Former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jamie Redknapp has suggested that Jose Mourinho's future at Chelsea will remain in the players' hands.
The current champions fell to their fourth Premier League defeat of the season at home to Southampton on Saturday night, and Redknapp has stated that Mourinho's charges could have a major influence on whether the manager stays or goes.
"Jose Mourinho is not [just] a good manager, he has been a great manager. But the question mark has always been: has he got longevity at a club? Can he keep recreating teams like, say, [Sir Alex] Ferguson has done over the years?," said Redknapp, according to Sky Sports News.
"They've got an owner that's trigger happy and has proved that before. Carlo Ancelotti won the double a few years ago and was sacked a year later.
"Would it be the right decision? No, but the players will decide it. I've been inside dressing rooms, modern-day dressing rooms, and I can see sometimes that the players aren't really at it for their manager. It sounds wrong, but it's true. I've felt it and you can see it."
Chelsea currently hold 16th place in the Premier League after a troublesome start.
Christopher Dodd
