Shearer Says: “Chelsea’s win shows Mourinho had lost the dressing room.”

Chelsea win proved Mourinho had lost the dressing room

You really do have to laugh at the way the Chelsea players seemed to lift themselves this weekend after the dismissal of Jose Mourinho. I wasn’t surprised though. It just goes to show the players were capable of a lot more than they were delivering. It also goes to show that Mourinho had lost the Chelsea dressing room. I don’t think anybody realistically thought Chelsea would go down and be in a relegation scrap, but even so, they needed a performance and they got that against Sunderland.

It doesn’t really matter who the manager is, you should be playing for the shirt, club, fans and for yourself. A footballer should never sign for a manager. I know that goes on and that is part of football today. People will say it is the manager’s job to motivate the players. If you are a top player though, you don’t need motivating. The Chelsea players made it very clear on Saturday what they thought of Mourinho.

There were some players who were booed on Saturday by the spectators and those fans are entitled to do what they want. They pay their money and they can do what they feel is right. I’ve got no problem with the way they wanted to show their dissatisfaction.

Once they made the decision to let go of Mourinho, they needed someone to come in and steady the ship. Guus Hiddink has been there before at Chelsea and was successful the first time. I know it went wrong for him with the Netherlands and not getting them to the Euros but he looks the ideal fit until the end of the season. Pep Guardiola is available now by all accounts but it would not surprise me if he was off to Manchester City or if a deal had already been done with a particular football club.

Every chance we’ll see Jose in the Old Trafford hot seat

Where next for Mourinho? Well him and Guardiola are the best of their generation. When you look at the number of trophies they have won, then you now have two of the best managers around available. That means there is bound to be pressure on managers of big football clubs, especially in the Premier League as Mourinho has already said he wants to stay in the league and he does not want a rest.