Jose Mourinho not feeling pressured for Dynamo Kyiv win
Since Chelsea suffered defeat to Liverpool, their sixth Premier League loss of the season, reports have intensified that Jose Mourinho is on the verge of being sacked. “I think Maradona would have scored much more goals if he were a modern player”.
Mourinho is bullish about his side’s chances of making it to the knockout round of the competition, though they sit three points off Porto and one behind tonight’s opponents in third place in their group.
Rebrov said: “It’s a little bit amusing, ridiculous that I have to constantly answer the questions about Mourinho”.
Watching every match from afar, after taking on a new role managing Qatar Stars League side Al Arabi this summer, Chelsea’s troubles have affected Zola deeply. Contact me if you need custom WordPress plugins or website design.
Mikel added: “We want to win tonight’s game but at the same time we must not lose so we have to come out and play well like we have been playing the last few games, and hopefully we can get the luck we haven’t had”.
“I’ve come under criticism, individually, from certain players and individuals, players I’ve looked up to and played alongside. It took time but now we are in that time and I am stable and strong to face it”. What line-up would you like to see start? They have just one win in their last six matches compared to Dynamo’s four wins in that time, putting all the momentum in the Ukrainians’ favor. While a defeat on Wednesday wouldn’t spell the end of their Champions League ambitions, it would leave them hanging by a thread.
The goalless draw away to Dynamo two weeks ago was one of Chelsea’s better performances of a poor season. While they went onto win Europe’s second competition that year under Rafael Benitez, Mourinho did not hesitate to belittle the achievement when replacing Benitez that summer.
Follow this Champions League encounter between Chelsea and Dynamo Kyiv LIVE minute by minute on Wednesday, October 4th, starting 19:45 GMT. “So our situation in the Champions League is not phenomenal, but it’s absolutely normal”.
He said Ukraine was facing “the last yellow card” from UEFA following the latest trouble, including incidents of racist behaviour, and risked a “red card” if there were any more disciplinary breaches.
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