Agent Jorge Mendes: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho staying put
Jose Mourinho has hailed Chelsea’s 2-1 Champions league victory over Dynamo Kyiv as a “big relief” after Willian starred for the Premier League champions at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.
Willian’s wonder strike was greeted with unrestrained glee in the Stamford Bridge stands as the Chelsea supporters who had spent the entire match chanting “Stand up for the Special One” and singing Mourinho’s name over and over were rewarded for their faith in the 52-year-old.
“We didn’t need to win to qualify so it was not a drama at 1-1”, said Mourinho.
“The players showed they wanted to win“. It was awesome really.
“I think it’s an awesome feeling for the club to know that the fans are in a good moment. I don’t have another way of thanking them but to give all I have, which I have done always and which is what I will do always”.
Willian of Chelsea, unseen, scores a free kick past Oleksandr Shovkovskiy of Dynamo Kyiv for the 2-1 victor on Wednesday night in the Champions League.
“To win after conceding a goal with 15 minutes to go, it’s important. As you can see on the pitch, when a goal is scored we are together”, he added. I think it’s fundamentally what they showed, passion for the club.
Of Willian’s match-winning display, Mourinho said: “He’s playing very well, not just today”.
“Especially in a league like the Premier League, where the depth is second to none in the whole world in terms of the team that can beat you, it’s a battle every week”. This Dynamo is much better than the one I played with Inter in 2010. And today we had a reaction. Today comes in a moment where the results are not good. “We feel confident with the two games we have left we can get the job done to get to the last 16 and then we go from there”.
“It is quite unbelievable what they tried to say today“.
The Chelsea boss, who has been privy to the knowledge of a possible exit from the club, has found a cornerstone in the Blues’ fans. ‘When the hard moment arrives, ‘ I said to them, ‘face the hard moment.
They visit Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv in their penultimate match, before rounding off the group stage by hosting Mourinho’s former club Porto.