Abramovich is understood to have stayed at the Bridge after Saturday's defeat until after midnight to meet with his board. #CFC (DailyStar) Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is understood to have remained at Stamford Bridge until around midnight. #CFC (Mirror) Mourinho retains strong support at the highest level of the club (Telegraph) #CFC Although the support is not now believed to be universal and is being severely tested by #CFC’s form and by Mourinho's behaviour (Telegraph) There is understood to have been talks about whether Mourinho will still be able to turn things around with Chelsea. (Telegraph) #CFC Chelsea are extremely keen to break this cycle and want Mourinho to create a dynasty at the club, introducing young players (Telegraph) #CFC Mourinho understands that he cannot continually switch clubs and is determined to make it work again at Chelsea. (Telegraph) #CFC Mourinho's return to #CFC was championed by among others, Marina Granovskaia Abramovich’s representative on the board & director (Telegraph) Mourinho has been vocal publically, and behind the scenes, in his criticism of his squad and individual players. (Telegraph) There have been dressing-downs which have been received badly by some players (Telegraph) #CFC In fairness to Mourinho, it is a deliberate tactic to provoke response but there is a sense at #CFC he needs to find another way (Telegraph) Chelsea also accept that Jose Mourinho is a great manager, the best of his generation. #CFC (Telegraph) There have been rumblings from those close to Mourinho that he was unhappy with the club’s transfer dealings in the summer (Telegraph) #CFC And especially [unhappy at] the club's failure to sign a commanding young central defender such as John Stones. (Telegraph) #CFC The suggestions are that, while furious with Chelsea’s slump, Abramovich is not planning to get rid of Mourinho for a second time (Guardian) Abramovich spoke with #CFC officials at Stamford Bridge late into Saturday & decided, for now, the best thing is to do nothing (Guardian) Mourinho: "I know what the player did for us in previous seasons. He [ivanovic] is in a very bad momentum." #CFC (BBC) Mourinho: "What do I do? I trust him and keep him in the team or I change him. In this moment I am doing both [to Ivanovic]" #CFC (BBC) Mourinho: In this moment I feel they all accept the decisions, understand the moment & that I can drop or keep them to give them confidence Jose Mourinho held discussions with members of the Chelsea board after the Southampton game, according to Sky sources. #CFC
