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| Drogba worry over Mourinho future |
1/13/2007 |
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Chelsea striker Didier Drogba admits the future of Blues'''' manager Jose Mourinho is unclear.
Mourinho has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge at the end of the season and Drogba, 28, says the players are in the dark over his plans.
"Losing him will be extremely painful, it''''s not easy losing a good friend," Drogba told The Sun.
"I don''''t know if it will happen but if it''''s true it is very sad. Stories keep cropping up but hopfully he''''ll stay."
Mourinho is in his third season with Chelsea and has led the club to two Premiership titles during his tenure.
I would be disappointed if he was leaving. I enjoy the competition against him
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson
But he is rumoured to be unhappy with the Blues board over a lack of transfer funds in January to add to his injury-hit squad and has been linked with Real Madrid and Inter Milan.
Drogba says the Chelsea players are desperate for him to stay with the club and lead them to even greater heights.
The Ivorian added: "Jose has built a culture that has become Chelsea''''s.
"We''''re in love with his style of coaching and the confidence he has infused into the team.
"I just hope people give us and the boss a break about this talk because it''''s not good for the team."
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Mourinho has found unlikely support from some of his rival Premiership bosses, who are keen for the maverick Portuguese coach to remain in England.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said: "I would be disappointed if he was leaving.
"I have enjoyed his company in the times we meet after the game and things like that.
"He has a good personality and I enjoy the competition against him."
Fulham boss Chris Coleman added: "You will only see how big a loss Jose is after he has gone.
"He has won back-to-back titles, won the Carling Cup, reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.
"That is why any successor has to be better. If they do not better that, it is a backward step for Chelsea."
Newcastle boss Glenn Roeder said it would be a "great loss to the Premiership" if Mourinho left.
Roeder continued: "I am sure the big one he wants is the Champions League, that is probably the only one that would really, really satisfy Jose Mourinho.
"He has worked hard to get into the position he is in and he is fortunate to have a squad of players lots of other managers would die for."
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