JOSE MOURINHO led Chelsea into the Champions League semi-finals
then admitted he may not be at the club next season.
Michael Essiens stunning last-minute strike saw off
Valencia.
But with owner Roman Abramovich snubbing one of the Blues
best-ever European shows, the axe clearly still hangs over the
managers head.
Mourinho said: What I want is to remain in England with Chelsea. I
love training the club and I want to stay. But you dont always get
what you wish for.
If Im not the manager of Chelsea then I want to train another
team.
This was a great performance, especially in the second half
against a good side in a difficult stadium when we were down
1-0.
At one point we were out of the competition. But our response was
amazing.
Fernando Morientes had given Valencia the lead on aggregate after
32 minutes, with Andriy Shevchenko levelling seven minutes into the
second half.
Skipper John Terry admitted Mourinho had given his players a
half-time rollicking.
He said: We got a kick up the backside.
But Mourinho added: It was not one of those hot ones. I was just
telling them to be strong mentally and not think about losing or
going out of the competition.
We changed it tactically in the second half, with Essien moving to
right-back where he was more attacking and with the creativity of
Joe Cole coming on. We were very determined. To do that away from
home against a good team was a great feat.
At the end I was telling my staff to get the sports drinks ready
for extra-time. Then Essien scored. When we lost him a month ago,
it was a big, big loss. But he told me he was ready to come back
for this game.
The Ghana star will miss the semi-final first leg, though, after
being booked.
Mourinho insisted he had no thoughts of avenging the defeat at the
same stage by Liverpool two years ago if, as expected, the two
clubs meet again.
He said: Revenge is not for me. Not in football and not in my
life. But its a tie we will start from behind if we face
them.
Why? That is simple. Liverpool play only for the Champions League
and Chelsea for this competition, the FA Cup and the
Premiership.
We also have Essien suspended for the first leg and others on two
yellow cards.
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