John Giles has written an opinion piece for the The Herald on the current situation that Chelsea and Jose Mourinho have found themselves in, in which he points to a number of incidents involving 'The Special One' as the cause of the problem.
Giles believes that Mourinho is acting how a man who wants to be sacked would act, and suggests he is running away from the consequences of his actions and shirking responsibility for Chelsea's results, but perhaps the most interesting view is a blunt opinion on how Jose will be remembered:
His ability to coach may be great but he will never be seen as one of the greats. It's ironic, because he wants more than anything else to be accepted by football and football men yet his actions mean that he will be judged wanting by history.
Put simply, people are sick of him. While he was winning, I could admire his ability to organise a group of men into a tough, ruthless and efficient unit but I never liked the sideshow, the nasty side to his character. Now, it is the main event because his team is losing and he has nowhere to hide.
With a crucial clash coming up against Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool, and you would have to imagine that any result other than a victory would make the pressure on Mourinho reach tipping point again, but Giles is certainly not mincing his words there.
Jose Mourinho has won everywhere he goes, but Giles thinks that all of that will be forgotten in the grand scheme of things should he continue to conduct himself the way he does.
Do you agree with Gilesy? Or is he being too harsh here?
You can read the full article over on Independent.ie
