Jose Mourinho is not the “happy one” right now but he promised Chelsea fans he won’t run away from their problems and the club.
The champions’ stuttering start to the season has left them already trailing leaders Manchester City by eight points, and put Mourinho in a bad mood.
But he said: “I’m not happy — and I’m happy that I’m not happy. The moment I’m happy losing matches, then I’ve changed a lot.
“And I don’t want to change. I’m not happy but I work harder than ever. I’m optimistic, I trust the players. The players trust me, I know. We are going to leave this situation [behind], for sure.”
That will cheer Chelsea fans, along with the Special One dismissing the idea that history is about to repeat itself.
Mourinho’s first spell in charge of the Londoners came to an end in September 2007 after an indifferent start to a season.
His exit also came following a breakdown in his relationship with owner Roman Abramovich that included a dispute over a lack of transfer funds in the January window earlier in the year.
This time, all seems well between Mourinho and Abramovich, who was at the Blues’ Surrey training ground on Friday.
But this season Mourinho has still had his transfer market troubles, being unable to land top targets, Everton’s John Stones and Juventus star Paul Pogba, and another internal dispute with club doctor Eva Carneiro and physio Jon Fearn.
“I don’t want to leave the club, in any circumstances. And the club doesn’t want me to leave. I’m not going to walk away. The club is not going to sack me.
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