I was a big Mourinho fan and wanted him to take over, I think it’s a shame how it’s worked out, but he’s failed massively. It’s been clear for some time now that it wasn’t working. He’s far too antagonistic and seems to hold many grudges against people around him. We were plummeting under his stewardship and had no hope of correcting course. The worse it got, the worse he got.
You can blame the players for whatever, but no matter what your job is, if you don’t respect your boss you’re not going to perform at your peak. It’s clear at least half of the squad couldn’t stand Mourinho, and it’s no coincidence that it was all our best players. He couldn’t get a tune out of them and reverted to workhorse players more and more, which still didn’t work. Every lineup felt like he was dropping someone to prove a point, a man devoid of ideas. It’s sad that it worked out like this but we had to stop the rot. I don’t expect an immediate turnaround, top four is already gone and we ain’t beating PSG over two legs so hopefully we use the rest of the season wisely.