Jose Mourinho survives meeting of Chelsea board and will not be sacked despite poor start to the season
Jose Mourinho will remain as Chelsea manager following board meeting
His future was considered after Blues' 3-1 home loss to Southampton
Mourinho feared he would be sacked after sixth defeat of the campaign
But owner Roman Abramovich and board gave Mourinho their backing
Chelsea's next game is a home fixture with Aston Villa on October 17
By NEIL ASHTON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 07:40 GMT, 4 October 2015 | UPDATED: 08:10 GMT, 4 October 2015
Jose Mourinho has survived a meeting of Chelsea's board following Saturday's disastrous 3-1 defeat against Southampton
Mourinho feared he would be sacked after Chelsea slipped to their sixth defeat of the season and even appeared to challenge Roman Abramovich to sack him after the game.
Instead he has been given a stay of execution and has been given the support of the board as they attempt to turn their season around.
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Jose Mourinho will not be sacked as Chelsea manager despite a disappointing start to the season
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Mourinho was defiant following Chelsea's 3-1 home loss to Southampton, saying he would not walk away
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Mourinho watches his side lose 3-1 at home to Ronald Koeman's Southampton on Saturday evening
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CHELSEA'S FIXTURES
October 17 Aston Villa (H)
October 20 Dynamo Kiev (A)
October 24 West Ham (A)
October 27 Stoke City (A)
Capital One Cup Fourth Round
October 31 Liverpool (H)
November 4 Dynamo Kiev (H)
It hit a new low following the defeat, leading Mourinho to launch into a seven-and-a-half minute monologue live on Sky TV.
He said: 'I don't run away. If the club wants to sack me they have to sack me because I'm not running away from my responsibilities or my team.'
Despite Abramovich being furious at Chelsea's current form, there is no immediate danger of Mourinho losing his job.
The Russian knows that Mourinho would never return to the club for a third time and doesn't want to make a snap decision he will later regret.
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Despite being upset by recent form, owner Roman Abramovich has no intention of sacking Mourinho
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Mourinho reacts angrily as Chelsea slumped to their fourth defeat of the season against Southampton
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Mourinho won his third Premier League title as Chelsea manager back in May
Abramovich had to pay £18m to Mourinho when he ended his first spell back in September 2007 following a series of disagreements.
The owner also realises that this current run of results is the worst period of Mourinho's illustrious career, something the Portuguese acknowledged himself in a press conference on Friday.
Mourinho has won three Premier League titles at Stamford Bridge as well as the FA Cup and three League Cups.
Chelsea resume after the international break with a home match against Aston Villa on October 17.
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