Abramovich says ‘I didn’t want to sack Mourinho’ as — Home Sports Chelsea

The Australian FA have confirmed the appointment of Guus Hiddink as interim Chelsea manager, before any official announcement has been made made by the club.

Mourinho’s second spell at Stamford Bridge ended on Thursday, with the club sitting 16th in the Premier League following nine defeats this season.

“I want to gather as much information as possible”.

“I want to gain some good insights on that before I make my decision. Depending on the outcome, I will determine whether I remain longer in London to discuss the matter further”.

The 69-year-old Dutchman met Chelsea’s directors for the first time in a London hotel on Friday afternoon, Dutch daily tabloid De Telegraaf reported.

The former Netherlands and Australia football coach Guus Hiddink.

Despite winning the Capital One Cup and Premier League title last season, the ex-Inter Milan trainer has been asked to leave the club following poor results this season.

It also emerged yesterday that Chelsea could be liable to pay damages to 42-yearold Carneiro, who is taking Mourinho and the club to court over her dismissal.

Mourinho’s second spell in charge at Stamford Bridge came to an end after the Premier League champion’s shocking season continued with a 2-1 loss at Leicester City on Monday, a result that leaves the team just a point above the relegation zone.

West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic, who got the better of Mourinho this year, said it was a warning to the rest.

“I honestly do believe the players need to take a lot of blame for this as well because they really haven’t performed”.

“He thought – and Fergie thought – he was getting the job when Fergie was leaving, they had spoken about it. It seemed Fergie was setting Jose up to take over. Sad sad day”, posted Terry.

“Going to miss you boss”.

“I manage the team in a very different way to the way he does but that doesn’t mean he’s not a good manager or important for the league”.