never happened.
"I’m not the kind of person to try and find words when the easiest word to say is that the results are bad.
“We’ve lost four matches in the Premier League, we’ve conceded goals and our fantastic record at home as become just one victory at home against Arsenal, so there is no way to hide the results.”
Various reports over the past weeks have questioned Mourinho’s future at Stamford Bridge, rumours which forced the club, and a number of his players, to publicly put their support behind the boss.
And the three-time Champions League winner is confident he can turn the Blues’ season around, starting with Aston Villa on Saturday.
“We’re still the champions,” Mourinho added. “We won the last title three months ago, not 30 years ago. The manager is the same, the players are the same.
“We know that by December and January were will be closer to the top than to the bottom of the table, we know that for sure.
“I think the best thing to do is to believe in ourselves, and I believe in myself more than any other person.”
“The situation is not dramatic…but the reality is we need points, we need to win matches.”
The 52-year-old boss joined the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast for an exclusive interview on the release of his new book, MOURINHO.
The Portuguese’s side are currently languishing in 16th place in the table, just four points above the bottom three, after claiming only two wins from their opening eight games.
Their run of results – losing against Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Everton and Southampton – has culminated in the worst start to the campaign of a defending Premier League champion EVER.
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“The results are negative, there’s no way to hide it.
“I’ve never lost four matches in eight, I never had such a bad start to the season, it’s never happened.
"I’m not the kind of person to try and find words when the easiest word to say is that the results are bad.
“We’ve lost four matches in the Premier League, we’ve conceded goals and our fantastic record at home as become just one victory at home against Arsenal, so there is no way to hide the results.”
Various reports over the past weeks have questioned Mourinho’s future at Stamford Bridge, rumours which forced the club, and a number of his players, to publicly put their support behind the boss.
And the three-time Champions League winner is confident he can turn the Blues’ season around, starting with Aston Villa on Saturday.
“We’re still the champions,” Mourinho added. “We won the last title three months ago, not 30 years ago. The manager is the same, the players are the same.
“We know that by December and January were will be closer to the top than to the bottom of the table, we know that for sure.
“I think the best thing to do is to believe in ourselves, and I believe in myself more than any other person.”
“The situation is not dramatic…but the reality is we need points, we need to win matches.”
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