Jose Mourinho has two games to save Chelsea job after Liverpool defeat

Jose Mourinho has two games to save his Chelsea job,
club sources have told ESPN FC, with Carlo Ancelotti
interested in taking over even on a temporary basis.
Chelsea's dismal form has seen them suffer six defeats
in 11 league games this season.
Although club owner Roman Abramovich has wanted to
give Mourinho time, sources said his vote of confidence
after the home defeat to Southampton in early October
would only extend until the November international
break.
If Chelsea struggle against Dynamo Kiev in the
Champions League at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday
and face a group stage exit, the trip to Stoke next
Saturday could be decisive for Mourinho.
Abramovich wants to look at the two games, together
with Saturday's 3-1 home defeat to Liverpool, before
coming to any decision.
With no immediate sign of the situation being turned
around, sources said the majority of the players were
now questioning Mourinho.
The view within the club is that if Mourinho is sacked,
the international break would give a replacement time
and would be the optimum moment for a change.
Although Chelsea have not directly approached
Ancelotti, contact has been made with intermediaries.
The Italian has told his representatives he is interested,
even if that only means taking the job until the end of
the season.
Ancelotti -- who was at Chelsea between 2009 and
2011, winning the Double -- has privately described the
club as the most difficult he has managed but would be
willing to come back.
Meanwhile, Mourinho admitted the importance of the
Champions League clash with Kiev as he previewed the
game on Chelsea TV.
"It's a big game. It's a game that we cannot lose," he
said. "We still can finish first, second or third, and
obviously we want to finish in the top two."
The Chelsea boss said he could not fault the efforts of
his players in the defeat by Liverpool.
"There are things that are out of our hands. The players
tried. You could feel, and not just because we scored in
the first couple of minutes, the attitude, desire," he said.
"It was 50-50 despite the fact we were winning 1-0.
"There were two minutes of added time [in the first half]
and we conceded the goal after two minutes and 35
seconds.
"What happened in the second half was a consequence
of crucial moments, moments that the stadium saw, and
more than just see it, the players felt it.
"From then, what happened was just a consequence."
Mourinho said he was delighted that the Chelsea fans
had sung his name in a show of support.
"I take comfort, but what feeds me is not just the
support of the fans but also the recognition of our work
-- and that is by getting results," he added.
"I have some players really sad in the dressing room,
and I'm full of respect for them."