Internazionale boss Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea would have been more
successful had they kept him as their manager rather than parting
company with him in September 2007.
Since the ex-FC Porto manager left Stamford Bridge, the Blues have
won just one FA Cup under the stewardship of Avram Grant, Luiz Felipe
Scolari, Guus Hiddink and now Carlo Ancelotti.
The latter looks set to end the club's trophy drought this term
although Chelsea face Mourinho's Inter side in the last 16 of the
Champions League.
Mourinho claimed in Nuts: "Chelsea have suffered in the last two
years and it's no coincidence that their decline happened after I left.
We had a unique relationship as a manager, players and fans and, when
you break that, it's not easy to fix.
"They've had a lot of coaches since and maybe some didn't have the
mentality for the club. Maybe they tried to change too much of what we
put in place.
"I knew there was no time for a long-term plan with the owner they
have at Stamford Bridge. You must win the title in your first season or
say bye-bye. I gave them what they needed but I always knew it wasn't a
job that would last forever.
"Maybe they would have been better off sticking with me than changing manager when they did."
Source: DSG