The Special One’s Fall at Chelsea — Inside Mourinho’s 2015 Sacking
It Was What It Was : The Football History Podcast
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4.9 • 667 Ratings
🗓️ 15 August 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
On today's episode of It Was What It Was, hosts Rob Draper and Jonathan Wilson explore a crucial moment in Premier League history: José Mourinho's dramatic 2015/16 season at Chelsea. They discuss Mourinho's second sacking at Chelsea and the key incidents that led to his sacking just 6 months after winning the title, including the infamous Eva Carneiro incident and clashes with players like Eden Hazard, and a turbulent pre-season tour.
The episode examines how these factors contributed to a season of rapid decline, leading to Mourinho's sacking and raising questions about his methods in modern football.
00:00 Introduction
00:33 Reflecting on Jose Mourinho's 2015 Season
01:42 The Beginning of the End: Preseason Signs
06:01 The Eva Carneiro Incident
14:29 Preseason Tour Troubles
20:50 Early Season Struggles
26:07 The Impact of the Eva Carneiro Affair
27:54 Conclusion and Transition to Second Half
29:04 Chelsea's Struggles Begin
29:31 Tactical Changes and Player Issues
30:33 Transfer Market Woes
33:33 Leadership Void and Dressing Room Dynamics
37:43 Marino's Public Outbursts
45:57 The Final Straw: Leicester Defeat
48:21 Marino's Departure and Legacy
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| 0:00.0 | Coaching is about recognising a good qualities of opponents and recognising the fragilities of the opponent. |
| 0:12.0 | And more than that, it's to recognise the good qualities of my team and the bad qualities of my team, |
| 0:18.0 | because my team also has bad qualities. And it's very important that me and my players we recognise our bad qualities of my team, because my team also has bad qualities. And it's very important that me |
| 0:22.4 | and my players, we recognise our bad qualities. One of the secrets of good coaching is, can you hide |
| 0:28.4 | from your opponents and even from the pundits, your bad qualities? Well, welcome to It Was What |
| 0:35.1 | It Was. I'm Rob Draper. I'm here with Jonathan Wilson and we're here to look back on an epic moment in football history, in Premier League history. It is Jose Marino's 2015 season. It doesn't become 2015-16 because he doesn't get that far. It's 10 years ago. Yes, is it really 10 years ago? |
| 0:56.0 | I can't quite believe it. |
| 0:57.4 | That Jose Marino had his meltdown at Chelsea. |
| 1:00.7 | He went from being a title winner to getting a sack within a matter of months. |
| 1:05.6 | And I think it's fair to say, probably a defining moment in his career. |
| 1:09.9 | If you want to pinpoint a moment he goes from |
| 1:12.4 | being a special one to something maybe a little less special, maybe a little past it, a tiny bit. |
| 1:18.9 | This would be the moment you would pinpoint where it all falls apart for him in this Chelsea season. |
| 1:24.1 | And Jonathan, you're going to take us through this season. It was a spectacularly quick reversal of fortunes |
| 1:31.3 | from a guy who had just won the Premier League again on his comeback |
| 1:35.6 | to the English football to like just out on his luck |
| 1:40.0 | and sacked within a matter of months. |
| 1:42.7 | Yeah, it really was. |
| 1:44.0 | And I mean, we're going to talk about this, |
| 1:45.7 | but you were on the pre-season two |
| 1:47.3 | where I think there were the first signs |
| 1:49.2 | or something was amiss. |
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