Jose Mourinho: I've been embarrassed by the Chelsea support at Stamford Bridge this season

Jose Mourinho admits he's embarrassed by Chelsea's support

Jose Mourinho: I've been embarrassed by the Chelsea support at Stamford Bridge this season

Despite speculation earlier in the season, the Portuguese seems secure in his position, mainly thanks to the continued faith shown in him by the club’s fans despite the team spending the entire season in the bottom half of the table.

Certainly it has made the club’s home ground a lot less intimidating than it might be for the manager and his players.

“Sometimes I feel a bit embarrassed to be fair, their support is more than I could expect after such a bad season,” Mourinho said. “I know that last season we were champions but this season has been really bad.

“But we like to play at Stamford Bridge - the fans are being unbelievable. I even feel a little bit unsure how to react when they sing my name and I feel a bit embarrassed because I do not know how to react.

“When you are the champion you wave and share the emotion. I know for sure the Chelsea fans don’t need to be reminded of the memories, that is for sure.

“They don’t need that special vitamin to improve memories, because if not they would not sing the Special One to me, or to treat the players the way they do. For sure we want to play at Stamford Bridge and that is not a problem for us.”

Moreover, Mourinho insists he is not lucky still to be in a job after seeing Garry Monk lose his, despite steering Swansea to just one place below Chelsea in the league.

Mourinho prefers to see things the other way around - his own survival is unsurprising but it is Monk’s sacking that was unnecessary and ill-deserved.

“I think my situation in terms of getting bad results is not normal, but the situation where I have kept the job and to had the chance to improve and to finish the work is normal. What is not normal and not fair is what is happening almost every day," he said.

 

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“I am always against the sack. I think the end of the season is the moment to change things when people analyse the work of the season and believe that the best time is to change.

“I feel very sorry for Garry, I feel he did the work that impressed last season, he was doing so well and showing some great qualities as a manager so it is a surprise. That is the reality.

“This is a new tendency in English football, because the opinion makers have an influence, lots of people without ethics are surrounding the houses with problems. In the end Garry was a victim.”