Chelsea 2 Dynamo Kyiv 1 reaction: Jose Mourinho dedicates Champions League win
Mourinho’s future at the club has been questioned, with the defending champions 15th in the Premier League.
Mourinho’s side have already lost six league games this season, twice as many as in their championship campaign, with only 11 games played.
“Everyone, players, coaches, you have good moments and bad moments“.
Aleksandar Dragovic turned Willian’s cross into his own net to give Chelsea an opener which had more than an element of good fortune and scored at the other end as Asmir Begovic’s luck deserted him.
The Blues claimed their first victory in five games with a 2-1 win over Dynamo Kyiv at Stamford Bridge, and Mourinho was grateful for supporters following the final whistle, after they spent most of the evening cheering the “Special One’s” name.
“I keep saying numerous players are coming to their normal levels, you can feel as a team when the negative moment comes and the team can take a little bit”, he told BT Sport. He said: “With Chelsea, I think this is my moment“.
A late Willian free-kick lifted a few of the pressure on the shoulders of manager Mourinho, whose wife, daughter and son were among the crowd, and lifted Chelsea into second place in Group G.
Chelsea, which is now ranked 15 on the English Premier league, has only managed one win in 6 weeks since their away-win at Walsall and this has sparked a lot of ridicule on social media.
As often is the case with Chelsea and Mourinho, it was not straightforward and there was a moment of controversy when Diego Costa was denied a penalty. “I was impressed”, said Mourinho. “A reaction to a negative moment“.
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. To support the manager shows respect and passion for the club.
Dynamo manager Sergei Rebrov refused to give up hope of overhauling Chelsea’s two-point lead over them in the race to reach the last 16.
“I am doing quite good but I think I have to improve my game and we will see what happens”.
