Sir Alex Ferguson tells Roman Abramovich it would be "foolish" to sack Jose Mourinho

 

The ex Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has told Roman Abramovich it would be “foolish” and “bad management” to sack Jose Mourinho. Mourinho is under pressure after Chelsea suffered an eighth league defeat of the season which left the fallen champions just two points above the drop zone. The Blues hierarchy are alarmed that Mourinho has been unable to halt Chelsea's domestic slide. And, as revealed in today's Daily Mirror, even victory in Wednesday's crunch Champions League tie against Porto might not save Mourinho.

Fergie urged Abramovich to continue to hold his nerve and backed Mourinho to eventually turn things around.

Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt conference in London He said: 

“He (Abramovich) has sacked so many coaches in the last 10 years that I am sure he has learned by it. He has to trust and have confidence Jose can turn around.

“There is no point in sacking one of the best coaches of all time, he’s won the European Cup twice, he’s won the league in each country he’s managed in, he’s won the big trophies.

"It would be foolish to take that step to sack him. That would be bad management. It’s not leadership, that.”  “I’ve been watching Jose and I’ve spoken to him a couple of times. It’s the first time he’s been confronted with non-success.

"If you look at his whole career it’s been nothing but a rise all the time, so for the first time in his life he’s had to deal with bad publicity, adversity, and thats a challenge but there are signs he is getting back to a balanced level even though they lost on Saturday.

“For Jose, all good leaders will eventually find a solution. He will find a solution and I think he will get back to normal. It’s not looking great at the moment, but I know the guy and work he has done in football and I can’t see it lasting long.”