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Will Mourinho get cold feet at Chelsea before Christmas?

| 20.09.2013

A horror-show start to his Champions League campaign coupled with a first Premier League defeat of the season, has prompted Ladbrokes to release prices on when Jose Mourinho may call it quits at Stamford Bridge.

The old saying ‘never go back a second time’ can be applied to all walks of life, whether it be work related, relationship-based or even a possible living arrangement.

Nevertheless, Mourinho opted to go back to Chelsea, despite exiting via the side door under a cloud in September 2007, and already a few tensions have surfaced after successive defeats.

Following the Blues’ shock home loss to Basel in their Champions League opener the Chelsea players were greeted with a dressing-room visitation from owner Roman Abramovich.

It’s unlikely that congratulations were offered to one and all.

Does this owner interference spell the beginning of the end for the Abramovich/Mourinho relationship already?

Ladbrokes are offering odds of 6/1 that Mourinho will head for the exit door before Christmas, while 18/1 from the same firm says that the Portuguese will be out the door by the time Halloween swings around.

However, if you feel this is all a bit knee-jerk, then there are plenty of other options to consider on when the ‘Happy One’ might part company for the second time.

It’s a 7/2 shot with Ladbrokes Mourinho leaves any time before the end of the current season, while it’s 5/1 that he leaves at any point next season, between the dates of 1/6/14 and 31/5/15.

Lastly, it’s 5/6 that the former Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Porto manager leaves at any point after the end of next season.

All Odds and Markets are correct as of the date of publishing.

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Christian Crowther

Give Christian a sport with anything remotely spherical in it and he’ll happily while away the hours watching it on the box. However, he’d much prefer writing about, playing or betting on golf, football, cricket, tennis, snooker.... you get the picture.