Jose Mourinho: Chelsea will have to sack me because I won't walk away

Jose Mourinho insists he has no desire to leave his position at Chelsea

JOSE MOURINHO says he will not walk away from his job at Chelsea.

 

Chelsea were booed off as Southampton won 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to leave Mourinho contemplating a fourth loss from eight Premier League games this season.

Willian scored a fourth free-kick goal in four games to open the scoring, but Chelsea afterwards scarcely tested Maarten Stekelenburg as they fell to a first home loss to Saints since January 2002.

A rare Steven Davis goal levelled matters and Saido Mane put the visitors ahead after mistakes by Gary Cahill and John Terry, before Graziano Pelle got the visitors' third.

But Mourinho insists he won't walk away from the challenge, with the Blues hovering just four points above the relegation zone and trailing leaders Manchester City by 10.

 

"If the club wants to sack me they have to sack me because I am not running away," Mourinho said.

"To be champions now is very difficult because the distance is so much but I am convinced we will finish in the top four.

"It is a crucial moment in the history of this club because if they sack me they sack the best manager this club has ever had. The message is that the results are the fault of the manager. 

"This is a moment for everybody to assume their responsibilities and stick together."