Jose Mourinho’s full-frontal assault on his players after Chelsea lost 2-1 to Leicester City
was something I have never seen before. By complaining that he was
“betrayed”,
by claiming that Chelsea only won the league last season
because of him, that Diego Costa had forgotten how to play as a centre-forward and hinting that Eden Hazard’s
injury may not have been as serious as he made out, he questioned the
loyalty, ability, mentality and integrity of his players.
It was an all-encompassing attack which
may achieve its aim and provoke searching questions about those players
in the dressing room, but has also left Mourinho’s own position
basically untenable as a result. It is hard to see a way back for him
now after this declaration of war against his own players. After a brief
cooling off period, when he kept his own counsel, it was all building
up and on Monday night the pressure valve burst. He escalated the
situation dramatically.
It was one of the most amazing outbursts we’ve ever seen in the
Premier League. Talk about parking the bus; last night Mourinho was
throwing his players under it. But this just sums him up: Mourinho is a
selfish manager who is happy to take the accolades when Chelsea are
winning, but seeks to transfer blame to the players when he is losing.
Players are responsible for performances and results, of that there is
no doubt, but in any other business outside of football, if you are the
manager and the product you are putting out is terrible, you will be
ultimately held responsible, even if you say the people on the conveyor
belt aren’t doing their jobs properly.
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