Mourinho

under pressure

Jose Mourinho is embroiled in the biggest crisis of his managerial career with defending Premier League champions Chelsea enduring their worst start to a season since 1978

Aug 8:

Chelsea 2-2 Swansea City

Mourinho criticises club doctor and head

physiotherapist for “naivety” in treatment

of Eden Hazard – doctor Eva Carneiro

is later demoted from duties

Aug 16:

Man City 3-0 Chelsea

Heavy defeat to major rivals – captain

John Terry is substituted at half-time

Aug 29:

Chelsea 1-2 Crystal Palace

Only Mourinho’s second home

defeat in 100 league games

Sep 22:

Carneiro leaves

KEY PLAYERS IN CRISIS

Carneiro opts not to return to work,

and sues Chelsea for constructive

dismissal, taking individual legal

action against Mourinho

Eden Hazard

Player of the Year

2015 has yet to

score this campaign

– criticised by

Mourinho for lack

of workrate

Oct 3:

Chelsea 1-3 Southampton

Receives vote of confidence from

Roman Abramovich. Fined £50,000,

given suspended one-match stadium

ban for comments on referee

Cesc Fabregas

Largely anonymous

and struggling to

find form – played

crucial role in

midfield last season,

assisting 19 goals

Oct 24:

West Ham 2-1 Chelsea

Sent off for confronting referee at

half-time in ill-tempered London derby

Oct 31:

Chelsea 1-3 Liverpool

Diego Costa

Despite leading after four minutes,

Chelsea lose at home for third time

Only two goals to

date, against West

Brom and Aston

Villa – scored 11

in first 12 matches

of last season

Nov 7:

Stoke City 1-0 Chelsea

Serves stadium ban as Chelsea

suffer seventh defeat of season,

and slip to 16th in Premier League

Sources: Wire agencies, BBC, Premier League

Pictures: Getty Images