I was watching Sky Sports News on FSC and they showed on the back pages of the tabloids that Mourinho might leave Chelsea in the summer. So I looked on the internet for the rest of the details and found this article:<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Dutch coach Guus Hiddink has cleared his way to join Chelsea this summer by announcing that he is ready to quit as boss of Russia. The move by Hiddink, who has a close working relationship with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, will increase the pressure on the Premiership champions' current manager, Jose Mourinho. Hiddink, personally recruited by Abramovich to take over the Russian national team, is in regular contact with the Chelsea owner and would be his principal target if Mourinho leaves in the summer. The Dutchman has an outstanding track record, most recently with South Korea and Australia in the past two World Cup campaigns and as a club manager with PSV Eindhoven. Chelsea are six points behind Manchester United in the Premiership and the board are surprised that Mourinho should be complaining about injuries despite spending ?50million on players last summer. Hiddink's admission comes at a time when there is fresh speculation about the future of Mourinho, whose team beat Macclesfield 6-1 in the FA Cup third round yesterday. If Chelsea fail to win the Champions League, despite recruiting superstars Andriy Shevchenko, Michael Ballack and Ashley Cole, Mourinho's future would be uncertain, even though Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon insists that the Portuguese will be in charge next season. Hiddink's vision of open, attacking play contrasts with Chelsea's current functional style and more closely fits with the approach Abramovich is said to prefer. He took over as coach of the Russia team in 2005, after being recruited by Abramovich and the president of the Russian FA, Vitali Mutko, but has now prepared his assistant, Alexander Borodjuk, to take charge. Hiddink, whose deal runs out in 2008, said: "It's really time to say in Russia 'Borodjuk takes over now'.I have the energy to go and do something new and get a lot of satisfaction out of that. The past few years I have enjoyed a lot of successes. I'm grooming my assistant as a top-class coach so I'm no longer needed soon." Hiddink gave an insight into his relationship with Abramovich which is sure to unnerve Mourinho. Talking about the problems of coaching Russia, who play England in two Euro 2008 qualifiers this autumn, Hiddink, said: "Abramovich has created a massive football academy here (in Russia). But he told me that Russia has not played a significant role in football for 10 years. He asked me if I could give him a helping hand. "He was here the other day. He and I talked for a while about a number of things. He stays in the background and he is not pushy with things. I get on with him very well." Last month, Abramovich said he and Mourinho did not have friendly relations but they are warm enough'. Hiddink's interview was published yesterday in Elf Magazine in Holland. Frank Arnesen, now a key executive at Chelsea,was director of football at PSV when Hiddink was coach there.</div>source I'd be really surprised if this happened. And it is from a tabloid, so its liable to be just speculation. But do you think this is possible?
yes, as Jos? said the past 2 seasons he was close to leaving, he and abramovich dont get on. i dont think Jos? will leave if we win the champions league or premiership.
Premiership won't be the same without Mourinho. :'( If he does leave Chelsea I'd rather see him manage say Liverpool then a foreign team. He makes intresting banter.
i'd like to see him go to Marseille, PSG or another french team and try and stop Lyon. that is if he DOES leave.
yer id like to see that aswell. Lyon's domination of Ligue 1 is just getting ridiculous, the competition is too one sided. If an experienced guy like mourinho goes to a french team such as Marsielle or Lille, they will at least begin to fight back against Lyon's winning streak. If two dominant sides are in the UCL next year, that will be a big bonus for ligue 1. BTW lyon is doing excellently in the UCL this year, they are unbeaten so far with 5wins and a draw. And Lille are doing great aswell, getting through the group stages and getting a draw with AC Milan at home and then a 2-0 win away at the San Siro...WOW! Sorry for changing the subject from Mourinho to a essay about French Football.
He'll take the Portugal job when Scolari leaves in the summer. He's already said he wants the job, and Scolari has already said he doesn't. I'm amazed people still rate Mourinho as one of the greatest managers in Europe, even though he hasn't even looked like winning the CL with Chelsea.
<div class="quote_poster">Big Aaron Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I'm amazed people still rate Mourinho as one of the greatest managers in Europe, even though he hasn't even looked like winning the CL with Chelsea.</div> totally agree. Mourinho is a good manager, but he isnt as good as everyone thinks. Personally i prefered Ranieri ...if Hiddink took over id be pretty damn annoyed. Why waste him on Chelsea?? jkz
