Sir Alex Ferguson offers backing to Jose Mourinho and says it would be 'foolish' to sack Chelsea boss - 7M sport

Sir Alex Ferguson offers backing to Jose Mourinho and says it would be 'foolish' to sack Chelsea boss



Posted Tuesday, December 08, 2015 by Talksport.co.uk

Sir Alex Ferguson offers backing to Jose Mourinho and says it would be 'foolish' to sack Chelsea boss

Jose Mourinho has received the backing of Sir Alex Ferguson to turn Chelsea's fortunes around.

Mourinho has endured a disastrous season at the helm of the Premier League champions, with Saturday's 1-0 reverse at home to Bournemouth the Blues' eighth loss in 15 games this season.

The Portuguese's position appears increasingly precarious, with suggestions a Champions League exit this week could prompt Roman Abramovich to wield the axe.

But, according to his old managerial rival Ferguson, it would be 'foolish' of Abramovich to ditch the self-titled 'Special One', twice a Champions League winner and a title winner in England, Italy, Spain and Portugual.

The legendary former Manchester United boss has often spoken of his admiration for Mourinho and he is adamant the 52-year-old WILL get things back on track at Chelsea if given the time.

Speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt London event, Ferguson said:  “He (Abramovich) has sacked so many coaches in the last 10 years that I am sure he has learned by it. He has to trust and have confidence Jose can turn around.

“There is no point in sacking one of the best coaches of all-time, he’s won the European Cup twice, he’s won the league in each country he’s managed in, he’s won the big trophies.

"It would be foolish to take that step to sack him. That would be bad management. It’s not leadership, that.”

Ferguson added: "I have been watching Jose recently and spoken to him a couple of times, and this is the first time he has been confronted with non-success.

"If you look at his whole career there has been nothing but a rise all of the time so for the first time in his life he has had to deal with bad publicity, adversity and that is a challenge for him, but there are signs he is getting back to a balanced level although they lost on Saturday.

"I watched the match on Saturday and they could have won by a few goals, but they lost and then he has still has to face that sort of negative publicity and it is never easy for a manager in present-day football because the media attention is huge.

"Football today is such a big financial industry, the television deal is (worth) billions, there is the press involvement, there is pressure from their own fans, it is a very high risk industry today.

"The sort of average time a manager lasts now is a year throughout the whole country and that is not a big time.

"For Jose, I think all good leaders will eventually find a solution I think he will I think he will find a solution and I think you will get back to normal which is not looking great at the moment.

"But I know the guy and I know the work he has done in football and I can't see it lasting long, I can't see it."



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