Jose Mourinho needs to understand the reasons for Chelsea's failure - Fabio Capello

Jose Mourinho was sacked as Chelsea boss yesterday

 

FABIO CAPELLO believes Jose Mourinho needs to try and understand why it all went wrong at Chelsea.

 

The 52-year-old was axed from his position at Chelsea yesterday after enjoying a Christmas lunch with his players.

Mourinho's men have endured a poor start to the season, suffering nine defeats in 16 games.

The Portuguese's sacking has divided opinion among the masses with some believing the Chelsea players are to blame for their disappointing performances, and ultimately his departure.

 

And former England manager Capello acknowledges the difficult position Mourinho has found himself in trying to manage an under-performing squad.

"I understand Mourinho [finding it difficult] because I passed the same period with AC Milan last time after I came back after being there for a long time," Capello told Omnisport.

"It is difficult when you need to play games and you can see the players are not the top and the same that you remember. This is really difficult.

 

Fabio Capello insists Jose Mourinho is still one of the best coaches in the world

"I think Mourinho is one of the best coaches in the world but he needs to understand what really happened, why the players didn't play like last year."

The Blues welcome Sunderland to Stamford Bridge tomorrow (3pm) with the club hoping to bounce back from their 2-1 defeat to Leicester on Monday night.