A point above the drop zone
Ultimately, you could mention all the other discussion points in Mourinho’s season, as to why Chelsea have flopped so significantly this campaign, but nothing more could have called for Abramovich to call it quits more than Chelsea finding themselves a point above the relegation zone after 16 games.
It isn’t where anyone in the world of football would expect Chelsea to be and this isn’t what Chelsea are about. Since the Russian has taken over the Blues have demanded endless success, and Abramovich will feel this season has been a missed opportunity as far as the other big clubs’ inconsistencies are concerned.
If there was a sign the rot was going to end then no doubt Mourinho would still be in charge for Chelsea’s clash with Sunderland at the weekend. However, Chelsea fans have stopped looking forward for their bad run to end…. as quite simply they don’t know if it will.
