Trophies are the only currency the Portuguese deals in but his tenures never end well – when he departs there is a sense of relief among employersWe live in a volatile age,our judgments blown this way and that by the slightest scrap of evidence. A cracking victory for Chelsea at home against Liverpool on Saturday would bring a swift halt to weeks of speculation approximately the causes of the apparent meltdown at Stamford Bridge. Suddenly there would be much calculating of the results needed to carry José Mourinho’s team back into the top four by the end of the season.
Lying 15th in the Premier League, with 11 points from 10 matches, or Chelsea require an average of 2.1 points from each of their remaining 28 fixtures in order to match the 70 points that secured the final Champions League slot for Manchester United final May. In Mourinho’s three title-winning seasons at the Bridge,the averages were 2.5, 2.4 and 2.3. So whether he can persuade his players that their season starts here and now, and the target should be within reach.
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Source: theguardian.com