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| Terry will fight to keep Mourinho | |
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| Chelsea captain John Terry says he is prepared to lead a players' protest to persuade the club's hierarchy to keep Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge. | |
| Mourinho has been widely linked with a move away from the Premiership champions at the end of the season. | |
| "We don't want Jose to go and if it takes five or six of the senior players to tell them so, then that's what we're prepared to do," said Terry. | |
| "We are all loyal to Jose but this putting pressure on everyone." | |
| Mourinho is in his third season with Chelsea and has led the club to two Premiership titles during his tenure. | Mourinho is in his third season with Chelsea and has led the club to two Premiership titles during his tenure. |
| I think (Mourinho) will be here next season, I really do John Terry 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. | |
| He refused to comment on his future after Saturday's emphatic 4-0 win over Wigan but the England captain, who is currently sidelined with back and calf injuries, said he was confident Mourinho would stay. | |
| "Jose is the best in the business, there's no doubt about that, and I am sure he will be for the next 20 years," said Terry. | |
| "That's what we want at Chelsea, the best and only the best. | |
| "I am convinced he will stay. I think he will be here next season, I really do." | |
| Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has also expressed his desire for the self-styled 'Special One' to remain in London. | |
| "Losing him will be extremely painful, it's not easy losing a good friend," the striker 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 hopefully he'll stay." | |
| Drogba says the Chelsea players are desperate for him to stay with the club and lead them to even greater heights. | Drogba says the Chelsea players are desperate for him to stay with the club and lead them to even greater heights. |
| I would be disappointed if he was leaving - I enjoy the competition against him Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson 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. | "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." | "I just hope people give us and the boss a break about this talk because it's not good for the team." |
| Mourinho has also 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. | 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. | "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." | "He has a good personality and I enjoy the competition against him." |
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| Fulham boss Chris Coleman added: "You will only see how big a loss Jose is after he has gone. | 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. | "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." | "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. | 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. | 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." | "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." |