Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has addressed the media ahead of Wednesday’s crucial Champions League group stage match against Dynamo Kiev.
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Jose Mourinho has said he is convinced that his side will qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League, and believes they will finish in first place.
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Chelsea currently sit third in Group G, one point
behind Wednesday’s opponents Dynamo Kiev and
three adrift of Porto, who currently top the standings.
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The match coincides with an alarming run of form
which has seen Chelsea win only one of their last
eight games in all competitions, leaving them
languishing in 15th position in the Premier League
and out of the League Cup.
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Speaking to reporters at his pre-match press
conference, as shown on the club’s official website,
Mourinho was in a pretty bullish mood, saying his
side will qualify.
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He said: “I think Chelsea will finish first in this group
and if we don’t finish first,then second. I am
completely convinced we are going to qualify, and I
think first.
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“Even the match tomorrow is not a must win, it’s a
must not lose but it’s not a must win. Our situation in
the Champions League is not phenomenal, it’s a
normal situation.”
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Given the side’s current predicament, there is a lot of
speculation suggesting that Mourinho could be the
next manager to leave the club, but having signed a
four-year contract in the summer, he believes he will
be given the necessary time to turn around the side’s
fortunes.
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