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Chelsea star speaks out: This is the real reason Jose Mourinho was sacked
THIBAUT COURTOIS believes Jose Mourinho's position at Chelsea was untenable as a result of their awful start to the season.
Thibaut Courtois believes Jose Mourinho had to go
The current Premier League champions went from looking like dominating English football to also-rans marooned at the bottom of the table after a dismal beginning to the campaign.
And Mourinho was the fall-guy, losing his job in December.
Courtois feels Chelsea's poor pre-season was a pre-cursor to what was to follow and Mourinho had to go.
He said: “It is hard to explain why our season has been bad. Maybe it is as a result of our pre-season preparations, which were very brief.
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"We returned to training on July 16 and six days later we were already playing a match against New York Red Bulls.
"We weren't in a good physical shape. We then lost to Arsenal in the Community Shield and went on to make a bad start in the league. A downward spiral set in.
"We needed a change of manager at that point - I have no doubts about it. We drew too many matches and we have also conceded goals too easily. I could have done better with some of them."
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