Jamie
Carragher has had his say on Jose Mourinho's position at Chelsea, insisting
he is "too good" and shouldn't be sacked.
The Premier League champions are currently 15th in the table after picking
up just 11 points from their opening 10 games and they crashed out of the
Capital One Cup on penalties against Stoke on Tuesday night.
There has been speculation throughout the English written media concerning
Mourinho's position ahead of Saturday's clash with Liverpool, but
Sky
Sports pundit Carragher does not want to see owner Roman Abramovich get
rid of the 'Special One'.
Mourinho has been hit with an FA misconduct charge after being sent to the
stands during Saturday's clash with West Ham, but Carragher argued Chelsea's
form has improved and they would struggle to attract a better manager.
He said: "People are talking about him getting the sack if he loses that
game [against Liverpool]. I wouldn't sack him if I was Chelsea. I think he's
a fantastic manager, his record shows that.
"But it's not just on the pitch, it's off the pitch. If he was to lose his
job, I think it would be more for off-the-pitch incidents rather than just
results. If Chelsea were fifth or sixth in the league we'd still be
criticising.
"But to get rid of a manager who has just won the championship, three or
four months into a new season, even though they've had a terrible start, I
wouldn't be looking to get rid of Jose Mourinho.
"He's too good, there's probably only two or three managers in world
football at his level, and whoever Chelsea brought in would maybe be a step
below.
"I think of late they've actually improved. They beat Aston Villa and
against West Ham there was ill-discipline but they played with 10 men for
that long and just lost it at the end.
"They played well again against Stoke, should have won and lost on
penalties. I think maybe they are having a bit of bad luck."
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