Chelsea fans told Jose Mourinho 'we don't want you here'

(The Mirror) When the Portuguese was first joining the Blues in 2004 a pair of fans confronted him to tell he wasn't wanted at Stamford Bridge

Jose Mourinho


Jose Mourinho has revealed he wasn't always the Special One at Chelsea.

Since joining in 2004 the Portuguese has gone on to become a club legend in West London - but it wasn't always that way.

Back in 2004, prior to him joining the Blues, he was actually told he wasn't wanted at Stamford Bridge.

Amid rumours he was being lined up to replace popular boss Claudio Ranieri he was confronted by a pair of angry fans.

“I came to Stamford Bridge to watch Chelsea v Monaco, and there were already lots of rumours I would be the next manager," he told chelseapitchowners.com.

“I was walking in front of the Chelsea hotel, going to the stand to get my ticket and two people came to me and were telling me, ‘We don’t want you here, we love Ranieri’.

“And my assistant said to me, ‘We’ve got big problems’. I said, ‘No, the fans are good, they support their manager and probably one day it will happen the same with us’.”

In his second spell with the club Mourinho has guided his side to the top of the Premier League table.

With rivals Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City all out of action this weekend the Blues could open up a seven point lead when they face Tottenham this evening.

Source: The Mirror

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