According to a statement by the club on Wednesday, the owner and the Board of Chelsea FC welcome back a coach with a wealth of top-level experience and success, including his previous spell with the club in 2009 when it lifted the FA Cup
Browsing: Jose Mourinho
The Portuguese manager was shown the door by Abramovich on Thursday, with the club just a point above the drop zone following a run of nine defeats in 16 games
On why the owner of the club, Roman Abramovich, who had been seen to be supportive of Mourinho despite his strings of losses in recent times, had to fire the coach, Roan said: “While he has undeniably enjoyed so much success around Europe, he has failed to secure a lasting legacy and enjoy success over a prolonged period of time
Mourinho’s second spell in charge of the Blues came to an end on Thursday after nine defeats in 16 Premier League games this season
The 52-year-old Portuguese had been in his second spell at the club, taking charge in June 2013
Under Mourinho’s guidance, the Blues have made the worst title defence in Premier League history this season, with just one point separating themselves and the relegation zone
The champions have gone some way to putting their dismal early-season form behind them, with two wins, one draw and three clean sheets in their last three games in all competitions
Maccabi started the brighter of the two sides, with Dor Peretz and Eli Dasa both missing early opportunities to take the lead, before the visitors settled into the game
Never before in his 15 years of management has the Portuguese lost seven league games in a single campaign, a tally that was reached with the 1-0 reverse at Stoke City a fortnight ago
Stoke tried to catch the visitors out with an early attack as Xherdan Shaqiri unleashed an overhead kick less than a minute after kickoff, but the Swiss international’s finish did not trouble Asmir Begovic
The FA confirmed that the suspended ban will come into effect if Mourinho is found to have breached similar rules any time in the next 12 months
The same team who romped to the title in clinical fashion last term are currently 15th in the Premier League table this time around, having lost six of their opening 11 fixtures
The 52-year-old was charged last week for angrily confronting referee Jonathan Moss during his side’s 2-1 defeat to West Ham United at Upton Park after Nemanja Matic was sent off
The incident, which saw the Spaniard seemingly dig his boot into Skrtel’s chest, took place during the Blues’ 1-3 loss at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon
Chelsea stormed out of the blocks from the kickoff, and their desire paid off when Ramires gave the team a 1-0 lead in West London, stunning Liverpool
A game of this magnitude gains headlines every season, but this particular clash between these two top-class managers has the potential to have a detrimental affect on Mourinho’s future at Chelsea
On Monday, a statement from the FA read: “Jose Mourinho has been charged with misconduct in relation to his language and/or behaviour towards the match officials in or around the dressing room area at half time
The Blues’ Premier League title defence took another turn for the worse on Saturday when Mourinho’s men lost 1-2 at West Ham United for their fifth league defeat in 10 outings
Mourinho also rebuffed a second plea for a photograph before turning around to point his finger at the youth, who claims to have been “genuinely scared” during the encounter
The Blues knew that a win would move them into second and they came out firing in the early stages as Cesc Fabregas saw a long-range effort saved