Jose refuses to commit
14 Jan 2007 - 12:22:50
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has fueled speculation about his future by refusing to confirm whether he will see out his contract at Stamford Bridge which runs until 2010.
The Blues responded to the week's suggestion of infighting by thrashing hapless Wigan Athletic 4-0 on Saturday, but the long-term future of the Portuguese coach in the Premiership remains a mystery.
"I am still young for a manager but I am very old in football. I will be 44 next week, so I've lived in football for 44 years," he said.
"I've seen so many things in football, since I was a kid. In football you cannot be 100 per cent categoric about some issues.
"When I say the club is more important than me, the future of the club is more important.
"My future is not important in this context and in this moment everyone in the club should think about the club and not himself.
"I said the same to the players, it is not important if you play or you don't play, if you are on the bench, if you play two minutes or if you play 90 minutes, the important thing is that everyone gives the maximum for the club.
"Today we won and everybody is happy. I think I will love Chelsea forever. I cannot separate my story with Chelsea's story."