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Cascarino says Jose Mourinho is facing the “biggest week of his career” and
believes the Chelsea manager’s reign at the club will come to an end if he
loses his next two matches.
Chelsea were condemned to their sixth defeat in 11 Premier League matches on
Saturday, losing 3-1 to Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, heaping further
pressure on Mourinho.
Mourinho has led the Blues to their worst start to a league season for 37
years, losing nine of his last 17 games in all competitions, which has left
his side languishing in 15th place in the Premier League, 14 points behind
current leaders Manchester City.
Sky Sports News HQ understand Mourinho's position as Chelsea
manager is not under immediate threat, with no talks within the club's
hierarchy planned to discuss the former Real Madrid manager's future ahead
of Wednesday's Champions League home match with Dynamo Kiev.
Following the match with Kiev, the reigning Premier League champions will
travel to Stoke City on Saturday - a match live on Sky Sports 1HD from 17.00
- and former Chelsea forward Cascarino feels the clash at the Britannia
Stadium could be Mourinho's last in charge.
"Jose is facing the biggest week of his career. Is there a fix for Chelsea?
He is facing a week where he has to get results against Kiev and then
against Stoke away. If he loses both games, he will not be manager of
Chelsea next Monday," he told Sky Sports News HQ.
"Even with a draw and a loss, I still think he could lose his job. It is
coming to the stage where he has been given backing and Roman Abramovich has
never done what he is doing at the moment, he is supporting a manager after
a really difficult time and this has been a time like no ever.
"Mourinho has earned the right, and rightly so, because of what he has
achieved in the game. He has been an incredible manager, but in some ways I
think he is ready for a break from the game."
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