Written by Andrew Coppens at Bloguin
Few would consider Jose Mourinho a mild-mannered, let alone humble, individual. After all, he did give himself the nickname of “the special one.” However special Mourinho may be as a manager, things certainly aren’t working out the way they should be in his second stint as manager of Chelsea Football Club.
A 79th minute header from the lost man in England, Andy Carroll, sent Mourinho’s side back to West London with another devastating defeat. However, Mourinho wasn’t around to see much of it from the sidelines.
With Nemanja Matic receiving a red card in the 44th minute, Mourinho and fellow Chelsea coach Silvino Louro went nuts on the touch line. It led to official Jonathan Moss to see both off to the stands for the rest of the match.
Call it a microcosm or omen, but the reality is, Mourinho’s out of control actions mirror what has happened to his side in his third year of his second stint in charge of the Blues. It’s also hard to ignore the feeling that this has happened before to “the special one.”
A little look at Mourinho’s history suggests that perhaps we shouldn’t be shocked to see the Blues struggling to stay afloat in the race for the EPL title or in the Champions League.
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