Everything Jose Mourinho has said about Chelsea return as pressure grows on Mauricio Pochettino

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Jose Mourinho has twice been hired and fired by Chelsea during his career and could have a third stint at Stamford Bridge with current boss Mauricio Pochettino seeing his job in jeopardy.

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Chelsea could be on the hunt for a new manager sooner rather than later with Mauricio Pochettino under huge pressure.

The Argentine has underwhelmed during his debut campaign with the Blues. Chelsea sit ninth in the Premier League following a 5-0 thumping at the hands of London rivals Arsenal.

Candidates to replace him are already being speculated on by fans. One man that supporters have already championed is former boss Jose Mourinho.

The Portuguese previously enjoyed two hugely successful stints at Stamford Bridge and has not totally ruled out yet another return. Take a look at everything Mourinho has said so far.

Mauricio Pochettino shrugs during a match© PA Images

Not about us’

Mourinho was first asked about a third stint in West London back in 2019. The Portuguese was a pundit during Liverpool’s Champions League final success against future employers Tottenham.

He was asked whether another stint with Chelsea could be on the cards but kept his cards close to his chest. Mourinho replied: “We are not here to speak about it. We are here to speak about this and not about us.”

‘Chelsea is the past’

Mourinho’s links with Chelsea continued even after he had been appointed as Pochettino’s replacement at Tottenham. At the time, there were concerns that he was too loyal to the Blues.

Mourinho quickly allayed those fears by suggesting that his time with Chelsea was consigned to the history books. He said: “That was before I was sacked! That’s modern football.”

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The two-time European champion added: “I can be really happy here [with Tottenham ], make people happy and there’s not a bigger, let’s say fan than me in the world who wants Spurs to win and be successful. Maybe the same as me, but not more than me. So Chelsea is the past, a great past, two periods, two periods with titles. But it’s the past.”

‘Chelsea will always be Chelsea’

Mourinho’s time with Tottenham lasted just 18 months before being jettisoned by the North London side. He was not out of work for very long. The Portuguese was snapped up by Roma in July 2021. Just a year later, he once again expressed his affection for the Blues.

He said: “If you ask me do I have somebody that I would love to take over from ‘my Chelsea’ let’s say that, yes, but I have but I close my mouth.”

“The club reached such a level that it doesn’t matter who it’s with but Chelsea will always be Chelsea. Chelsea will always be big and my house will always be 200 metres away from the stadium so I want to keep listening to the sound of happiness and success. I’m pretty sure it’s going to be like that.”

The 61-year-old doubled down on that claim shortly after by suggesting he would always have an affinity for the Blues. Mourinho added: “Of course, my English connection is Chelsea. That’s the way I see things, as a Chelsea man after two periods of Chelsea and six years.

Source:The Mirror